B65 9LS postcode in Blackheath, Sandwell

B65 9LS 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 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 £218,000 Homes sold in B65 9, last 12 months. ▲ 2.8% on the year before Nearest station Rowley Regis 700 m in a straight line

Where B65 9LS is, and what is near it

Map of B65 9LS and what is near it Map of B65 9LS: its centre point, with the 183 other postcodes in the B65 9 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 8 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. B65 9AA: also in B65 9B65 9AD: also in B65 9B65 9AE: also in B65 9B65 9AF: also in B65 9B65 9AG: also in B65 9B65 9AL: also in B65 9B65 9AN: also in B65 9B65 9AP: also in B65 9B65 9AR: also in B65 9B65 9AS: also in B65 9B65 9AT: also in B65 9B65 9AU: also in B65 9B65 9AW: also in B65 9B65 9AX: also in B65 9B65 9AY: also in B65 9B65 9BA: also in B65 9B65 9BD: also in B65 9B65 9BE: also in B65 9B65 9BF: also in B65 9B65 9BG: also in B65 9B65 9BH: also in B65 9B65 9BJ: also in B65 9B65 9BL: also in B65 9B65 9BP: also in B65 9B65 9BQ: also in B65 9B65 9BS: also in B65 9B65 9DT: also in B65 9B65 9DX: also in B65 9B65 9EF: also in B65 9B65 9EG: also in B65 9B65 9EH: also in B65 9B65 9EJ: also in B65 9B65 9EL: also in B65 9B65 9EN: also in B65 9B65 9EP: also in B65 9B65 9EQ: also in B65 9B65 9ER: also in B65 9B65 9ES: also in B65 9B65 9ET: also in B65 9B65 9EU: also in B65 9B65 9EW: also in B65 9B65 9EX: also in B65 9B65 9EY: also in B65 9B65 9EZ: also in B65 9B65 9HA: also in B65 9B65 9HB: also in B65 9B65 9HD: also in B65 9B65 9HH: also in B65 9B65 9HJ: also in B65 9B65 9HS: also in B65 9B65 9HT: also in B65 9B65 9HU: also in B65 9B65 9HX: also in B65 9B65 9HY: also in B65 9B65 9HZ: also in B65 9B65 9JA: also in B65 9B65 9JB: also in B65 9B65 9JF: also in B65 9B65 9JH: also in B65 9B65 9JJ: also in B65 9B65 9JL: also in B65 9B65 9JN: also in B65 9B65 9JP: also in B65 9B65 9JR: also in B65 9B65 9JS: also in B65 9B65 9JW: also in B65 9B65 9LE: also in B65 9B65 9LF: also in B65 9B65 9LG: also in B65 9B65 9LL: also in B65 9B65 9LP: also in B65 9B65 9LQ: also in B65 9B65 9LR: also in B65 9B65 9LT: also in B65 9B65 9LU: also in B65 9B65 9LW: also in B65 9B65 9LX: also in B65 9B65 9NA: also in B65 9B65 9NB: also in B65 9B65 9ND: also in B65 9B65 9NE: also in B65 9B65 9NF: also in B65 9B65 9NG: also in B65 9B65 9NH: also in B65 9B65 9NJ: also in B65 9B65 9NL: also in B65 9B65 9NN: also in B65 9B65 9NP: also in B65 9B65 9NQ: also in B65 9B65 9NR: also in B65 9B65 9NS: also in B65 9B65 9NT: also in B65 9B65 9NU: also in B65 9B65 9NW: also in B65 9B65 9NX: also in B65 9B65 9PB: also in B65 9B65 9PE: also in B65 9B65 9PG: also in B65 9B65 9PL: also in B65 9B65 9PN: also in B65 9B65 9PP: also in B65 9B65 9PR: also in B65 9B65 9PS: also in B65 9B65 9PT: also in B65 9B65 9PU: also in B65 9B65 9PW: also in B65 9B65 9PX: also in B65 9B65 9QA: also in B65 9B65 9QD: also in B65 9B65 9QE: also in B65 9B65 9QF: also in B65 9B65 9QG: also in B65 9B65 9QH: also in B65 9B65 9QJ: also in B65 9B65 9QL: also in B65 9B65 9QN: also in B65 9B65 9QP: also in B65 9B65 9QQ: also in B65 9B65 9QR: also in B65 9B65 9QW: also in B65 9B65 9RA: also in B65 9B65 9RB: also in B65 9B65 9RD: also in B65 9B65 9RE: also in B65 9B65 9RF: also in B65 9B65 9RG: also in B65 9B65 9RH: also in B65 9B65 9RJ: also in B65 9B65 9RQ: also in B65 9 GP 1.1 kmGP 1.6 kmBlackheath B65 9LS Map of B65 9LS and what is near it Map of B65 9LS: its centre point, with the 183 other postcodes in the B65 9 sector, 3 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), 8 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. The Westminster School 750 mGP 1.1 kmOld Hill station 1.7 kmBlackheath B65 9LS
  • B65 9LS
  • Other postcodes in B65 9: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 bus stops
  • 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 52.4817, longitude -2.0385)

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 9LS?

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 9LS?

Every home and business at B65 9LS 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 9LS?

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 9LS 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 9LS 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 9LS.

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 9LS: 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 9LS 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 9LS?

Homes in B65 9 sold for a typical £218,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 61 sales, up 2.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£218,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£212,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 2.8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £300,000 13 sales
  • Semi-detached £214,000 20 sales
  • Terraced £183,750 22 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £102,500 6 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 9LS

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in B65 9LS from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 13 March 2025. 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 9LS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 820 homes in the neighbourhood around B65 9LS. Over half of them (84%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (82%). 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 9LS

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 A, the most common, is £1,496.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 690 (84%)£1,496
Band Babout 100 (12%)£1,746
Band Cabout 20 (2%)£1,995
Band Dabout 10 (1%)£2,244
Band Efewer than 5£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. Withheld Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 82% 1919 to 1939
  4. 1% 1945 to 1964
  5. 8% 1965 to 1982
  6. 3% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 6% 2020 or later

2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019: 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 9LS is in (ONS area E01009929), 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 9LS?

The nearest open schools to B65 9LS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near B65 9LS, 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 9LS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of B65 9LS is Rowley Regis Rail Station, 700 metres away in a straight line.

  • Rowley Regis Rail Station Railway station 700 mWalk
  • Old Hill Rail Station Railway station 1.7 kmCycle

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

8 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Enfield Road, 101 m away.

More stations near B65 9LS, 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 9LS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of B65 9LS, 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 9LS?

1 within 1 km 8 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of B65 9LS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Be.EV Charging Station Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7.4 kW 650 mWalk
  • Evolt Network Charging Station Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7 kW 1.4 kmCycle
  • bp pulse Charging Station Charging point · 12 chargers · CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 180 kW 1.6 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 9LS?

The nearest to the centre of B65 9LS, 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 9LS?

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 9LS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of B65 9LS, 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 9LS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of B65 9LS, 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 9LS?

The nearest vets to the centre of B65 9LS 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 9LS in a conservation area?

The centre of B65 9LS 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 9LS?

Police.uk records 330 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of B65 9LS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences134 reports
Shoplifting76 reports
Other theft18 reports
Public order17 reports
Criminal damage and arson17 reports
Anti-social behaviour13 reports

Also: vehicle crime 13, possession of weapons 11, burglary 10, robbery 10, drugs 5, other crime 5, 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 9LS

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
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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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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