B64 7QQ Sandwell
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Blackheath. 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 (55% of about 620 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
- Sandwell MBC Depot, & surounds Waterfall Lane, Cradley Heath (420 m)
- Station Road (South) (490 m)
- Palmers Timber site, Station Road, Old Hill (540 m)
- 80,82,85 & 90a Waterfall Lane & 99 to 125 (odds) Station Road, Cradley Heath (560 m)
- Broadcott Industrial Estate, and Broadwyn Trading Estate, Waterfall Lane/Station Road, Old Hill. (660 m)
- Jewson Limited, 89 - 105 High Rowley, Regis (680 m)
- Regis Masonic Hall 395 Halesowen Road Cradley Heath B64 7HX, permissioned (760 m)
- Haden Cross, Halesowen Road, Cradley Heath (770 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 27 addresses are between 153 m and 160 m above sea level (156 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 | 510 m |
| Rowley Regis 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Cradley Heath 719,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 19 stops within 400 m, 50 within 800 m; nearest Hillside Avenue Old Hill | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Halesowen Bus Station | 2.4 km |
| Car parks | Q-Park Rowley Regis Hospital | 1.3 km |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest Wenea | 420 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 20.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Regis Medical Centre | 610 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Evergreen Pharmacy | 470 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 510 m |
| Hospital | Rowley Regis Hospital | 1.2 km |
| Police station | West Midlands Police - Old Hill Police Station | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Y & B Store, Blackheath Cashzone | 730 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,870 m² | 790 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 270 m² | 860 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 840 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,020 m² | 360 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Leasowes, a registered park or garden (Grade I), 2.1 km south-east. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Leasowes | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.1 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Furnace Coppice | Wood | 1.3 km south |
| Briery Coppice | Wood | 1.4 km south-west |
| Mucklow Hill | Hill | 1.4 km south-east |
| Rowley Stop | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km north-west |
| Withymoor Island | Island | 2.6 km north-west |
| Woodgate Valley | Valley | 4.5 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 27 | 27 |
None of the postcode's 27 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 63% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 21% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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.