B64 6RW postcode in Cradley Heath, Sandwell

B64 6RW is a postcode in Cradley Heath, in the Blackheath ward of Sandwell. It is in the Smethwick parliamentary constituency and the West Midlands police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at B64 6RW can get it Across Sandwell: 96% Typical price £185,000 Homes sold in B64 6, last 12 months. ▼ 0.3% on the year before Nearest station Old Hill 450 m in a straight line

Where B64 6RW is, and what is near it

Map of B64 6RW and what is near it Map of B64 6RW: its centre point, with the 157 other postcodes in the B64 6 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 14 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. A4100 B64 6JT: also in B64 6B64 6JU: also in B64 6B64 6JX: also in B64 6B64 6JY: also in B64 6B64 6JZ: also in B64 6B64 6LB: also in B64 6B64 6LD: also in B64 6B64 6LF: also in B64 6B64 6LH: also in B64 6B64 6LJ: also in B64 6B64 6NJ: also in B64 6B64 6NL: also in B64 6B64 6NN: also in B64 6B64 6NP: also in B64 6B64 6NR: also in B64 6B64 6NS: also in B64 6B64 6NT: also in B64 6B64 6NU: also in B64 6B64 6NW: also in B64 6B64 6NX: also in B64 6B64 6PA: also in B64 6B64 6PB: also in B64 6B64 6PD: also in B64 6B64 6PG: also in B64 6B64 6PH: also in B64 6B64 6PJ: also in B64 6B64 6PL: also in B64 6B64 6PN: also in B64 6B64 6PS: also in B64 6B64 6PU: also in B64 6B64 6PW: also in B64 6B64 6QD: also in B64 6B64 6QH: also in B64 6B64 6QJ: also in B64 6B64 6QP: also in B64 6B64 6QR: also in B64 6B64 6QT: also in B64 6B64 6QU: also in B64 6B64 6QX: also in B64 6B64 6QY: also in B64 6B64 6RA: also in B64 6B64 6RB: also in B64 6B64 6RD: also in B64 6B64 6RE: also in B64 6B64 6RG: also in B64 6B64 6RH: also in B64 6B64 6RJ: also in B64 6B64 6RL: also in B64 6B64 6RN: also in B64 6B64 6RP: also in B64 6B64 6RQ: also in B64 6B64 6RR: also in B64 6B64 6RS: also in B64 6B64 6RT: also in B64 6B64 6RU: also in B64 6B64 6RX: also in B64 6B64 6RY: also in B64 6B64 6RZ: also in B64 6B64 6SA: also in B64 6B64 6SB: also in B64 6B64 6SD: also in B64 6B64 6SE: also in B64 6B64 6SF: also in B64 6B64 6SG: also in B64 6B64 6SH: also in B64 6B64 6SJ: also in B64 6B64 6SL: also in B64 6B64 6SQ: also in B64 6B64 6WR: also in B64 6 School 750 m2 GP practices, 950 m–1.1 kmRowley Regis station 1.4 kmBlackheath B64 6RW Map of B64 6RW and what is near it Map of B64 6RW: its centre point, with the 157 other postcodes in the B64 6 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 14 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Cradley Heath & Old Hill B64 6RW
  • B64 6RW
  • Other postcodes in B64 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 14 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.4735, longitude -2.0512)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after B64 6RW?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at B64 6RW?

Every home and business at B64 6RW can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

B64 6RW 100% Sandwell 96%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

B64 6RW 100% Sandwell Over 99%
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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at B64 6RW?

BinDayBuddy has not read Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council's days for B64 6RW today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for B64 6RW on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is B64 6RW at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include B64 6RW.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Sandwell

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for B64 6RW: 3,659 properties in Sandwell are at high risk (2.4% of all its properties). All the figures for Sandwell

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of B64 6RW is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near B64 6RW?

Homes in B64 6 sold for a typical £185,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 55 sales, down 0.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£185,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£185,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 0.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 4 sales, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £213,500 16 sales
  • Terraced £188,675 24 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £113,000 11 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole B64 district: a typical £217,000 from 143 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in B64 6RW

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in B64 6RW from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near B64 6RW?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 980 homes in the neighbourhood around B64 6RW. The largest share of them, 28%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 2000 to 2009 than in any other period (35%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around B64 6RW

Band D in Sandwell for 2026‑27: £2,244. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,496 (band A) to £2,743 (band E); band B, the most common, is £1,746.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 200 (20%)£1,496
Band Babout 270 (28%)£1,746
Band Cabout 230 (23%)£1,995
Band Dabout 150 (15%)£2,244
Band Eabout 130 (13%)£2,743
Band Fwithheld£3,242
Band Gfewer than 5£3,741
Band Hfewer than 5£4,489

When the homes were built

  1. 6% Before 1900
  2. 6% 1900 to 1918
  3. 10% 1919 to 1939
  4. 3% 1945 to 1964
  5. 7% 1965 to 1982
  6. 29% 1983 to 1999
  7. 35% 2000 to 2009
  8. 4% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Sandwell before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of B64 6RW is in (ONS area E01009931), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near B64 6RW?

The nearest open schools to B64 6RW, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near B64 6RW, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to B64 6RW?

The nearest railway station to the centre of B64 6RW is Old Hill Rail Station, 450 metres away in a straight line.

  • Old Hill Rail Station Railway station 450 mWalk
  • Rowley Regis Rail Station Railway station 1.4 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

14 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Castle Close, 71 m away.

More stations near B64 6RW, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near B64 6RW?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of B64 6RW, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near B64 6RW?

0 within 1 km 5 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of B64 6RW, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Be.EV Charging Station Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7.4 kW 1.4 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.6 kmCycle
  • Evolt Network Charging Station Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7 kW 2.7 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near B64 6RW?

The nearest to the centre of B64 6RW, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to B64 6RW?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near B64 6RW?

The nearest care homes to the centre of B64 6RW, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near B64 6RW?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of B64 6RW, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near B64 6RW?

The nearest vets to the centre of B64 6RW on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is B64 6RW in a conservation area?

The centre of B64 6RW is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near B64 6RW?

Police.uk records 266 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of B64 6RW in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences111 reports
Shoplifting45 reports
Public order20 reports
Criminal damage and arson17 reports
Vehicle crime15 reports
Burglary12 reports

Also: other theft 11, drugs 8, robbery 8, possession of weapons 8, anti-social behaviour 7, other crime 3, theft from the person 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for B64 6RW

Ward
Blackheath
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Cradley Heath
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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B64 6RN30 mB64 6RQ100 mB64 6RU110 mB64 6RP110 mB65 0DD130 mB64 6RE130 m
All of B64

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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