# B71 2LW: area report for a postcode in Sandwell

B71 2LW 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 B71 2LW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Sandwell](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell) › [B71](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b71) › [B71 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b71-2)

## Around this postcode

- **19 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 17% on July. Sandwell 010B: 83 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9900,52.5441,B712LW
- **Tame Bridge Parkway, 1.4 km**: About 17 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9900,52.5441,B712LW
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9900,52.5441,B712LW
- **No property in B71 2LW 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=-1.9900,52.5441,B712LW
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Sandwell 010B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9900,52.5441,B712LW
- **£207,065 average price**: For the whole of Sandwell, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9900,52.5441,B712LW
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 520 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9900,52.5441,B712LW
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9900,52.5441,B712LW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B71 2LW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9900,52.5441,B712LW
- **Low road and rail noise at B71 2LW**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9900,52.5441,B712LW
- **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=-1.9900,52.5441,B712LW
- **11.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9900,52.5441,B712LW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Sandwell Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sandwell-community-school-e135254) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 190 m (2 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | – |
| [Hall Green Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hall-green-primary-school-e103977) | Primary | 220 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Pennyhill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pennyhill-primary-school-e135215) | Primary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Priory Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-priory-primary-school-e131212) | Primary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Phoenix Collegiate](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-phoenix-collegiate-e136091) | Secondary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | Attainment 8 of 38.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Moorlands Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moorlands-primary-school-e103908) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wodensborough Ormiston Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wodensborough-ormiston-academy-e139918) | Secondary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 41.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St John Bosco Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-bosco-catholic-primary-school-e148535) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2023 | £205,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2024 | £210,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| February 2025 | £225,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| April 2025 | £202,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| January 2026 | £195,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2025 | £117,468 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| April 2024 | £205,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| March 2023 | £195,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: STONE CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE (520 m); CLIFTON LANE MEDICAL CENTRE (520 m)
- Pharmacies: STONE CROSS PHARMACY (410 m); MEDIPHARMA CHEMIST (470 m); BEACONVIEW CHEMIST (1 km)
- Dental practices: STELLA MARIS PRACTICE LIMITED (390 m); CRANKHALL LANE DENTAL PRACTICE (850 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Sandwell Stone Cross Express (450 m, Tesco); Morrisons Daily Charlemont (670 m, Morrisons); Morrisons Daily Wednesbury Johnson Road (730 m, Morrisons)

## 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 010B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 36.6** (2025). Sandwell 010B has a deprivation score of 36.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,576th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £290,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sandwell 010B was £290,000 in 2025. Joint 15,254th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,772** (2021). Sandwell 010B had 1,772 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,800th 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: 99.7%** (January 2026). In Sandwell 010B, 99.7% 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.

## B71 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £235,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B71 was £235,000 in 2025. Joint 636th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 33,546** (2021). B71 had 33,546 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 727th 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: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in B71 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: 96.7%** (January 2026). In B71, 96.7% 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: 52.5441, -1.9900

Council: [Sandwell](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Tipton and Wednesbury](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/tipton-and-wednesbury): Antonia Bance (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=-1.9900,52.5441,B712LW

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