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B70 postcode area · Sandwell

The B70 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Sandwell. Area Scores range from 7 to 21 across them. Every full B70 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

Within the B70 district, Great Bridge & Dudley Port is the strongest performer at 21 out of 100 (#5,400 of 6,856 nationally); Greets Green East is the weakest at 7. All 7 rank in the most-deprived third of England. Median prices range from £182,000 in Greets Green East to £216,000 in Stone Cross & Hateley Heath.

Living here

Typical net household income£30,793a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime124per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)36
Owner-occupied47%

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 B70 district

£200,000median home sold over the past year · +30.7% over 5 years · -2.4% over the year · 132 sales
Detached£277,000
Semi-detached£222,000
Terraced£200,750
Flat£110,500
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
Great Bridge & Dudley PortSandwell 5,40021 £206,700
Wednesbury SouthSandwell 5,54419 £211,250
West Bromwich NorthSandwell 5,75616 £211,250
Stone Cross & Hateley HeathSandwell 5,88714 £216,000
West Bromwich East & Kenrick ParkSandwell 6,2099 £197,000
Greets Green WestSandwell 6,2299 £215,000
Greets Green EastSandwell 6,3467 £182,000

People living in B70 Census 2021

Residents71,227
Median age (est.)36
Density3,371per km²
No qualifications31%
Degree or above21%
No car or van34%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 13%25–44 29%45–64 24%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 23%Mortgage/shared: 24%Social rent: 32%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 23%Mortgage/shared 24%Social rent 32%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 11%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 15%Other: 16%
One person 30%Couple, no children 11%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 15%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 18% · Process & plant 15% · Professional 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary18%
Process & plant15%
Professional12%
Caring & leisure11%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service9%
Associate professional9%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 48%Asian: 34%Black: 9%Mixed: 4%Other: 5%
White 48%Asian 34%Black 9%Mixed 4%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Christian 37% · No religion 21% · Sikh 16%

Born outside the UK: 32%

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 B70

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the B70 district.

Greets Green Wednesbury West Bromwich

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around B70.

B71 B69 DY4 WS10 B21 B68 B67 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.