# B68 0EJ: area report for a postcode in Sandwell

B68 0EJ 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 B68 0EJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Sandwell](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell) › [B68](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b68) › [B68 0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b68-0)

## Around this postcode

- **28 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 22% on July. Sandwell 036B: 60 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9976,52.4685,B680EJ
- **Rowley Regis, 2.5 km**: About 31 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9976,52.4685,B680EJ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 540 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9976,52.4685,B680EJ
- **No property in B68 0EJ 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=-1.9976,52.4685,B680EJ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Sandwell 036B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9976,52.4685,B680EJ
- **£205,830 average price**: For the whole of Sandwell, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9976,52.4685,B680EJ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 620 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9976,52.4685,B680EJ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 620 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9976,52.4685,B680EJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B68 0EJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9976,52.4685,B680EJ
- **Low road and rail noise at B68 0EJ**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9976,52.4685,B680EJ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-1.9976,52.4685,B680EJ
- **11.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9976,52.4685,B680EJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Lightwoods Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lightwoods-primary-academy-e148333) | Primary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Brandhall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brandhall-primary-school-e103976) | Primary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bleakhouse Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bleakhouse-primary-school-e103934) | Primary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Perryfields Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/perryfields-academy-e148267) | Secondary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, July 2024 | Attainment 8 of 41.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Perryfields Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/perryfields-primary-school-e103953) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Quinton Church Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/quinton-church-primary-school-e143439) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Woodhouse Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodhouse-primary-academy-e139637) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Abbey Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abbey-junior-school-e103929) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £235,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2025 | £290,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| April 2025 | £271,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| July 2026 | £320,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| April 2025 | £298,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| June 2025 | £410,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| March 2023 | £214,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| February 2026 | £400,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: WARLEY MEDICAL CENTRE (620 m); RIDGACRE HOUSE SURGERY (980 m)
- Pharmacies: HAGLEY RD PHARMACY (560 m); BRANDHALL PHARMACY (620 m); HILL TOP PHARMACY (840 m); RIDGACRE HSE PHARMACY (980 m)
- Dental practices: STANLEY ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (470 m); DENTAL SURGERY (910 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Brandhall (620 m, Central England Co-operative); EG -OTM - Quinton (650 m, Spar); Heron Oldbury (760 m, Heron); Co-op Hagley Road (850 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £205,830** (July 2026). Sandwell’s average house price was £205,830 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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: 6.2×** (2025). A home in Sandwell costs 6.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 106th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 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 036B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.2** (2025). Sandwell 036B has a deprivation score of 10.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,964th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £280,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sandwell 036B was £280,000 in 2025. Joint 14,314th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,585** (2021). Sandwell 036B had 1,585 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,907th 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: 99.1%** (January 2026). In Sandwell 036B, 99.1% 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.

## B68 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £235,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B68 was £235,000 in 2025. Joint 636th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 33,066** (2021). B68 had 33,066 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 747th 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: 98%** (2022). About 98% of people in B68 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: 98.9%** (January 2026). In B68, 98.9% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Sandwell](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell)
- Centre: 52.4685, -1.9976

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), July 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=-1.9976,52.4685,B680EJ

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