# B69 4QG: area report for a postcode in Sandwell

B69 4QG 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 4QG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Sandwell](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell) › [B69](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b69) › [B69 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b69-4)

## Around this postcode

- **25 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Sandwell 030B: 112 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.0197,52.4866,B694QG
- **Rowley Regis, 1.3 km**: About 16 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.0197,52.4866,B694QG
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 480 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.0197,52.4866,B694QG
- **11 of 49 properties in B69 4QG at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.0197,52.4866,B694QG
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Sandwell 030B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.0197,52.4866,B694QG
- **£205,830 average price**: For the whole of Sandwell, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.0197,52.4866,B694QG
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.0197,52.4866,B694QG
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.0197,52.4866,B694QG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B69 4QG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.0197,52.4866,B694QG
- **Moderate road and rail noise at B69 4QG**: Road 57 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.0197,52.4866,B694QG
- **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=-2.0197,52.4866,B694QG
- **14.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.0197,52.4866,B694QG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Al Khair Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/al-khair-primary-school-e141001) | Independent | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Causeway Green Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/causeway-green-primary-school-e103983) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Orchard School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-orchard-school-e132232) | Special | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Langley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/langley-primary-school-e103978) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Primrose Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-primrose-centre-e135253) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022 | – |
| [Oldbury Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oldbury-academy-e137701) | Secondary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 39.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St James CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-cofe-primary-school-e131673) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Our Lady and St Hubert's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-and-st-huberts-catholic-primary-school-e141926) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2025 | £235,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2024 | £215,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| March 2025 | £147,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| February 2024 | £170,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| July 2025 | £165,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| March 2026 | £128,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| October 2023 | £170,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| February 2026 | £195,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: CAUSEWAY GREEN ROAD SURGERY (410 m)
- Pharmacies: OLDBURY PHARMACY (430 m); ROWLEY PHARMACY (560 m); LANGLEY PHARMACY (680 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Langley Birmingham (310 m, Aldi); Asda Oldbury Superstore (380 m, Asda); Budgens Rowley Regis (600 m, Budgens); Farmfoods Oldbury (620 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 030B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 20.9** (2025). Sandwell 030B has a deprivation score of 20.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,968th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £225,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sandwell 030B was £225,000 in 2025. Joint 8,889th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,197** (2021). Sandwell 030B had 2,197 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,864th 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: 95.4%** (January 2026). In Sandwell 030B, 95.4% 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: 52.4866, -2.0197

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=-2.0197,52.4866,B694QG

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