B70
Postcode districtPostcode district covering West Bromwich, Lambert's End and Mayer's Green, in Sandwell.
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 B70 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In B70, 95.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How B70 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is B70 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in B70 at a rate of 165.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 106.7 per 1,000 people across B.
In August 2026 alone, 511 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in B70.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,445), other crime (1,080) and shoplifting (595).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in B70 was 168.2 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 B70, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so B70 has no single figure. Of its 17 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 12 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in B70
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandwell 013A | 1,617 | 126.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.5% |
| Sandwell 013B | 1,677 | 86.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Sandwell 013C | 2,094 | 81.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.2% |
| Sandwell 017D | 2,234 | 168.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 94.6% |
| Sandwell 017F | 1,654 | 103.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.7% |
| Sandwell 018A | 2,068 | 214.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.0% |
| Sandwell 018C | 1,817 | 71.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.6% |
| Sandwell 018F | 1,522 | 94.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.3% |
| Sandwell 018G | 1,950 | 81.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.1% |
| Sandwell 019A | 1,682 | 66.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Sandwell 019B | 1,483 | 83.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Sandwell 019C | 1,979 | 286.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 92.5% |
| Sandwell 019D | 1,917 | 462.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 92.6% |
| Sandwell 020A | 2,830 | 151.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 94.2% |
| Sandwell 020B | 2,060 | 142.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.2% |
| Sandwell 020C | 1,883 | 253.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 95.7% |
| Sandwell 020D | 2,186 | 256.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 90.2% |
MPs for B70
- Sarah CoombesLabourMP for West Bromwich78% of B70’s postcodes
- Antonia BanceLabourMP for Tipton and Wednesbury22% of B70’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in B704
Postcode sectors in B706
Council1
Towns in B701
Postcode districts next to B707
Nearest rail stations4
More in the B postcode area2
B70 in brief
B70 is a postcode district covering West Bromwich, Lambert's End and Mayer's Green, in Sandwell.
About 35,793 people lived in B70 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £204,000 in 2025 across 159 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 165.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in B70 was £204,000 in 2025.
B70 had 33,532 usual residents at the census.
In B70, 95.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In B70, 8.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.