A461 West Bromwich, Sandwell
3 addresses across 1 postcode (DY4), about 120 m long, classed as a a road. USRN 33620378.
- Flood: 20 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Sandwell costs £2,244 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 92% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Dudley Port, about 1.2 km (0.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Sheepwash Urban Park, is about 400 m (0.2 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 15.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 8.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 128 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 3 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Great Bridge Pship For Health, about 320 m away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 590 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 51% of households owned their home and 30% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 94 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 street: most are in band A (45% of about 850 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Nags Head 34 Market Place Tipton: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (140 m)
- Mill Street, Great Bridge: up to 30 homes, permissioned (170 m)
- Mill Street, Great Bridge (170 m)
- Mill Street, Great Bridge (180 m)
- Site on New Road, Great Bridge (200 m)
- Mill Street, Great Bridge: up to 15 homes (300 m)
- Nicholls Road, Tipton, DY4 9LG (310 m)
- Great Bridge - Car Park Tipton: up to 48 homes, permissioned (350 m)
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 3 November 2026 to 4 November 2026: HUTCHISON 3G LTD, Utility asset works, lane closure, on the verge (minor works)
- 4 November 2026: SANDWELL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, lane closure, on the carriageway (minor works, permit applied for)
Finished in the last three months
- 14 October 2026 to 15 October 2026: SANDWELL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, lane closure, on the carriageway (minor works)
- 18 September 2026 to 24 September 2026: HUTCHISON 3G LTD, Utility asset works, lane closure, on the verge (standard works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 17 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 0 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 street's addresses are about 128 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DY4 7AR | 100% | 92% | 92% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Dudley Port 376,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Tipton 359,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.3 miles) | |
| Sandwell and Dudley 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Great Bridge (West Midlands Metro) | 190 m |
| Horseley Road (West Midlands Metro) | 670 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Dudley Port (West Midlands Metro) | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 30 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Great Bridge Interchange | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wednesbury Bus Station | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Car parks | Albert Street Car Park (Long Stay) | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Osprey Charging Station | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 21.3 km (13 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Great Bridge Pship For Health | 320 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Great Bridge Pharmacy | 210 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Great Bridge Dental Practice | 50 m |
| Hospital | Guest Hospital | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
| Police station | Tipton Police Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 200 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sheepwash Urban Park 39 ha | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 650 m² | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4.4 ha | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 39 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Victoria Park, Tipton, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.9 km (1.2 miles) west. 9 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Victoria Park, Tipton | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Ryders Green Locks | Lake or reservoir | 640 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Tame Valley Junction | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Ryders Green Junction | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Joseph Ashe Copse | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-east |
| Rounds Hill | Hill | 3.2 km (2 miles) west |
| Bromford Stop | Island | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 3 |
3 of the street's 3 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Sandwell: see them on the Sandwell page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Bridge Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 330 m | No published inspection |
| Q3 Academy Tipton | Secondary | 11–19 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Apr 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Harvills Hawthorn Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| St Martin's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Joseph Turner Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Newtown Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Jubilee Park Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Jan 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Ocker Hill Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Ocker Hill Academy | Primary | 7–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Summerhill Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Ryders Green Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| George Salter Academy | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Sofia Groceries DY4 7AR | Retailers - other | 50 m | 4 Good | 10 Nov 2025 |
| The Lounge Bar and Restaurant DY4 7EJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 60 m | 5 Very good | 14 Apr 2023 |
| Polonia Restaurant DY4 7AR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 70 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 16 Nov 2025 |
| Laddi Sweets And Caterers DY4 7EL | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 90 m | 5 Very good | 21 Mar 2024 |
| Cakeland DY4 7EL | Retailers - other | 90 m | 5 Very good | 27 Feb 2020 |
| Laddi's Food Heaven DY4 7EL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | 5 Very good | 29 May 2025 |
| Hungry Square DY4 7EL | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 100 m | 4 Good | 25 Mar 2026 |
| Sourdo cafe.brunch DY4 7EL | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 100 m | 5 Very good | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Best One DY4 7EJ | Retailers - other | 100 m | 4 Good | 29 May 2025 |
| Fish Box DY4 7EN | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 110 m | 5 Very good | 9 Nov 2025 |
| Best Chicken DY4 7EJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 120 m | 5 Very good | 2 Oct 2026 |
| Night Star Pizza DY4 7EW | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 120 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| European Super Store Ltd DY4 7EW | Retailers - other | 130 m | 4 Good | 9 Nov 2025 |
| Lidl UK GmbH DY4 7AH | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 170 m | 5 Very good | 15 Jun 2024 |
| Wilkinson Hardware Stores DY4 7EW | Retailers - other | 170 m | 5 Very good | 11 Jul 2019 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 35 |
| Vehicle crime | 10 |
| Other theft | 10 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 9 |
| Drugs | 6 |
| Public order | 6 |
| Possession of weapons | 4 |
| Shoplifting | 4 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Shopping Area (26); On or near Market Place (18); On or near Supermarket (13); On or near Jonah Drive (7); On or near Leech Street (6).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 4% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 51% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 43% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 73% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 4% | 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 | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 65% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 8% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
What has changed
- Roadworks Street works permit: HUTCHISON 3G LTD: Utility asset works, 3 November 2026 to 4 November 2026 (lane closure) found 3 November 2026
- Roadworks Street works permit: SANDWELL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL: Highway repair and maintenance works, 14 October 2026 to 15 October 2026 (lane closure) found 3 November 2026
- Roadworks Street works permit: SANDWELL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL: Highway improvement works, 4 November 2026 (lane closure) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- DY4 7AR: 3 addresses of 55 in the postcode
Nearby streets
New Road · Horseley Heath · Market Place · Great Western Way · Meeting Street · Mill Street · Jonah Drive · Thomas Cox Wharf · Bramah Way · Jean Drive · Leech Street · Olympus Drive
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.