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B43 postcode area · Sandwell

The B43 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Birmingham, Sandwell, Walsall. Area Scores range from 17 to 91 across them. Every full B43 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The B43 district contains both ends of the scale: Walsall South East at 91 out of 100 (#594 of 6,856 in England) against Old Oscott at 18, a 74-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £210,000 in Kingstanding South West to £400,000 in Walsall South East — a 1.9× gap within the B43 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Birmingham, Sandwell and Walsall — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£36,888a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime62per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)42
Owner-occupied74%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the B43 district

£255,000median home sold over the past year · +27.5% over 5 years · +2.0% over the year · 363 sales
Detached£335,000
Semi-detached£260,000
Terraced£242,000
Flat£143,000
Sandwell£218,000
West Midlands£252,500
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Walsall South EastWalsall 59491 £400,000
Pheasey & Sutton RoadWalsall 1,65776 £260,000
Great BarrSandwell 2,27467 £287,500
Perry Beeches WestBirmingham 3,67946 £225,500
Hamstead WestSandwell 3,94742 £245,000
Kingstanding South WestBirmingham 4,20739 £210,000
Hamstead EastSandwell 4,22138 £228,750
CharlemontSandwell 4,68032 £259,000
QueslettBirmingham 4,74931 £210,000
Old OscottBirmingham 5,64018 £215,000

People living in B43 Census 2021

Residents75,204
Median age (est.)42
Density2,934per km²
No qualifications23%
Degree or above28%
No car or van20%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 25%45–64 26%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 40%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 40%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 10%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 14%Other: 17%
One person 28%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 14%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Associate professional 13% · Administrative 12%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Associate professional13%
Administrative12%
Elementary11%
Skilled trades11%
Managers & directors10%
Caring & leisure9%
Process & plant9%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 63%Asian: 22%Black: 8%Mixed: 4%Other: 3%
White 63%Asian 22%Black 8%Mixed 4%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 25% · Sikh 11%

Born outside the UK: 16%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in B43

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the B43 district.

Hamstead Kingstanding South Perry Beeches Walsall

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around B43.

B42 B44 WS5 B20 B21 B71 WS1 B23

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.