B64 7EA Sandwell
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Cradley Heath & Old Hill. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Corngreaves Road, Halesowen: 18 addresses
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 B (69% of about 800 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
- Land adjacent The Bungalow Corngreaves Road Cradley Heath: up to 2 homes, not permissioned (50 m)
- Lockup Garagges rear of 27 to 37 Surfeit Hill Road, Cradley Heath (220 m)
- Corngreaves Road (City Estate Hillcrest Ind Estate), Palmers Garage (330 m)
- The Timbertree 65A Valley Road Cradley Heath (340 m)
- Oldfield Trading Estate, Oldfields, Cradley Heath (490 m)
- The Bridge Trading Centre Cokeland Place / Corngreaves Road, Cradley Heath (500 m)
- Cokeland Place / Graingers Lane, Cradley Heath: up to 13 homes, not permissioned (520 m)
- Spinners End Industrial, Estate (530 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 93%, gigabit 93% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Cradley Heath 719,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km |
| Old Hill 154,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Lye (West Midlands) 81,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m, 40 within 800 m; nearest Timbertree Estate Cradley | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cradley Heath Interchange | 1.1 km |
| Car parks | Thornhill Road Carpark | 2.1 km |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 60 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 22.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Haden Vale Surgery | 180 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Haden Vale Pharmacy | 180 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Imperial Dental Group - Cradley Heath | 780 m |
| Hospital | West Midlands Hospital | 1.0 km |
| Police station | West Midlands Police - Old Hill Police Station | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 750 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 530 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Haden Hill Park 37 ha | 530 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 310 m² | 550 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Bearmore Playing Field 4.2 ha | 570 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,560 m² | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 39 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.7 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 45% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 7% | 1% |
| Social rented | 35% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 16% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Corngreaves Road.