# B69 1HX: area report for a postcode in Sandwell

B69 1HX 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 B69 1HX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Sandwell](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell) › [B69](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b69) › [B69 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b69-1)

## Around this postcode

- **31 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 3% on July. Sandwell 022C: 85 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.0342,52.4968,B691HX
- **Langley Green, 2 km**: About 25 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.0342,52.4968,B691HX
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 560 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.0342,52.4968,B691HX
- **No property in B69 1HX 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=-2.0342,52.4968,B691HX
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Sandwell 022C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.0342,52.4968,B691HX
- **£205,830 average price**: For the whole of Sandwell, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.0342,52.4968,B691HX
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.0342,52.4968,B691HX
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 880 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.0342,52.4968,B691HX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B69 1HX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.0342,52.4968,B691HX
- **Low road and rail noise at B69 1HX**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.0342,52.4968,B691HX
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% 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=-2.0342,52.4968,B691HX
- **10.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.0342,52.4968,B691HX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St James CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-cofe-primary-school-e131673) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Grace Mary Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grace-mary-primary-school-e103945) | Primary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Rounds Green Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rounds-green-primary-school-e144635) | Primary | 840 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Rowley Hall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rowley-hall-primary-school-e150632) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), July 2024, before the school changed | – |
| [The Primrose Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-primrose-centre-e135253) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022 | – |
| [Oakham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakham-primary-school-e103950) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Langley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/langley-primary-school-e103978) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ormiston-sandwell-community-academy-e135979) | Secondary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | Attainment 8 of 44.7 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2025 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| February 2025 | £165,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| September 2025 | £190,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| September 2025 | £215,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| October 2025 | £282,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| May 2026 | £225,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| October 2023 | £260,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| November 2024 | £250,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: PORTWAY FAMILY PRACTICE (280 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (460 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (710 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Bury Hill (880 m, Spar); Farmfoods Oldbury (930 m, Farmfoods)

## 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 022C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 44.5** (2025). Sandwell 022C has a deprivation score of 44.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,464th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £200,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sandwell 022C was £200,000 in 2025. Joint 6,525th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,990** (2021). Sandwell 022C had 1,990 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 5,442nd 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 022C, 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.

## B69 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £215,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B69 was £215,000 in 2025. Joint 482nd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 31,843** (2021). B69 had 31,843 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 816th 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: 67%** (2022). About 67% of people in B69 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: 96.5%** (January 2026). In B69, 96.5% 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: 52.4968, -2.0342

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

## Your MP

- [West Bromwich](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/west-bromwich): Sarah Coombes (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=-2.0342,52.4968,B691HX

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