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B65 postcode area · Sandwell

The B65 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Dudley, Sandwell. Area Scores range from 15 to 38 across them. Every full B65 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the B65 district's neighbourhoods is Shell Corner & Hurst Green (39 out of 100, #4,200 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Rowley East (15). 7 of the 9 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. Median prices range from £200,000 in Blackheath to £250,000 in Rowley West. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Dudley and Sandwell — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£33,507a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime85per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)39
Owner-occupied60%

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 B65 district

£207,500median home sold over the past year · +29.7% over 5 years · +3.0% over the year · 232 sales
Detached£300,000
Semi-detached£215,000
Terraced£190,000
Flat£115,500
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
Shell Corner & Hurst GreenDudley 4,20039 £235,000
Rowley WestSandwell 4,28937 £250,000
Langley GreenSandwell 4,92728 £227,000
BrandhallSandwell 4,97527 £226,000
TividaleSandwell 5,16025 £215,000
BlackheathSandwell 5,40021 £200,000
Old HillSandwell 5,61918 £210,000
WhiteheathSandwell 5,73616 £220,000
Rowley EastSandwell 5,81115 £200,000

People living in B65 Census 2021

Residents78,867
Median age (est.)39
Density4,258per km²
No qualifications26%
Degree or above22%
No car or van25%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 12%25–44 27%45–64 25%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 30%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 24%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 30%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 24%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 15%Other: 14%
One person 31%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 15%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 14% · Elementary 13% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Professional14%
Elementary13%
Skilled trades12%
Associate professional11%
Caring & leisure11%
Process & plant11%
Administrative10%
Sales & customer service9%
Managers & directors9%

Ethnic group

White: 73%Asian: 14%Black: 6%Mixed: 5%Other: 3%
White 73%Asian 14%Black 6%Mixed 5%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 44% · No religion 35% · Muslim 8%

Born outside the UK: 14%

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 B65

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the B65 district.

Rowley

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around B65.

B64 B69 B68 B67 B63 B62 DY2 B66

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.