# B69

Postcode district covering Rowley Regis, Oldbury and Rounds Green, in Sandwell.

B69 is a postcode district covering Rowley Regis, Oldbury and Rounds Green, in Sandwell. Median sale price £215,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code B69. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [B](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an B69 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b69#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b69#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b69#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b69#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=B69) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 67% of people in B69 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=B69) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 290 homes were sold in B69 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=B69) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for B69.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=B69) (Census 2021, England and Wales): B69 had 31,843 usual residents at the census.

## How B69 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | B69 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £215,000 | 21st cheapest | 75 postcode districts, B · 2025 |
| Population | 31,843 | 28th most populated | 76 postcode districts, B · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 67% | 14th most people in radon Affected Areas | 76 postcode districts, B · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 96.5% | joint 32nd highest | 76 postcode districts, B · Jan 2026 |

## Is B69 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in B69 at a rate of 106.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 106.7 per 1,000 people across the B postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 343 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in B69.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,410), shoplifting (583) and other crime (561).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in B69 was 104.6 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in B69, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so B69 has no single figure. Of its 17 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in B69

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Sandwell 016E](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01010069) | 2,648 | 74.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.3% |
| [Sandwell 021A](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01010015) | 2,030 | 70.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 95.5% |
| [Sandwell 021B](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01010016) | 1,840 | 79.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.4% |
| [Sandwell 021C](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01010018) | 2,441 | 198.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.7% |
| [Sandwell 021E](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01010073) | 1,664 | 73.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Sandwell 022A](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01010077) | 1,631 | 119.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Sandwell 022C](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01010080) | 1,990 | 85.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.1% |
| [Sandwell 022D](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01010081) | 1,563 | 32.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Sandwell 022E](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01010082) | 2,315 | 44.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.9% |
| [Sandwell 022F](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01010083) | 1,869 | 58.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Sandwell 022G](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01010084) | 1,634 | 61.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.7% |
| [Sandwell 024A](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01010017) | 1,976 | 289.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 79.4% |
| [Sandwell 025D](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01010078) | 1,222 | 66.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.7% |
| [Sandwell 027A](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01009934) | 1,448 | 177.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.1% |
| [Sandwell 027B](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01009935) | 2,370 | 136.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Sandwell 030B](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01010002) | 2,197 | 111.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 95.4% |
| [Sandwell 030C](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01010003) | 1,529 | 136.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.0% |

## Your MP

- [West Bromwich](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/west-bromwich): Sarah Coombes (Labour), MP since July 2024. 80% of the people here.
- [Smethwick](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/smethwick): Gurinder Singh Josan (Labour), MP since July 2024. 20% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in B69

[North Tividale](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/north-tividale), [Tividale](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/tividale)

## Postcode sectors in B69

[B69 1 (252 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b69-1), [B69 2 (146 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b69-2), [B69 3 (109 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b69-3), [B69 4 (181 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b69-4), [B69 9 (41 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b69-9)

## Council

[Sandwell](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell)

## Towns in B69

[Oldbury](https://openindex.co.uk/town/oldbury), [Rowley Regis](https://openindex.co.uk/town/rowley-regis)

## Postcode districts next to B69

[B65](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b65), [B66](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b66), [B68](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b68), [B70](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b70), [DY2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy2), [DY4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy4)

## Nearest rail stations

[Sandwell and Dudley (1.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-2.0116,52.5087), [Dudley Port (2.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-2.0495,52.5247), [Dudley Port (2.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-2.0497,52.5252), [Sedgley Road (2.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-2.0593,52.5226)

## More in the B postcode area

[All B postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## B69 in brief

B69 is a postcode district covering Rowley Regis, Oldbury and Rounds Green, in Sandwell.
About 33,083 people lived in B69 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £215,000 in 2025 across 290 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 106.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in B69 was £215,000 in 2025.
B69 had 31,843 usual residents at the census.
About 67% of people in B69 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In B69, 96.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: B69
- Postcode area: [B](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b)
- Constituency: [West Bromwich †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/west-bromwich)
- Council: [Sandwell †](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell)
- Area: 9.89 km²
- People, mid-2024: 33,083*
- Neighbourhoods: 17
- Output areas: 91

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[B65](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b65), [B68](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b68), [B70](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b70), [DY4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy4), [DY2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy2), [B66](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b66)

## Latest updates for B69

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/B69

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b69, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b69#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.10. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b69