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

B69 4RJ 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 4RJ 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

- **42 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 31% on July. Sandwell 027D: 67 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.0213,52.4909,B694RJ
- **Langley Green, 1.2 km**: About 14 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.0213,52.4909,B694RJ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.0213,52.4909,B694RJ
- **8 of 29 properties in B69 4RJ at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.0213,52.4909,B694RJ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Sandwell 027D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.0213,52.4909,B694RJ
- **£207,065 average price**: For the whole of Sandwell, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.0213,52.4909,B694RJ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 830 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.0213,52.4909,B694RJ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 160 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.0213,52.4909,B694RJ
- **85.7% can get gigabit broadband at B69 4RJ**: Superfast for 92.9%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.0213,52.4909,B694RJ
- **Loud road and rail noise at B69 4RJ**: Road 73 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.0213,52.4909,B694RJ
- **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=-2.0213,52.4909,B694RJ
- **15.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.0213,52.4909,B694RJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Langley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/langley-primary-school-e103978) | Primary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Al Khair Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/al-khair-primary-school-e141001) | Independent | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St James CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-cofe-primary-school-e131673) | Primary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 59% 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 | 760 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022 | – |
| [The Orchard School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-orchard-school-e132232) | Special | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Causeway Green Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/causeway-green-primary-school-e103983) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Rowley Hall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rowley-hall-primary-school-e150632) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), July 2024, before the school changed | – |
| [Oldbury Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oldbury-academy-e137701) | Secondary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 39.5 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2023 | £179,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 290 m |
| July 2025 | £136,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 310 m |
| February 2026 | £315,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 360 m |
| September 2025 | £209,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 360 m |
| March 2026 | £128,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 360 m |
| October 2025 | £190,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 390 m |
| October 2025 | £156,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 390 m |
| January 2025 | £192,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 400 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: CAUSEWAY GREEN ROAD SURGERY (830 m); PORTWAY FAMILY PRACTICE (960 m)
- Pharmacies: LANGLEY PHARMACY (580 m); ROWLEY PHARMACY (630 m); BOOTS (860 m); OLDBURY PHARMACY (910 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (950 m)
- Supermarkets: Farmfoods Oldbury (160 m, Farmfoods); Aldi Langley Birmingham (180 m, Aldi); Asda Oldbury Superstore (190 m, Asda); Budgens Rowley Regis (630 m, Budgens)

## 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 027D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 34.6** (2025). Sandwell 027D has a deprivation score of 34.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,307th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £194,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sandwell 027D was £194,000 in 2025. Joint 6,033rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,870** (2021). Sandwell 027D had 1,870 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,926th 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: 98.8%** (January 2026). In Sandwell 027D, 98.8% 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: 52.4909, -2.0213

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=-2.0213,52.4909,B694RJ

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