B70 7DB postcode in West Bromwich, Sandwell

B70 7DB is a postcode in West Bromwich, in the Greets Green & Lyng 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 £248,500 Homes sold in B70 7, last 12 months. ▲ 16.3% on the year before Nearest station Sandwell & Dudley 1.3 km in a straight line

Where B70 7DB is, and what is near it

Map of B70 7DB and what is near it Map of B70 7DB: its centre point, with the 129 other postcodes in the B70 7 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. B70 7AB: also in B70 7B70 7AD: also in B70 7B70 7AE: also in B70 7B70 7AQ: also in B70 7B70 7AU: also in B70 7B70 7AW: also in B70 7B70 7AZ: also in B70 7B70 7BD: also in B70 7B70 7BG: also in B70 7B70 7BH: also in B70 7B70 7BJ: also in B70 7B70 7BP: also in B70 7B70 7BT: also in B70 7B70 7BX: also in B70 7B70 7DA: also in B70 7B70 7DD: also in B70 7B70 7DG: also in B70 7B70 7DH: also in B70 7B70 7DJ: also in B70 7B70 7DL: also in B70 7B70 7DP: also in B70 7B70 7DQ: also in B70 7B70 7DS: also in B70 7B70 7DT: also in B70 7B70 7DY: also in B70 7B70 7DZ: also in B70 7B70 7EA: also in B70 7B70 7ED: also in B70 7B70 7EE: also in B70 7B70 7EG: also in B70 7B70 7EH: also in B70 7B70 7EJ: also in B70 7B70 7EL: also in B70 7B70 7EN: also in B70 7B70 7EP: also in B70 7B70 7EQ: also in B70 7B70 7ER: also in B70 7B70 7ES: also in B70 7B70 7EU: also in B70 7B70 7EW: also in B70 7B70 7EX: also in B70 7B70 7HA: also in B70 7B70 7HE: also in B70 7B70 7HH: also in B70 7B70 7HJ: also in B70 7B70 7HL: also in B70 7B70 7HN: also in B70 7B70 7HP: also in B70 7B70 7HR: also in B70 7B70 7HS: also in B70 7B70 7HT: also in B70 7B70 7HU: also in B70 7B70 7HW: also in B70 7B70 7HX: also in B70 7B70 7HZ: also in B70 7B70 7JB: also in B70 7B70 7JD: also in B70 7B70 7JE: also in B70 7B70 7JF: also in B70 7B70 7JJ: also in B70 7B70 7JU: also in B70 7B70 7JW: also in B70 7B70 7JZ: also in B70 7B70 7LB: also in B70 7B70 7LD: also in B70 7B70 7LE: also in B70 7B70 7LF: also in B70 7B70 7LH: also in B70 7B70 7LJ: also in B70 7B70 7LL: also in B70 7B70 7LN: also in B70 7B70 7LP: also in B70 7B70 7LR: also in B70 7B70 7LS: also in B70 7B70 7LT: also in B70 7B70 7LW: also in B70 7B70 7LX: also in B70 7B70 7NG: also in B70 7B70 7NH: also in B70 7B70 7NJ: also in B70 7B70 7NN: also in B70 7B70 7NW: also in B70 7B70 7NX: also in B70 7B70 7NZ: also in B70 7B70 7PE: also in B70 7B70 7QB: also in B70 7B70 7QG: also in B70 7B70 7QS: also in B70 7B70 7QU: also in B70 7B70 7QX: also in B70 7B70 7QY: also in B70 7B70 7QZ: also in B70 7B70 7RA: also in B70 7B70 7RB: also in B70 7B70 7RD: also in B70 7B70 7RF: also in B70 7B70 7RG: also in B70 7B70 7RH: also in B70 7B70 7RQ: also in B70 7B70 7RW: also in B70 7B70 7SB: also in B70 7B70 7SD: also in B70 7B70 7SG: also in B70 7B70 7SH: also in B70 7B70 7SN: also in B70 7B70 7SP: also in B70 7B70 7SQ: also in B70 7B70 7SR: also in B70 7B70 7SS: also in B70 7B70 7SW: also in B70 7B70 7SX: also in B70 7B70 7SY: also in B70 7B70 7TP: also in B70 7B70 7TW: also in B70 7 School 800 mStation 1.6 kmGreets Green & Lyng B70 7DB Map of B70 7DB and what is near it Map of B70 7DB: its centre point, with the 129 other postcodes in the B70 7 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Station 1.6 kmGreets Green & Lyng B70 7DB
  • B70 7DB
  • Other postcodes in B70 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 bus stops
  • 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 52.5133, longitude -1.9945)

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 B70 7DB?

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 B70 7DB?

Every home and business at B70 7DB 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 B70 7DB?

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 B70 7DB 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 B70 7DB 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 B70 7DB.

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 B70 7DB: 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 B70 7DB 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 B70 7DB?

Homes in B70 7 sold for a typical £248,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 12 sales, up 16.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£248,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£213,750 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 16.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £255,000 5 sales
  • Terraced £220,000 6 sales

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

Across the whole B70 district: a typical £216,000 from 125 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 B70 7DB

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in B70 7DB 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 B70 7DB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,120 homes in the neighbourhood around B70 7DB. The largest share of them, 49%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 2010 to 2019 than in any other period (31%). 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 B70 7DB

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 550 (49%)£1,496
Band Babout 400 (36%)£1,746
Band Cabout 160 (14%)£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 Hfewer than 5£4,489

When the homes were built

  1. 3% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 19% 1919 to 1939
  4. 16% 1945 to 1964
  5. 11% 1965 to 1982
  6. 4% 1983 to 1999
  7. 17% 2000 to 2009
  8. 31% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

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 B70 7DB is in (ONS area E01009988), 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 B70 7DB?

The nearest open schools to B70 7DB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near B70 7DB, 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 B70 7DB?

The nearest railway station to the centre of B70 7DB is Sandwell & Dudley Rail Station, 1.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Sandwell & Dudley Rail Station Railway station 1.3 kmCycle
  • Smethwick Galton Bridge Rail Station Railway station 1.6 kmCycle
  • West Bromwich Central (West Midlands Metro) Underground, metro or tram 350 mWalk

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 Farm Street, 118 m away.

More stations near B70 7DB, 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 B70 7DB?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of B70 7DB, 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 B70 7DB?

0 within 1 km 14 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of B70 7DB, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • PodPoint Charging Station Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7 kW 1.1 kmWalk
  • Voestalpine Metsec Charging point · 5 chargers 1.3 kmCycle
  • Voestalpine Metsec Charging point · 4 chargers 1.3 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 B70 7DB?

The nearest to the centre of B70 7DB, 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 B70 7DB?

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 B70 7DB?

The nearest care homes to the centre of B70 7DB, 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 B70 7DB?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of B70 7DB, 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 B70 7DB?

The nearest vets to the centre of B70 7DB 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 B70 7DB in a conservation area?

The centre of B70 7DB 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 B70 7DB?

Police.uk records 443 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of B70 7DB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences193 reports
Vehicle crime39 reports
Criminal damage and arson38 reports
Other theft38 reports
Public order36 reports
Shoplifting34 reports

Also: drugs 16, burglary 13, other crime 8, anti-social behaviour 7, robbery 7, possession of weapons 7, theft from the person 4, bicycle theft 3.

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 B70 7DB

Ward
Greets Green & Lyng
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
West Bromwich
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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B70 7DT40 mB70 7DD80 mB70 7DA110 mB70 7DJ110 mB70 7DL110 mB70 7BP120 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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