Colliery Road Birmingham, Sandwell
25 addresses across 4 postcodes (B66,B71), about 520 m (0.3 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 33611860.
- 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 A; Band D in Sandwell costs £2,244 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 50% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is The Hawthorns, about 560 m (0.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Kenrick Park, is about 640 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 16.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 8.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 158 to 166 m above sea level.
- Noise: 7 of its 29 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Hawthorns Medical Centre, about 810 m (0.5 miles) away, with 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 810 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 51% of households owned their home and 17% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 2024 | MASTERFIT HOUSE B71 4JS | Other | £1,680,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 19 Mar 2021 | HAWTHORNS COURT B71 4JS | Other | £627,399 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (72% of about 1,240 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)
- Intersection House 110 Birmingham Road West Bromwich: up to 97 homes, permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
- 64 Birmingham Road West Bromwich B70 6QG: up to 16 homes, permissioned (710 m (0.4 miles))
- 81 Birmingham Road West Bromwich (920 m (0.6 miles))
- 51 Green Street, West Bromwich, B70 6DL: up to 60 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
- 214 Birmingham Road West Bromwich B70 6QJ (1 km (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 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 2 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| B71 4JS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| B71 4LE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| B66 1AR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| B71 4LG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 29 addresses are between 158 m and 166 m above sea level (162 m on average); the ground rises about 8 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B66 1AR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| B71 4JS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| B71 4LE | 100% | 75% | 75% | 0% |
| B71 4LG | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | The Hawthorns 334,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Smethwick Galton Bridge 698,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| Smethwick Rolfe Street 404,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | The Hawthorns (West Midlands Metro) | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Kenrick Park (West Midlands Metro) | 830 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Trinity Way (West Midlands Metro) | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 21 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Kenrick Way Europa Village | 280 m |
| Bus or coach station | West Bromwich Bus Station | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Mercure Birmingham West Car Park | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ionity Charging Station | 300 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 16.3 km (10 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hawthorns Medical Centre | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rk Pharmacy | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Midland Metropolitan University Hospital | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Police station | West Midlands Police | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Kenrick Park 5.9 ha | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 910 m² | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 290 m |
| Allotments | Kenrick Park Allotments 1.1 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 9.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Smeaton's Summit Bridge, a scheduled monument, 820 m (0.5 miles) south-west. 6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Smeaton's Summit Bridge | Scheduled monument | 820 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Summit Bridge | Listed building, Grade II* | 820 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Galton Bridge Including Attached Railway Bridge Span, Roebuck Lane Birmingham Canal Birmingham Level | Listed building, Grade I | 940 m (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Engine Arm Aqueduct, Warley | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Smethwick Engine House | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Dartmouth Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Priory Woods | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Swan Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Smethwick Hall Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.3 miles) south |
| Bromford Junction | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) west |
| Bromford Stop | Island | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) west |
| Titford Feeder | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.3 | 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 | 0 | 1 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 2 |
| Under 55 | 22 | 26 |
7 of the street's 29 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 3 from railways, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandwell Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 180 m | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Galton Valley Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 890 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Feb 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Oasis Academy Wattville | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Inadequate (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Apr 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St James Church of England Primary School, Handsworth | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| St John Wall Catholic School Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| King George V Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Sandwell College | 16 plus | 16–99 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Holyhead School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Good (Feb 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Holly Lodge High School College of Science | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Post-16 provision: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Philip's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| George Betts Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahirs Experience Ltd B71 4JS | Other catering premises | 170 m | 5 Very good | 10 Jun 2026 |
| Fresh Pick Grocery Ltd B71 4JZ | Retailers - other | 200 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Hawthorns Connect and Subway B71 4JZ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 230 m | 5 Very good | 18 May 2023 |
| Greggs B71 4JZ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 380 m | 5 Very good | 22 Jun 2026 |
| West Bromwich Dartmouth Cricke B71 4JQ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 380 m | 5 Very good | 23 Apr 2023 |
| Dine Contract Catering (Allied Bakeries canteen) B71 4JH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 18 Apr 2023 |
| Bestway Wholesale Ltd B71 4LT | Distributors/Transporters | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 7 Nov 2024 |
| West Bromwich Albion Football Club Ltd B71 4LF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 12 Mar 2026 |
| Burger Boi (East Stand Carpark) B71 4LF | Mobile caterer | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 23 Apr 2023 |
| Burger Boi Two (Smethwick End) B71 4LF | Mobile caterer | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 23 Apr 2023 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (west-midlands).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 51% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 25% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 22% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 18% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 7% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 11% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 21% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 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 | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 17% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 35% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 66% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 14% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 1 to 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- B71 4JS: 12 addresses of 13 in the postcode
- B71 4LE: 9 addresses of 20 in the postcode
- B66 1AR: 3 addresses of 11 in the postcode
- B71 4LG: 1 address of 11 in the postcode
Nearby streets
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.