B69 1BL postcode in Rowley Regis, Sandwell

B69 1BL is a postcode in Rowley Regis, in the Langley 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 £226,500 Homes sold in B69 1, last 12 months. ▲ 5.3% on the year before Nearest station Rowley Regis 1.4 km in a straight line

Where B69 1BL is, and what is near it

Map of B69 1BL and what is near it Map of B69 1BL: its centre point, with the 251 other postcodes in the B69 1 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 13 bus stops and 4 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. B69 1AD: also in B69 1B69 1AE: also in B69 1B69 1AF: also in B69 1B69 1AG: also in B69 1B69 1AH: also in B69 1B69 1AJ: also in B69 1B69 1AQ: also in B69 1B69 1AT: also in B69 1B69 1AU: also in B69 1B69 1AW: also in B69 1B69 1AX: also in B69 1B69 1AY: also in B69 1B69 1AZ: also in B69 1B69 1BA: also in B69 1B69 1BB: also in B69 1B69 1BD: also in B69 1B69 1BE: also in B69 1B69 1BF: also in B69 1B69 1BG: also in B69 1B69 1BH: also in B69 1B69 1BJ: also in B69 1B69 1BN: also in B69 1B69 1BP: also in B69 1B69 1BQ: also in B69 1B69 1BS: also in B69 1B69 1BT: also in B69 1B69 1BU: also in B69 1B69 1BW: also in B69 1B69 1BX: also in B69 1B69 1BY: also in B69 1B69 1BZ: also in B69 1B69 1DA: also in B69 1B69 1DB: also in B69 1B69 1DD: also in B69 1B69 1DE: also in B69 1B69 1DF: also in B69 1B69 1DG: also in B69 1B69 1DJ: also in B69 1B69 1DL: also in B69 1B69 1DN: also in B69 1B69 1DP: also in B69 1B69 1DQ: also in B69 1B69 1DR: also in B69 1B69 1DS: also in B69 1B69 1DT: also in B69 1B69 1DU: also in B69 1B69 1DX: also in B69 1B69 1DY: also in B69 1B69 1DZ: also in B69 1B69 1EA: also in B69 1B69 1EB: also in B69 1B69 1ED: also in B69 1B69 1EE: also in B69 1B69 1EF: also in B69 1B69 1EG: also in B69 1B69 1EH: also in B69 1B69 1EJ: also in B69 1B69 1EL: also in B69 1B69 1EP: also in B69 1B69 1EQ: also in B69 1B69 1ER: also in B69 1B69 1EU: also in B69 1B69 1FB: also in B69 1B69 1FD: also in B69 1B69 1FE: also in B69 1B69 1FF: also in B69 1B69 1GD: also in B69 1B69 1HA: also in B69 1B69 1HB: also in B69 1B69 1HD: also in B69 1B69 1HE: also in B69 1B69 1HF: also in B69 1B69 1HG: also in B69 1B69 1HH: also in B69 1B69 1HJ: also in B69 1B69 1HL: also in B69 1B69 1HN: also in B69 1B69 1HP: also in B69 1B69 1HQ: also in B69 1B69 1HS: also in B69 1B69 1HU: also in B69 1B69 1HW: also in B69 1B69 1HX: also in B69 1B69 1HY: also in B69 1B69 1HZ: also in B69 1B69 1JA: also in B69 1B69 1JD: also in B69 1B69 1JG: also in B69 1B69 1JH: also in B69 1B69 1JJ: also in B69 1B69 1JL: also in B69 1B69 1JQ: also in B69 1B69 1JU: also in B69 1B69 1JX: also in B69 1B69 1JZ: also in B69 1B69 1LA: also in B69 1B69 1LD: also in B69 1B69 1LE: also in B69 1B69 1LF: also in B69 1B69 1LG: also in B69 1B69 1LH: also in B69 1B69 1LJ: also in B69 1B69 1LL: also in B69 1B69 1LN: also in B69 1B69 1LQ: also in B69 1B69 1LU: also in B69 1B69 1NA: also in B69 1B69 1NB: also in B69 1B69 1ND: also in B69 1B69 1NE: also in B69 1B69 1NF: also in B69 1B69 1NH: also in B69 1B69 1NJ: also in B69 1B69 1NL: also in B69 1B69 1NP: also in B69 1B69 1NR: also in B69 1B69 1NS: also in B69 1B69 1NT: also in B69 1B69 1NU: also in B69 1B69 1NX: also in B69 1B69 1PA: also in B69 1B69 1PB: also in B69 1B69 1PD: also in B69 1B69 1PE: also in B69 1B69 1PF: also in B69 1B69 1PG: also in B69 1B69 1PH: also in B69 1B69 1PJ: also in B69 1B69 1PL: also in B69 1B69 1PN: also in B69 1B69 1PQ: also in B69 1B69 1PR: also in B69 1B69 1PS: also in B69 1B69 1PT: also in B69 1B69 1PU: also in B69 1B69 1PW: also in B69 1B69 1PX: also in B69 1B69 1PY: also in B69 1B69 1PZ: also in B69 1B69 1QA: also in B69 1B69 1QB: also in B69 1B69 1QD: also in B69 1B69 1QG: also in B69 1B69 1QH: also in B69 1B69 1QQ: also in B69 1B69 1QT: also in B69 1B69 1QU: also in B69 1B69 1QW: also in B69 1B69 1QX: also in B69 1B69 1QY: also in B69 1B69 1QZ: also in B69 1B69 1RB: also in B69 1B69 1RZ: also in B69 1B69 1SB: also in B69 1B69 1SD: also in B69 1B69 1SE: also in B69 1B69 1SF: also in B69 1B69 1SG: also in B69 1B69 1SJ: also in B69 1B69 1SL: also in B69 1B69 1SN: also in B69 1B69 1SQ: also in B69 1B69 1SS: also in B69 1B69 1SW: also in B69 1B69 1UU: also in B69 1B69 1UX: also in B69 1B69 1XG: also in B69 1 Regis Medical Centre 1.9 kmRowley RegisBlackheathOldbury B69 1BL Map of B69 1BL and what is near it Map of B69 1BL: its centre point, with the 251 other postcodes in the B69 1 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 13 bus stops and 4 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 1.3 kmBlackheath B69 1BL
  • B69 1BL
  • Other postcodes in B69 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 13 bus stops
  • 4 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.4900, longitude -2.0316)

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 B69 1BL?

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 B69 1BL?

Every home and business at B69 1BL 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 B69 1BL?

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 B69 1BL 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 B69 1BL 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 B69 1BL.

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 B69 1BL: 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 B69 1BL 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 B69 1BL?

Homes in B69 1 sold for a typical £226,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 100 sales, up 5.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£226,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£215,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 5.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £308,000 16 sales
  • Semi-detached £220,000 70 sales
  • Terraced £221,000 12 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price

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

Across the whole B69 district: a typical £222,000 from 196 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 B69 1BL

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in B69 1BL 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 B69 1BL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,040 homes in the neighbourhood around B69 1BL. Over half of them (51%) are in council tax band A. 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 B69 1BL

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 530 (51%)£1,496
Band Babout 360 (35%)£1,746
Band Cabout 60 (6%)£1,995
Band Dabout 90 (9%)£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. None Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 8% 1919 to 1939
  4. 46% 1945 to 1964
  5. 25% 1965 to 1982
  6. 4% 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. 12% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

Before 1900: 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 B69 1BL is in (ONS area E01009935), 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 B69 1BL?

The nearest open schools to B69 1BL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near B69 1BL, 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 B69 1BL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of B69 1BL is Rowley Regis Rail Station, 1.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Rowley Regis Rail Station Railway station 1.4 kmCycle
  • Langley Green Rail Station Railway station 1.9 kmCycle

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

13 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Wolverley Crescent, 31 m away.

More stations near B69 1BL, 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 B69 1BL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of B69 1BL, 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 B69 1BL?

4 within 1 km 14 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of B69 1BL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • bp pulse Charging Station Charging point · 12 chargers · CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 180 kW 700 mWalk
  • Evolt Network Charging Station Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7 kW 700 mWalk
  • evyve Charging Station Charging point · 4 chargers · Type 2 · up to 75 kW 900 mWalk

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 B69 1BL?

The nearest to the centre of B69 1BL, 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 B69 1BL?

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 B69 1BL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of B69 1BL, 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 B69 1BL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of B69 1BL, 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 B69 1BL?

The nearest vets to the centre of B69 1BL 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 B69 1BL in a conservation area?

The centre of B69 1BL 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 B69 1BL?

Police.uk records 263 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of B69 1BL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences100 reports
Shoplifting47 reports
Vehicle crime24 reports
Other theft18 reports
Criminal damage and arson15 reports
Public order12 reports

Also: anti-social behaviour 11, possession of weapons 10, burglary 8, robbery 6, drugs 5, other crime 5, 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 B69 1BL

Ward
Langley
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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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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