# B66 4QT: area report for a postcode in Sandwell

B66 4QT is a postcode in Sandwell.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Sandwell. Open the map at B66 4QT for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Sandwell](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell) › [B66](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b66) › [B66 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b66-4)

## Around this postcode

- **82 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 29% on July. Sandwell 041B: 248 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9587,52.4858,B664QT
- **Smethwick Rolfe Street, 1.4 km**: About 18 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9587,52.4858,B664QT
- **7 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9587,52.4858,B664QT
- **No property in B66 4QT listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.9587,52.4858,B664QT
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Sandwell 041B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9587,52.4858,B664QT
- **£207,065 average price**: For the whole of Sandwell, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9587,52.4858,B664QT
- **6 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 420 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9587,52.4858,B664QT
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 130 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9587,52.4858,B664QT
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B66 4QT**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9587,52.4858,B664QT
- **Moderate road and rail noise at B66 4QT**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9587,52.4858,B664QT
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.9587,52.4858,B664QT
- **12.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9587,52.4858,B664QT

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cape Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cape-primary-school-e103937) | Primary | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Shireland Hall Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shireland-hall-primary-academy-e139875) | Primary | 290 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Shireland Technology Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shireland-technology-primary-e147191) | Primary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), October 2023 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Elm Tree Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elm-tree-primary-academy-e149156) | Special | 440 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Shireland Collegiate Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shireland-collegiate-academy-e135170) | Secondary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 45.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Victoria Park Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/victoria-park-primary-e138033) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2023 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Matthew's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-matthews-cofe-primary-school-e104000) | Primary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [George Dixon Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/george-dixon-primary-school-e103200) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met, requires significant improvement | 26% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2025 | £495,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2025 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| June 2025 | £135,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| April 2024 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| August 2026 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| September 2024 | £565,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| February 2023 | £142,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| June 2024 | £220,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: CAPE HILL MEDICAL CENTRE (420 m); NORVIC FAMILY PRACTICE (450 m); BEARWOOD ROAD SURGERY (840 m); ROTTON PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (890 m); SAREPHED MEDICAL CENTRE (940 m)
- Pharmacies: AL-SHAFA (80 m); ASDA PHARMACY (220 m); BOOTS (230 m); CAPE HILL PHARMACY (420 m); VICTORIA PHARMACY (450 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (170 m); DHILLIONS DENTAL SURGERY (200 m); CAPE HILL (DENTAL SURGERY) (350 m); SUFFRAGE STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (450 m); CENTRAL ORTHODONTICS (940 m)
- Supermarkets: Farmfoods Smethwick Birmingham (130 m, Farmfoods); Iceland Smethwick (240 m, Iceland); Asda Cape Hill Superstore (360 m, Asda); M&S Midland Metropolitan Hospital (880 m, Marks and Spencer)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £207,065** (August 2026). Sandwell’s average house price was £207,065 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). No change in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £33,029** (2025). Full-time workers living in Sandwell earned a median of £33,029 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 19th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.3×** (2025). A home in Sandwell costs 6.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 114th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 33.8** (2025). Sandwell has a deprivation score of 33.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 19th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Sandwell 041B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 48.9** (2025). Sandwell 041B has a deprivation score of 48.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,541st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 2,041** (2021). Sandwell 041B had 2,041 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,688th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 90.9%** (January 2026). In Sandwell 041B, 90.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 9.1%** (August 2026). In Sandwell 041B, 9.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## B66 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £185,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B66 was £185,000 in 2025. Joint 278th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 28,397** (2021). B66 had 28,397 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,002nd most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 26%** (2022). About 26% of people in B66 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.2%** (January 2026). In B66, 93.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Sandwell](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell)
- Centre: 52.4858, -1.9587

Council: [Sandwell](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Smethwick](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/smethwick): Gurinder Singh Josan (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.9587,52.4858,B664QT

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