# B70 1GN: area report for a postcode in Sandwell

B70 1GN 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 B70 1GN for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Sandwell](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell) › [B70](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b70) › [B70 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b70-1)

## Around this postcode

- **102 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 3% on July. Sandwell 020A: 151 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9963,52.5151,B701GN
- **West Bromwich Central, 200 m**: About 2 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9963,52.5151,B701GN
- **7 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9963,52.5151,B701GN
- **No property in B70 1GN 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=-1.9963,52.5151,B701GN
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Sandwell 020A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9963,52.5151,B701GN
- **£205,830 average price**: For the whole of Sandwell, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9963,52.5151,B701GN
- **7 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9963,52.5151,B701GN
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9963,52.5151,B701GN
- **93% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-1.9963,52.5151,B701GN
- **Moderate road and rail noise at B70 1GN**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9963,52.5151,B701GN
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-1.9963,52.5151,B701GN
- **13.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9963,52.5151,B701GN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Sandwell College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sandwell-college-e130479) | Sixth form and further education | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Lyng Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lyng-primary-school-e103968) | Primary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lodge Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lodge-primary-school-e103969) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The British Muslim School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-british-muslim-school-e135792) | Independent | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Shireland Biomedical Utc](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shireland-biomedical-utc-e141813) | Secondary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), November 2023 | – |
| [Holy Trinity CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-trinity-cofe-primary-school-e103986) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [West Bromwich Collegiate Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-bromwich-collegiate-academy-e147182) | Secondary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | Attainment 8 of 48.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [King George V Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/king-george-v-primary-school-e131223) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Some aspects not as strong, November 2024 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2024 | £208,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| July 2025 | £270,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2025 | £226,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| October 2024 | £278,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| February 2025 | £240,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| November 2024 | £71,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| February 2023 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| April 2024 | £97,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: West Bromwich Central (190 m, 2 minutes on foot); Lodge Road (460 m, 6 minutes on foot); Trinity Way (670 m, 8 minutes on foot); Dartmouth Street (820 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: LINKWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE (150 m); DR ARORA RK (150 m); ST PAUL'S PARTNERSHIP - LYNG MEDICAL (150 m); DR DEWAN VK (150 m); DR SINGH M (390 m)
- Pharmacies: LYNG PHARMACY (100 m); WEST BROMWICH PHARMACY (180 m); SAMA PHARMACY (420 m); LODGE PHARMACY (460 m); BOOTS (500 m)
- Dental practices: PRIMARY CARE CENTRE (150 m); ASDEN HOUSE DENTAL CLINIC (420 m); DENTAL SURGERY (790 m); KAINTH DENTAL SURGERY (920 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland West Bromwich (330 m, Iceland); M&S Astle West Bromwich Outlet (560 m, Marks and Spencer); Tesco West Bromwich Extra (730 m, Tesco); Lidl West Bromwich (940 m, Lidl)

## 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 020A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 32.9** (2025). Sandwell 020A has a deprivation score of 32.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,966th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £226,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sandwell 020A was £226,500 in 2025. Joint 9,177th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,830** (2021). Sandwell 020A had 2,830 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 244th 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: 94.2%** (January 2026). In Sandwell 020A, 94.2% 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.

## B70 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £204,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B70 was £204,000 in 2025. Joint 417th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 33,532** (2021). B70 had 33,532 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 728th 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: 82%** (2022). About 82% of people in B70 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: 95.9%** (January 2026). In B70, 95.9% 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: 52.5151, -1.9963

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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-1.9963,52.5151,B701GN

## How to cite

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