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B66 postcode area · Sandwell

The B66 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Birmingham, Sandwell. Area Scores range from 1 to 32 across them. Every full B66 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

Within the B66 district, Bearwood & Warley Woods is the strongest performer at 32 out of 100 (#4,639 of 6,856 nationally); Summerfield is the weakest at 2. All 9 rank in the most-deprived third of England. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £162,000 in Smethwick North & West to £320,000 in Rotton Park — a 2.0× gap within the B66 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Birmingham and Sandwell — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£33,091a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime118per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)33
Owner-occupied46%

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 B66 district

£182,500median home sold over the past year · +17.7% over 5 years · -1.4% over the year · 92 sales
Detached£382,000
Semi-detached£250,000
Terraced£180,000
Flat£115,000
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
Bearwood & Warley WoodsSandwell 4,63932 £220,000
Rotton ParkBirmingham 5,38621 £320,000
Warley EastSandwell 5,85215 £230,000
Smethwick South EastSandwell 6,09211 £188,000
Smethwick North & WestSandwell 6,09211 £162,000
Smethwick EastSandwell 6,17410 £185,000
Smethwick SouthSandwell 6,2848 £185,000
MiddlemoreBirmingham 6,6203 £170,000
SummerfieldBirmingham 6,7432 £196,000

People living in B66 Census 2021

Residents89,057
Median age (est.)33
Density5,323per km²
No qualifications29%
Degree or above27%
No car or van37%

Age

0–14 23%15–24 15%25–44 31%45–64 22%65+ 10%

Tenure

Own outright: 23%Mortgage/shared: 23%Social rent: 24%Private rent: 30%
Own outright 23%Mortgage/shared 23%Social rent 24%Private rent 30%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 9%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 16%Other: 19%
One person 28%Couple, no children 9%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 16%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 19% · Professional 16% · Process & plant 11%

All occupation groups
Elementary19%
Professional16%
Process & plant11%
Caring & leisure11%
Associate professional10%
Sales & customer service9%
Skilled trades8%
Administrative8%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 28%Asian: 44%Black: 16%Mixed: 5%Other: 7%
White 28%Asian 44%Black 16%Mixed 5%Other 7%

Religion & identity

Muslim 32% · Christian 28% · Sikh 15%

Born outside the UK: 42%

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 B66

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the B66 district.

Smethwick Smethwick South Warley

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around B66.

B67 B18 B21 B16 B68 B17 B19 B15

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.