B64 6DP Sandwell
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Cradley Heath & Old Hill. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Sandwell in 2026-27: Band D £2,244 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,496 | £1,746 | £1,995 | £2,244 | £2,743 | £3,242 | £3,741 | £4,489 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (44% of about 780 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Priest House 14 Priest Street Cradley Heath B64 6JN (180 m)
- Land Adjacent 302, Halesowen Road, Cradley Heath: up to 12 homes, permissioned (220 m)
- Land adj to Blue Ball Public House Peartree Lane Cradley Heath (240 m)
- Former West Midlands Fire Service Cradley Heath Fire Station Mace Street Cradley Heath (240 m)
- 217 Halesowen Road Cradley Heath B64 6JQ: up to 7 homes, permissioned (260 m)
- 230 Halesowen Road Cradley Heath B64 6HN Former Baclays Bank (280 m)
- 8 Station Road Cradley Heath B64 6PD: up to 6 homes, permissioned (330 m)
- Elbow Street, Old Hill: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (350 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 50 addresses are between 116 m and 121 m above sea level (118 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Old Hill 154,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 740 m |
| Cradley Heath 719,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Rowley Regis 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 49 within 800 m; nearest Old Hill Church Haden Hill | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cradley Heath Interchange | 1.7 km |
| Car parks | Q-Park Rowley Regis Hospital | 1.3 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 21.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Old Hill Medical Centre | 160 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Church View Pharmacy (Pharmacy 365) | 120 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Mr S Merali | 440 m |
| Hospital | Rowley Regis Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | West Midlands Police - Old Hill Police Station | 170 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Lifestyle Express, Old Hill Cashzone | 230 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Haden Hill Park 37 ha | 580 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 390 m² | 170 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Bearmore Playing Field 4.2 ha | 450 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Cherry Orchard Allotments 4,790 m² | 200 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 38 hectares in all.
Landmarks
7 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Codsall Coppice | Wood | 470 m south-west |
| Spring Coppice | Wood | 1.1 km south |
| Rowley Stop | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km north |
| Withymoor Island | Island | 1.6 km north-west |
| Yewtree Hill | Hill | 2.3 km north-west |
| Wassellgrove Dingle | Valley | 4.7 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 14 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 36 | 50 |
14 of the postcode's 50 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 43% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 28% | 17% |
| Private rented | 28% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.