B65 0QL postcode in Blackheath, Sandwell

B65 0QL is a postcode in Blackheath, 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 December 1994. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

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 can get it. Sandwell: 96% Typical price £205,000 Homes sold in B65 0, last 12 months. ▲ 2% on the year before Nearest station Rowley Regis 350 m in a straight line

Where B65 0QL is, and what is near it

Map of B65 0QL and what is near it Map of B65 0QL: its centre point, with the 166 other postcodes in the B65 0 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 bus stop and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. B65 0AJ: also in B65 0B65 0DF: also in B65 0B65 0DH: also in B65 0B65 0DJ: also in B65 0B65 0DN: also in B65 0B65 0DQ: also in B65 0B65 0DR: also in B65 0B65 0DT: also in B65 0B65 0DU: also in B65 0B65 0DW: also in B65 0B65 0DX: also in B65 0B65 0DZ: also in B65 0B65 0EA: also in B65 0B65 0EB: also in B65 0B65 0ES: also in B65 0B65 0EU: also in B65 0B65 0EW: also in B65 0B65 0FD: also in B65 0B65 0FF: also in B65 0B65 0HE: also in B65 0B65 0HF: also in B65 0B65 0HG: also in B65 0B65 0HJ: also in B65 0B65 0HL: also in B65 0B65 0HP: also in B65 0B65 0HS: also in B65 0B65 0HT: also in B65 0B65 0HY: also in B65 0B65 0JE: also in B65 0B65 0JF: also in B65 0B65 0JN: also in B65 0B65 0JQ: also in B65 0B65 0JS: also in B65 0B65 0JU: also in B65 0B65 0JY: also in B65 0B65 0LG: also in B65 0B65 0LJ: also in B65 0B65 0LP: also in B65 0B65 0LR: also in B65 0B65 0LS: also in B65 0B65 0LU: also in B65 0B65 0LW: also in B65 0B65 0LY: also in B65 0B65 0NE: also in B65 0B65 0NL: also in B65 0B65 0NN: also in B65 0B65 0NP: also in B65 0B65 0NR: also in B65 0B65 0NS: also in B65 0B65 0NT: also in B65 0B65 0NU: also in B65 0B65 0NW: also in B65 0B65 0NX: also in B65 0B65 0NY: also in B65 0B65 0NZ: also in B65 0B65 0PA: also in B65 0B65 0PB: also in B65 0B65 0PD: also in B65 0B65 0PE: also in B65 0B65 0PF: also in B65 0B65 0PG: also in B65 0B65 0PH: also in B65 0B65 0PN: also in B65 0B65 0PP: also in B65 0B65 0PQ: also in B65 0B65 0PR: also in B65 0B65 0PS: also in B65 0B65 0PT: also in B65 0B65 0PU: also in B65 0B65 0PW: also in B65 0B65 0PY: also in B65 0B65 0QE: also in B65 0B65 0QG: also in B65 0B65 0QH: also in B65 0B65 0QJ: also in B65 0B65 0QN: also in B65 0B65 0QQ: also in B65 0B65 0QW: also in B65 0B65 0QX: also in B65 0B65 0QY: also in B65 0B65 0QZ: also in B65 0B65 0RA: also in B65 0B65 0RB: also in B65 0B65 0RE: also in B65 0B65 0RF: also in B65 0B65 0RG: also in B65 0B65 0RH: also in B65 0B65 0RJ: also in B65 0B65 0RL: also in B65 0B65 0RN: also in B65 0B65 0RP: also in B65 0B65 0RQ: also in B65 0B65 0RR: also in B65 0B65 0RS: also in B65 0B65 0RT: also in B65 0B65 0RU: also in B65 0B65 0RW: also in B65 0B65 0RX: also in B65 0B65 0RY: also in B65 0B65 0SA: also in B65 0B65 0SB: also in B65 0B65 0SD: also in B65 0B65 0SG: also in B65 0B65 0SH: also in B65 0B65 0SJ: also in B65 0B65 0SN: also in B65 0B65 0SQ: also in B65 0 Oldbury Academy 1.2 kmRegis Medical Centre 1.3 kmHalesbury School 1.3 kmBlackheath B65 0QL Map of B65 0QL and what is near it Map of B65 0QL: its centre point, with the 166 other postcodes in the B65 0 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 bus stop and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Oldbury Academy 1.2 kmBlackheath B65 0QL
  • B65 0QL
  • Other postcodes in B65 0: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 1 bus stop
  • 1 EV charging point
  • 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 52.4792, longitude -2.0263)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after B65 0QL?

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 B65 0QL?

Every home and business at B65 0QL can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Sandwell: 96%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Sandwell: Over 99%

The line marks the figure across Sandwell.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 B65 0QL?

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council's collection system is not answering BinDayBuddy just now. BinDayBuddy links to the council's own checker meanwhile.

Check the bin days for B65 0QL 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 B65 0QL 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 B65 0QL.

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 B65 0QL: 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 B65 0QL 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 B65 0QL?

Homes in B65 0 sold for a typical £205,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 46 sales, up 2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£205,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£201,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £317,500 6 sales
  • Semi-detached £235,000 18 sales
  • Terraced £175,000 21 sales
  • Flat or maisonette Not enough sales to price (1)

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

Across the whole B65 district: a typical £215,000 from 171 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 B65 0QL

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in B65 0QL 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 B65 0QL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 620 homes in the neighbourhood around B65 0QL. The largest share of them, 48%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (46%). 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 B65 0QL

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 £2,244 (band D); band B, the most common, is £1,746.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 290 (47%)£1,496
Band Babout 300 (48%)£1,746
Band Cabout 20 (3%)£1,995
Band Dabout 10 (2%)£2,244
Band Ewithheld£2,743
Band Ffewer than 5£3,242
Band Gfewer than 5£3,741
Band Hfewer than 5£4,489

When the homes were built

  1. 7% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 46% 1919 to 1939
  4. 11% 1945 to 1964
  5. 21% 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. 3% 2020 or later

1983 to 1999: 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 B65 0QL is in (ONS area E01009999), 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 B65 0QL?

The nearest open schools to B65 0QL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near B65 0QL, 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 B65 0QL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of B65 0QL is Rowley Regis Rail Station, 350 metres away in a straight line.

  • Rowley Regis Rail Station Railway station 350 mWalk
  • Langley Green Rail Station Railway station 2.2 kmCycle

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

1 bus stop within 400 metres, the nearest Oldbury United FC, 395 m away.

More stations near B65 0QL, 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 B65 0QL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of B65 0QL, 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 B65 0QL?

1 within 1 km 10 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of B65 0QL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Be.EV Charging Station Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7.4 kW 350 mWalk
  • Evolt Network Charging Station Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7 kW 1.2 kmWalk
  • ASDA Oldbury Charging Station Charging point · 4 chargers · Type 2, 3-pin plug · up to 7 kW 1.3 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 B65 0QL?

The nearest to the centre of B65 0QL, 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 B65 0QL?

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 B65 0QL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of B65 0QL, 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 B65 0QL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of B65 0QL, 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 B65 0QL?

The nearest vets to the centre of B65 0QL 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 B65 0QL in a conservation area?

The centre of B65 0QL 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 B65 0QL?

Police.uk records 336 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of B65 0QL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences132 reports
Shoplifting76 reports
Other theft21 reports
Vehicle crime20 reports
Public order17 reports
Criminal damage and arson15 reports

Also: burglary 14, robbery 12, anti-social behaviour 10, possession of weapons 8, drugs 6, other crime 4, 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 B65 0QL

Ward
Blackheath
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Blackheath
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
December 1994

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

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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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