B71 4EA Sandwell
Live postcode, introduced December 1998. Ward: St Pauls. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Kenrick Way, West Bromwich: 2 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 A (51% of about 610 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
- Intersection House 110 Birmingham Road West Bromwich: up to 97 homes, permissioned (310 m)
- 64 Birmingham Road West Bromwich B70 6QG: up to 16 homes, permissioned (450 m)
- 81 Birmingham Road West Bromwich (670 m)
- 214 Birmingham Road West Bromwich B70 6QJ (740 m)
- 51 Green Street, West Bromwich, B70 6DL: up to 60 homes, permissioned (820 m)
- 51 Beeches Road West Bromwich: up to 8 homes, permissioned (880 m)
- Thynne Court Thynne Street West Bromwich B70 6PH (920 m)
- 28-64 High Street West Bromwich: up to 53 homes, not permissioned (930 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.
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 | The Hawthorns 334,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 830 m |
| Smethwick Galton Bridge 698,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Smethwick Rolfe Street 404,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Kenrick Park (West Midlands Metro) | 660 m |
| The Hawthorns (West Midlands Metro) | 770 m | |
| Trinity Way (West Midlands Metro) | 1.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 20 within 800 m; nearest Kenrick Way Europa Village | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Bromwich Bus Station | 1.6 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Mercure Birmingham West Car Park | 430 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Ionity Charging Station | 380 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 16.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dr Ui Haque N | 800 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Khaira Pharmacy | 800 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 870 m |
| Hospital | Skin Hospital | 2.2 km |
| Police station | West Bromwich Police Station | 1.9 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 580 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Kenrick Park 5.9 ha | 520 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Sandwell Valley Country Park 138 ha | 790 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 420 m² | 770 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 120 m |
| Allotments | Kenrick Park Allotments 1.1 ha | 870 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 144 hectares in all.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 40% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 18% | 17% |
| Private rented | 36% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 40% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 23% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 7% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 12% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 24% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 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) | 16% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 40% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 57% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 18% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Kenrick Way.