B67 7RG Sandwell
Live postcode, introduced June 1997. Ward: Smethwick. 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 (48% of about 520 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
- Site Of Former Londonderry Public House, Basons Lane, Oldbury (250 m)
- Site Of Hill Crest Littlemoor Hill Smethwick (790 m)
- The Merrivale Vicarage Road Oldbury: up to 12 homes, pending decision (880 m)
- Tudor Works, 36A Windmill Lane, Smethwick, B66 3EU: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (920 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 13 addresses are between 172 m and 175 m above sea level (173 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 | Smethwick Galton Bridge 698,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km |
| Smethwick Rolfe Street 404,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Langley Green 161,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Kenrick Park (West Midlands Metro) | 1.9 km |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 63 within 800 m; nearest Bartleet Road Londonderry | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Bromwich Bus Station | 2.8 km |
| Car parks | Barker Street Car Park | 890 m |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest Wenea | 830 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 16.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Warley Road Surgery | 500 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Ashworth Pharmacy | 670 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest West Park Dental Care Partnership | 510 m |
| Hospital | Midland Metropolitan University Hospital | 2.5 km |
| Police station | Smethwick Police Station | 1.4 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 630 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest West Smethwick Park 20 ha | 290 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 470 m² | 420 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Basons Playing Field 1.6 ha | 410 m |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m; nearest Londonderry Allotments 5.1 ha | 140 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 24 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Smeaton's Summit Bridge, a scheduled monument, 1.3 km north-east. 2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Smeaton's Summit Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north-east |
| Engine Arm Aqueduct, Warley | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north-east |
| Chances Glassworks, Smethwick | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north |
| Warley Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Smethwick Hall Pool | Lake or reservoir | 430 m east |
| Thimblemill Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km south-east |
| Titford Feeder | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km north-west |
| Bromford Stop | Island | 2.1 km north-west |
| Warley Woods | Wood | 2.2 km south |
| Turner's Hill | Hill | 4.2 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.5 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 13 |
1 of the postcode's 13 addresses is 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 | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 71% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 9% | 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.