Area guide

Living in B67, Sandwell

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around B67 in Sandwell. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.

Figures gathered 11 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.

House prices

Average price in Sandwell: £205,830, down 0.4% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider West Midlands average is £236,098.

Check sold prices for a specific address in B67 →
See where B67 ranks across West Midlands →

Council tax at Band D in Sandwell: £2,244 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →

Compare B67 with another district

Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for B67 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.

What actually sold around B67

81 recorded home sales on the streets around central B67 in the last 2 years, with a median of £215,000 and a range from £60,000 to £375,000. Mostly semi-detached houses.

AddressTypeSold forDate
29 Oakwood Road, B67 6BX Terraced £175,000 16 Jul 2026
8 Park Avenue, B67 6BN Terraced £60,000 19 Jun 2026
2 Cemetery Road, B67 6BQ Terraced £222,000 8 May 2026
Uplands Cemetery Lodge Church Road, B67 6EF Detached £185,000 7 May 2026
65 Manor Road, B67 7HN Semi-detached £180,000 5 May 2026
23 Primrose Hill, B67 6RD Terraced £245,000 23 Apr 2026
How to read this

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Schools nearby

94 schools within 3 miles , of which 79% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Nearest well-rated schoolsStageOfstedDistanceAdmitted from
Bristnall Hall Academy Secondary Outstanding 0.6 mi away 0.82 mi varies
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School Primary Outstanding 0.7 mi away 0.33 mi varies
Shireland Technology Primary Primary Outstanding 0.7 mi away 0.55 mi varies
Oasis Academy Foundry Primary Outstanding 1.7 mi away no figure
St Paul's School for Girls Secondary Outstanding 1.8 mi away no figure
Hargate Primary School Primary Outstanding 2.7 mi away 0.61 mi varies

Schools in B67 with a published admission distance

How far away the last child offered a place lived, as the council published it. Tightest first; each name opens the school's page and its postcode checker.

SchoolStageAdmitted fromRound
Crocketts Community Primary School Primary 0.28 mi varies
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School Primary 0.33 mi varies
Abbey Junior School Primary 0.67 mi varies
Annie Lennard Primary School Primary 1.29 mi varies

Will an address here get a place? How far Sandwell schools admitted from, school by school →

62 state primary and 20 state secondary schools within range, plus 6 fee-paying schools.

See the full school breakdown for B67 →

Private schools

6 fee-paying schools within 3 miles: Al Khair Primary School, Norfolk House School, Sandwell Valley School, The Blue Coat School Birmingham, The British Muslim School, V.A.S.E Academy.

All 6 fee-paying schools near B67, with ages and admissions →

Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed. That is why they carry no rating here. A missing grade means we cannot see one, not that the school was judged poorly.

What people here do for work

The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.

Occupation groupShare of workers
Elementary occupations21.8%
Caring, leisure and other service12.0%
Process, plant and machine operatives11.2%
Sales and customer service11.1%
Skilled trades10.8%

Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.

How B67 has changed since 2011

The biggest move: white residents, down 19.9 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.

How to read this

The census neighbourhood at the centre of B67 (E01010056, 1,886 residents in 2021, up 17.9% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: white residents, down 19.9 points.

Measure20112021ChangeEngland
Households that own their home 46.4% 44.6% -1.8 pts -2.0 pts
Households renting privately 8.4% 13.2% +4.8 pts +3.7 pts
Households renting socially 41.7% 39.3% -2.4 pts -0.6 pts
Residents under 15 21.9% 23.0% +1.1 pts -0.3 pts
Residents 65 and over 17.6% 13.8% -3.8 pts +2.1 pts
Adults with a degree or equivalent 12.9% 22.4% +9.5 pts +6.5 pts
Residents born outside the UK 19.9% 31.5% +11.6 pts +3.6 pts
Residents in good or very good health 71.8% 77.7% +5.9 pts +0.8 pts
Residents in a white ethnic group 59.8% 39.9% -19.9 pts -4.4 pts

Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.

Crime

453 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central B67 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime.

Flood risk

Zone 1 (low probability). This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.

Deprivation

This area falls in decile 2 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (most deprived nationally), based on Sandwell's figures.

Buses from the centre of B67

Best-served stop: Manor Road, with 2.3 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of B67 is Manor Road: 2.3 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 1.2 in the evening and 1.0 on Sunday daytime; first bus 06:16, last 23:41. Routes there: 89, 21. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.

Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.

Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)

GP practices and A&E

3 GP practices within 3.0 km of the centre of B67. The nearest, Sarephed Medical Centre, has 4,615 registered patients and 796 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.

PracticeFrom the centrePatientsPer qualified GP
Sarephed Medical Centre0.5 mi4,615796
Bearwood Road Surgery0.5 mi2,7332,733
Warley Road Surgery0.6 mi4,3552,121

Nearest A&E: Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, where 57.8% of type 1 attendances were seen within four hours in July 2026; then The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust at 64.7%.

How to read this

NHS England: patients registered at a GP practice (1 Aug 2026), the general practice workforce (July 2026), and A&E attendances by provider, monthly. Fully qualified GPs exclude trainees. Practices are matched by postcode.

Source: NHS England, monthly releases

Council tax and the council's finances

A Band D household in Sandwell pays £2,244 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 5.2% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for Sandwell, and how it compares.

Band D bill a year at Sandwell, all precepts included, from MHCLG. Every year and its rise is in the table below.
YearBand D billRise
2021-22£1,742+3.6%
2022-23£1,831+5.1%
2023-24£1,930+5.4%
2024-25£2,028+5.1%
2025-26£2,133+5.2%
2026-27£2,244+5.2%

No exceptional financial support from government since 2020-21 and no section 114 notice on record for Sandwell, as at 7 Sep 2026.

How to read this

A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.

Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists

Common questions about B67

What is the average house price in B67?

The average sold price in Sandwell is £205,830 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.

Are house prices rising in B67?

Prices in Sandwell are down 0.4% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).

What do houses actually sell for in B67?

The median of 81 recorded sales around central B67 in the last 2 years is £215,000, ranging from £60,000 to £375,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).

Are the schools good in B67?

94 schools sit within 3 miles of central B67, and 79% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

How much crime is there in B67?

453 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central B67 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).

Is B67 at risk of flooding?

Central B67 sits in Zone 1 (low probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.

Is B67 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 79% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £215,000; the area sits in decile 2 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 453 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is B67 safe?

453 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central B67 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was violent crime. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.

Neighbouring districts

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