Bath Row Oldbury, Sandwell
1 address across 1 postcode (B69), about 150 m long, classed as a secondary access road. USRN 33603580.
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 B; Band D in Sandwell costs £2,244 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Sandwell and Dudley, about 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Bury Hill Park, is about 160 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 13.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 162 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Portway Family Practice, about 730 m (0.5 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 330 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 64% of households owned their home and 24% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 85 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 B (37% of about 1,170 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)
- former Accles and Pollock Sports Ground Brades Rise Oldbury (330 m)
- Summerton Road, Oldbury: up to 32 homes, not permissioned (470 m (0.3 miles))
- Brades Road, Oldbury: up to 46 homes, not permissioned (550 m (0.3 miles))
- 192 - 200 Dudley Road, Oldbury, B69 3DS: up to 24 homes, not permissioned (600 m (0.4 miles))
- Birmingham Board Co Ltd, Dudley Road East, Oldbury (610 m (0.4 miles))
- British Gas Plc, Land off Dudley Road, Oldbury (620 m (0.4 miles))
- Lower City Road, Oldbury: up to 64 homes, not permissioned (620 m (0.4 miles))
- 34 Newbury Lane Oldbury: up to 9 homes, permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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 street's address is about 162 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B69 2EA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Sandwell and Dudley 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Langley Green 161,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) | |
| Dudley Port 376,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 42 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bath Row Rounds Green | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Bromwich Bus Station | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Car parks | Barker Street Car Park | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 260 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 20 km (12 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Portway Family Practice | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Portway Pharmacy | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cosmo Dent Dental Surgery | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Rowley Regis Hospital | 3 km (1.8 miles) |
| Police station | West Midlands Police | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest MFG - Ospray Cashzone | 350 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bury Hill Park 38 ha | 160 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 370 m² | 270 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,940 m² | 270 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Dudley Road Allotments 1.3 ha | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 38 hectares in all.
Landmarks
2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Darby's Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Pudding Green Junction | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Turner's Hill | Hill | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Bromford Stop | Island | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Rough Hill | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Priory Woods | Wood | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.6 | 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 | 1 | 1 |
None of the street's 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rounds Green Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 300 m | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Grace Mary Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 830 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 870 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Oakham Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Christ Church Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Inadequate; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Inadequate |
| St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| St James CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Tividale Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Rowley Hall Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Requires improvement (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Langley Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Newtown Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Tividale Hall Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sustain Lodge B69 2DZ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 60 m | 5 Very good | 29 Jan 2025 |
| The Gables Nursing Home B69 2BJ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 180 m | 5 Very good | 16 Mar 2026 |
| Tividale Valley B69 1ND | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 200 m | 5 Very good | 2 Mar 2026 |
| Smith's Newsagents B69 1ND | Retailers - other | 200 m | Exempt | |
| Caspian Pizza B69 1ND | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 210 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 9 Jun 2026 |
| Tower Road Convenience B69 1ND | Retailers - other | 210 m | 5 Very good | 2 Mar 2026 |
| VJ Hungry Hub B69 2ET | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 230 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Glassy and Grill B69 2ET | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 230 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Bikaner B69 2HH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 240 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 12 Jan 2026 |
| Shakehouse Oldbury B69 2EB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 240 m | 4 Good | 31 Mar 2026 |
| Lifestyle Express B69 2HH | Retailers - other | 250 m | 4 Good | 16 Nov 2025 |
| The Codfather B69 2EB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 250 m | 5 Very good | 30 Sep 2022 |
| Rounds Green Post Office B69 2EB | Retailers - other | 260 m | 5 Very good | 21 Aug 2024 |
| Kay's Cafe B69 2EB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 260 m | 5 Very good | 4 Sep 2024 |
| KFC B69 2BH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 280 m | 5 Very good | 5 Mar 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 36 |
| Vehicle crime | 13 |
| Other theft | 11 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7 |
| Public order | 6 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Florence Road (20); On or near Bath Row (10); On or near Petrol Station (8); On or near Sports/Recreation Area (8); On or near Bury Hill Road (7).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 64% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 30% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 87% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 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
- Food hygiene ratings Glassy and Grill (restaurant/cafe/canteen, B69 2ET) newly listed: Awaiting inspection found 31 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
- B69 2EA: 1 address of 32 in the postcode
Nearby streets
St James Road · Dingle Street · Dingle Hollow · Olive Mount · Bury Hill Road · The Dingle · Florence Road · Goldencrest Drive · Morgan Close · Regan Drive · Brades Rise · Embassy Road
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.