B69 1HZ postcode in Oldbury, Sandwell

B69 1HZ is a postcode in Oldbury, 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 at B69 1HZ can get it Across Sandwell: 96% Typical price £226,500 Homes sold in B69 1, last 12 months. ▲ 5.3% on the year before Nearest station Langley Green 2.0 km in a straight line

Where B69 1HZ is, and what is near it

Map of B69 1HZ and what is near it Map of B69 1HZ: its centre point, with the 251 other postcodes in the B69 1 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), 8 bus stops and 2 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 1BL: 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 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 1JR: also in B69 1B69 1JS: also in B69 1B69 1JT: also in B69 1B69 1JU: also in B69 1B69 1JX: also in B69 1B69 1JY: 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 1LP: also in B69 1B69 1LQ: also in B69 1B69 1LR: also in B69 1B69 1LU: also in B69 1B69 1LW: 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 1QS: 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 1RA: also in B69 1B69 1RB: also in B69 1B69 1RY: also in B69 1B69 1RZ: also in B69 1B69 1SA: 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 1SP: also in B69 1B69 1SQ: also in B69 1B69 1SS: also in B69 1B69 1SW: also in B69 1B69 1SX: also in B69 1B69 1UU: also in B69 1B69 1UX: also in B69 1B69 1XE: also in B69 1B69 1XF: also in B69 1B69 1XG: also in B69 1B69 1XQ: also in B69 1 School 1.6 kmThe Westminster School 1.6 kmGP 1.8 kmRowley Regis B69 1HZ Map of B69 1HZ and what is near it Map of B69 1HZ: its centre point, with the 251 other postcodes in the B69 1 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices, 8 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Oldbury B69 1HZ
  • B69 1HZ
  • Other postcodes in B69 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 bus stops
  • 2 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 52.4965, longitude -2.0336)

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 1HZ?

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 1HZ?

Every home and business at B69 1HZ can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

B69 1HZ 100% Sandwell 96%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

B69 1HZ 100% Sandwell Over 99%
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 1HZ?

BinDayBuddy has not read Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council's days for B69 1HZ today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for B69 1HZ 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 1HZ 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 1HZ.

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 1HZ: 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 1HZ 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 1HZ?

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 1HZ

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

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 760 homes in the neighbourhood around B69 1HZ. Over half of them (76%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (41%). 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 1HZ

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 580 (76%)£1,496
Band Babout 140 (18%)£1,746
Band Cabout 30 (4%)£1,995
Band Dabout 10 (1%)£2,244
Band Ewithheld£2,743
Band Ffewer than 5£3,242
Band Gfewer than 5£3,741
Band Hwithheld£4,489

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 33% 1919 to 1939
  4. 17% 1945 to 1964
  5. 41% 1965 to 1982
  6. 5% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 4% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 2000 to 2009, 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 B69 1HZ is in (ONS area E01010080), 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 B69 1HZ?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of B69 1HZ is Langley Green Rail Station, 2.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Langley Green Rail Station Railway station 2.0 kmCycle
  • Sandwell & Dudley Rail Station Railway station 2.0 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 Martley Road, 78 m away.

More stations near B69 1HZ, 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 1HZ?

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

2 within 1 km 14 within 3 km

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

  • evyve Charging Station Charging point · 4 chargers · Type 2 · up to 75 kW 750 mWalk
  • bp pulse Charging Station Charging point · 12 chargers · CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 180 kW 950 mWalk
  • Evolt Network Charging Station Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7 kW 1.2 kmWalk

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 1HZ?

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

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 1HZ?

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

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

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

The centre of B69 1HZ 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 1HZ?

Police.uk records 297 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of B69 1HZ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences108 reports
Shoplifting69 reports
Vehicle crime23 reports
Criminal damage and arson20 reports
Public order18 reports
Other theft18 reports

Also: anti-social behaviour 9, possession of weapons 7, burglary 6, drugs 6, robbery 6, 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 1HZ

Ward
Rowley
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Oldbury
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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