# B70 6HQ: area report for a postcode in Sandwell

B70 6HQ 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 6HQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Sandwell](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell) › [B70](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b70) › [B70 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b70-6)

## Around this postcode

- **48 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 28% on July. Sandwell 020D: 256 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9842,52.5167,B706HQ
- **Trinity Way, 610 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9842,52.5167,B706HQ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9842,52.5167,B706HQ
- **No property in B70 6HQ 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=-1.9842,52.5167,B706HQ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Sandwell 020D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9842,52.5167,B706HQ
- **£205,830 average price**: For the whole of Sandwell, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9842,52.5167,B706HQ
- **6 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9842,52.5167,B706HQ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 620 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9842,52.5167,B706HQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B70 6HQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9842,52.5167,B706HQ
- **Low road and rail noise at B70 6HQ**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9842,52.5167,B706HQ
- **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=-1.9842,52.5167,B706HQ
- **16.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9842,52.5167,B706HQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [King George V Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/king-george-v-primary-school-e131223) | Primary | 290 m (4 minutes on foot) | Some aspects not as strong, November 2024 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sandwell College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sandwell-college-e130479) | Sixth form and further education | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Sandwell Valley School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sandwell-valley-school-e143038) | Independent | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Holy Trinity CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-trinity-cofe-primary-school-e103986) | Primary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Shireland CBSO Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shireland-cbso-academy-e149827) | Secondary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [The British Muslim School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-british-muslim-school-e135792) | Independent | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Shireland Biomedical Utc](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shireland-biomedical-utc-e141813) | Secondary | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), November 2023 | – |
| [Hargate Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hargate-primary-school-e103905) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, April 2024 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2024 | £300,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| January 2023 | £136,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| January 2024 | £175,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| August 2025 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |
| July 2025 | £140,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 250 m |
| September 2025 | £128,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 310 m |
| January 2026 | £285,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 320 m |
| November 2024 | £59,393 | Terraced, established, freehold | 320 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Trinity Way (610 m, 8 minutes on foot); West Bromwich Central (720 m, 9 minutes on foot); Kenrick Park (900 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: DR UI HAQUE N (440 m); ST PAULS PARTNERS (440 m); LINKWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE (940 m); DR ARORA RK (940 m); ST PAUL'S PARTNERSHIP - LYNG MEDICAL (940 m)
- Pharmacies: KHAIRA PHARMACY (440 m); BOOTS (560 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (570 m); LYNG PHARMACY (800 m); SAMA PHARMACY (850 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (350 m); ASDEN HOUSE DENTAL CLINIC (850 m); PRIMARY CARE CENTRE (940 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco West Bromwich Extra (620 m, Tesco); Iceland West Bromwich (620 m, Iceland); M&S Astle West Bromwich Outlet (860 m, Marks and Spencer)

## 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 020D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 48.9** (2025). Sandwell 020D has a deprivation score of 48.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,541st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 2,186** (2021). Sandwell 020D had 2,186 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,985th 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: 90.2%** (January 2026). In Sandwell 020D, 90.2% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 8.6%** (August 2026). In Sandwell 020D, 8.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 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: 52.5167, -1.9842

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)
- [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=-1.9842,52.5167,B706HQ

## How to cite

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