B65 8LD postcode in Rowley Regis, Sandwell

B65 8LD is a postcode in Rowley Regis, in the Rowley ward of Sandwell. It is in the West Bromwich 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 can get it. Sandwell: 96% Typical price £217,500 Homes sold in B65 8, last 12 months. ▲ 1.2% on the year before Nearest station Old Hill 2.5 km in a straight line

Where B65 8LD is, and what is near it

Map of B65 8LD and what is near it Map of B65 8LD: its centre point, with the 165 other postcodes in the B65 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. B65 8AH: also in B65 8B65 8AJ: also in B65 8B65 8AL: also in B65 8B65 8ER: also in B65 8B65 8FF: also in B65 8B65 8FH: also in B65 8B65 8HD: also in B65 8B65 8HE: also in B65 8B65 8HF: also in B65 8B65 8HG: also in B65 8B65 8HH: also in B65 8B65 8HJ: also in B65 8B65 8HQ: also in B65 8B65 8HY: also in B65 8B65 8HZ: also in B65 8B65 8JA: also in B65 8B65 8JB: also in B65 8B65 8JE: also in B65 8B65 8JG: also in B65 8B65 8JH: also in B65 8B65 8JJ: also in B65 8B65 8JL: also in B65 8B65 8JN: also in B65 8B65 8JP: also in B65 8B65 8JQ: also in B65 8B65 8JR: also in B65 8B65 8JW: also in B65 8B65 8JY: also in B65 8B65 8JZ: also in B65 8B65 8LB: also in B65 8B65 8LE: also in B65 8B65 8LF: also in B65 8B65 8LG: also in B65 8B65 8LH: also in B65 8B65 8LJ: also in B65 8B65 8LL: also in B65 8B65 8LN: also in B65 8B65 8LP: also in B65 8B65 8LQ: also in B65 8B65 8LS: also in B65 8B65 8LU: also in B65 8B65 8LW: also in B65 8B65 8LX: also in B65 8B65 8LY: also in B65 8B65 8LZ: also in B65 8B65 8NA: also in B65 8B65 8NB: also in B65 8B65 8NE: also in B65 8B65 8NF: also in B65 8B65 8NG: also in B65 8B65 8NH: also in B65 8B65 8NJ: also in B65 8B65 8NL: also in B65 8B65 8NN: also in B65 8B65 8NP: also in B65 8B65 8NQ: also in B65 8B65 8NR: also in B65 8B65 8NS: also in B65 8B65 8NT: also in B65 8B65 8NU: also in B65 8B65 8NX: also in B65 8B65 8NZ: also in B65 8B65 8PA: also in B65 8B65 8PB: also in B65 8B65 8PD: also in B65 8B65 8PE: also in B65 8B65 8PF: also in B65 8B65 8PG: also in B65 8B65 8PH: also in B65 8B65 8PJ: also in B65 8B65 8PL: also in B65 8B65 8PN: also in B65 8B65 8PP: also in B65 8B65 8PQ: also in B65 8B65 8PR: also in B65 8B65 8PS: also in B65 8B65 8PT: also in B65 8B65 8PU: also in B65 8B65 8PX: also in B65 8B65 8QA: also in B65 8B65 8QB: also in B65 8B65 8QD: also in B65 8B65 8QE: also in B65 8B65 8QF: also in B65 8 Oakham Primary School 1.1 km2 schools, 1.2–1.4 km2 places, 1.8–2.2 kmRowley Regis B65 8LD Map of B65 8LD and what is near it Map of B65 8LD: its centre point, with the 165 other postcodes in the B65 8 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Rowley Regis B65 8LD
  • B65 8LD
  • Other postcodes in B65 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 7 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.4937, longitude -2.0590)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after B65 8LD?

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 8LD?

Every home and business at B65 8LD 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 8LD?

BinDayBuddy has not read Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council's days for B65 8LD today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for B65 8LD 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 8LD 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 8LD.

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 8LD: 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 8LD 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 8LD?

Homes in B65 8 sold for a typical £217,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 64 sales, up 1.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£217,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£215,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 1.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £378,750 12 sales
  • Semi-detached £212,000 33 sales
  • Terraced £201,000 14 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £137,000 5 sales

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 8LD

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in B65 8LD from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 2 July 2026. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 8LD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 600 homes in the neighbourhood around B65 8LD. The largest share of them, 42%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1945 to 1964 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 8LD

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 £3,242 (band F); band C, the most common, is £1,995.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 60 (10%)£1,496
Band Babout 130 (22%)£1,746
Band Cabout 250 (42%)£1,995
Band Dabout 70 (12%)£2,244
Band Eabout 80 (13%)£2,743
Band Fabout 10 (2%)£3,242
Band Gfewer than 5£3,741
Band Hfewer than 5£4,489

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. 46% 1945 to 1964
  5. 15% 1965 to 1982
  6. 38% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

Before 1900, 2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019, 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 B65 8LD is in (ONS area E01010043), rounded by the VOA.

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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 8LD?

The nearest open schools to B65 8LD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near B65 8LD, 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 8LD?

The nearest railway station to the centre of B65 8LD is Old Hill Rail Station, 2.5 km away in a straight line.

  • Old Hill Rail Station Railway station 2.5 kmCycle
  • Rowley Regis Rail Station Railway station 2.6 kmCycle
  • Flood Street (West Midlands Metro) Underground, metro or tram 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.

7 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Blackberry Lane, 132 m away.

More stations near B65 8LD, 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 8LD?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of B65 8LD, 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 8LD?

0 within 1 km 8 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of B65 8LD, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • evyve Charging Station Charging point · 4 chargers · Type 2 · up to 75 kW 2.5 kmCycle
  • bp pulse Charging Station Charging point · 12 chargers · CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 180 kW 2.5 kmCycle
  • Be.EV Charging Station Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7.4 kW 2.6 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 8LD?

The nearest to the centre of B65 8LD, 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 8LD?

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 8LD?

The nearest care homes to the centre of B65 8LD, 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 8LD?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of B65 8LD, 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 8LD?

The nearest vets to the centre of B65 8LD 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 8LD in a conservation area?

The centre of B65 8LD 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 8LD?

Police.uk records 201 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of B65 8LD in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences88 reports
Shoplifting33 reports
Criminal damage and arson16 reports
Public order14 reports
Vehicle crime12 reports
Other theft10 reports

Also: anti-social behaviour 7, other crime 6, robbery 4, possession of weapons 4, drugs 3, burglary 2, theft from the person 1, bicycle theft 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 8LD

Ward
Rowley
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Rowley Regis
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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B65 8LL40 mB65 8LU80 mB65 8LX90 mB65 8LZ110 mB65 8LJ110 mB65 8LE140 m
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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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