B69 3DA postcode in Oldbury, Sandwell

B69 3DA is a postcode in Oldbury, in the Oldbury 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 1983. 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 £227,500 Homes sold in B69 3, last 12 months. ▲ 2.7% on the year before Nearest station Sandwell & Dudley 900 m in a straight line

Where B69 3DA is, and what is near it

Map of B69 3DA and what is near it Map of B69 3DA: its centre point, with the 108 other postcodes in the B69 3 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices, 10 bus stops and 3 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. B69 3AD: also in B69 3B69 3AF: also in B69 3B69 3AG: also in B69 3B69 3AP: also in B69 3B69 3AQ: also in B69 3B69 3AY: also in B69 3B69 3AZ: also in B69 3B69 3BH: also in B69 3B69 3BL: also in B69 3B69 3BU: also in B69 3B69 3BY: also in B69 3B69 3DB: also in B69 3B69 3DD: also in B69 3B69 3DE: also in B69 3B69 3DH: also in B69 3B69 3DL: also in B69 3B69 3DN: also in B69 3B69 3DP: also in B69 3B69 3DR: also in B69 3B69 3DS: also in B69 3B69 3DT: also in B69 3B69 3DU: also in B69 3B69 3DW: also in B69 3B69 3DX: also in B69 3B69 3DY: also in B69 3B69 3EA: also in B69 3B69 3EB: also in B69 3B69 3ED: also in B69 3B69 3EE: also in B69 3B69 3EF: also in B69 3B69 3EG: also in B69 3B69 3EH: also in B69 3B69 3EJ: also in B69 3B69 3EL: also in B69 3B69 3EQ: also in B69 3B69 3ES: also in B69 3B69 3ET: also in B69 3B69 3EU: also in B69 3B69 3EX: also in B69 3B69 3EY: also in B69 3B69 3EZ: also in B69 3B69 3FF: also in B69 3B69 3FG: also in B69 3B69 3FH: also in B69 3B69 3FJ: also in B69 3B69 3FL: also in B69 3B69 3FN: also in B69 3B69 3FP: also in B69 3B69 3FQ: also in B69 3B69 3FR: also in B69 3B69 3FS: also in B69 3B69 3FT: also in B69 3B69 3FU: also in B69 3B69 3GA: also in B69 3B69 3HA: also in B69 3B69 3HB: also in B69 3B69 3HD: also in B69 3B69 3HH: also in B69 3B69 3HJ: also in B69 3B69 3HL: also in B69 3B69 3HU: also in B69 3B69 3HW: also in B69 3B69 3HX: also in B69 3B69 3HY: also in B69 3B69 3JA: also in B69 3B69 3JB: also in B69 3B69 3JD: also in B69 3B69 3JE: also in B69 3B69 3JF: also in B69 3B69 3JG: also in B69 3B69 3JH: also in B69 3B69 3JJ: also in B69 3B69 3JN: also in B69 3B69 3JP: also in B69 3B69 3JQ: also in B69 3B69 3JR: also in B69 3B69 3JS: also in B69 3B69 3JT: also in B69 3B69 3JU: also in B69 3B69 3JW: also in B69 3B69 3JX: also in B69 3B69 3JY: also in B69 3B69 3JZ: also in B69 3B69 3LA: also in B69 3B69 3LB: also in B69 3B69 3LD: also in B69 3B69 3LE: also in B69 3B69 3LF: also in B69 3B69 3LG: also in B69 3B69 3LH: also in B69 3B69 3LJ: also in B69 3B69 3LL: also in B69 3B69 3LN: also in B69 3B69 3LP: also in B69 3B69 3LQ: also in B69 3B69 3LR: also in B69 3B69 3LT: also in B69 3B69 3LU: also in B69 3B69 3LW: also in B69 3B69 3LX: also in B69 3B69 3LY: also in B69 3B69 3LZ: also in B69 3B69 3NA: also in B69 3B69 3NB: also in B69 3B69 3NE: also in B69 3B69 3NF: also in B69 3B69 3NG: also in B69 3 Rowley Regis B69 3DA Map of B69 3DA and what is near it Map of B69 3DA: its centre point, with the 108 other postcodes in the B69 3 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices, 10 bus stops and 3 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Oldbury B69 3DA
  • B69 3DA
  • Other postcodes in B69 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 10 bus stops
  • 3 EV charging points

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 52.5074, longitude -2.0247)

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 3DA?

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 3DA?

Every home and business at B69 3DA 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 3DA?

BinDayBuddy has not read Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council's days for B69 3DA today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for B69 3DA 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 3DA 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 3DA.

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 3DA: 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 3DA 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 3DA?

Homes in B69 3 sold for a typical £227,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 28 sales, up 2.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£227,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£221,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 2.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £270,000 5 sales
  • Semi-detached £236,000 9 sales
  • Terraced £217,500 8 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £105,250 6 sales

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 3DA

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in B69 3DA 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 3DA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,170 homes in the neighbourhood around B69 3DA. The largest share of them, 37%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 2000 to 2009 than in any other period (20%). 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 3DA

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 410 (35%)£1,496
Band Babout 430 (37%)£1,746
Band Cabout 150 (13%)£1,995
Band Dabout 180 (15%)£2,244
Band Ewithheld£2,743
Band Fwithheld£3,242
Band Gfewer than 5£3,741
Band Hwithheld£4,489

When the homes were built

  1. 4% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. 9% 1919 to 1939
  4. 2% 1945 to 1964
  5. 19% 1965 to 1982
  6. 18% 1983 to 1999
  7. 20% 2000 to 2009
  8. 19% 2010 to 2019
  9. 5% 2020 or later

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 3DA is in (ONS area E01010018), 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 3DA?

The nearest open schools to B69 3DA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near B69 3DA, 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 3DA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of B69 3DA is Sandwell & Dudley Rail Station, 900 metres away in a straight line.

  • Sandwell & Dudley Rail Station Railway station 900 mWalk
  • Langley Green Rail Station Railway station 2.0 kmCycle
  • Dartmouth Street (West Midlands Metro) Underground, metro or tram 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.

10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Albion Street, 52 m away.

More stations near B69 3DA, 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 3DA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of B69 3DA, 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 3DA?

3 within 1 km 16 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of B69 3DA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 400 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 500 mWalk
  • Voestalpine Metsec Charging point · 2 chargers 950 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 3DA?

The nearest to the centre of B69 3DA, 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 3DA?

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 3DA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of B69 3DA, 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 3DA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of B69 3DA, 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 3DA?

The nearest vets to the centre of B69 3DA 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 3DA in a conservation area?

The centre of B69 3DA 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 3DA?

Police.uk records 273 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of B69 3DA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences99 reports
Shoplifting38 reports
Vehicle crime30 reports
Criminal damage and arson27 reports
Public order26 reports
Other theft14 reports

Also: drugs 11, other crime 8, burglary 7, anti-social behaviour 4, robbery 3, possession of weapons 3, bicycle theft 2, 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 B69 3DA

Ward
Oldbury
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 1983

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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