B71 1FF postcode in West Bromwich, Sandwell

B71 1FF is a postcode in West Bromwich, in the Charlemont & Grove Vale ward of Sandwell. It is in the West Bromwich parliamentary constituency and the West Midlands police force area, and has been in use since March 2023.

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 £195,500 Homes sold in B71 1, last 12 months. ▼ 6.9% on the year before Nearest station Tame Bridge Parkway 2.3 km in a straight line

Where B71 1FF is, and what is near it

Map of B71 1FF and what is near it Map of B71 1FF: its centre point, with the 195 other postcodes in the B71 1 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 13 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. B71 1AA: also in B71 1B71 1AB: also in B71 1B71 1AD: also in B71 1B71 1AE: also in B71 1B71 1AF: also in B71 1B71 1AG: also in B71 1B71 1AH: also in B71 1B71 1AJ: also in B71 1B71 1AL: also in B71 1B71 1AN: also in B71 1B71 1AP: also in B71 1B71 1AQ: also in B71 1B71 1AR: also in B71 1B71 1AS: also in B71 1B71 1AT: also in B71 1B71 1AU: also in B71 1B71 1AW: also in B71 1B71 1AX: also in B71 1B71 1AY: also in B71 1B71 1AZ: also in B71 1B71 1BA: also in B71 1B71 1BB: also in B71 1B71 1BD: also in B71 1B71 1BE: also in B71 1B71 1BF: also in B71 1B71 1BG: also in B71 1B71 1BH: also in B71 1B71 1BJ: also in B71 1B71 1BP: also in B71 1B71 1BQ: also in B71 1B71 1BS: also in B71 1B71 1BT: also in B71 1B71 1BU: also in B71 1B71 1BW: also in B71 1B71 1BX: also in B71 1B71 1BY: also in B71 1B71 1BZ: also in B71 1B71 1DA: also in B71 1B71 1DB: also in B71 1B71 1DD: also in B71 1B71 1DE: also in B71 1B71 1DF: also in B71 1B71 1DG: also in B71 1B71 1DH: also in B71 1B71 1DL: also in B71 1B71 1DN: also in B71 1B71 1DP: also in B71 1B71 1DQ: also in B71 1B71 1DR: also in B71 1B71 1DS: also in B71 1B71 1DT: also in B71 1B71 1DU: also in B71 1B71 1DW: also in B71 1B71 1DX: also in B71 1B71 1DY: also in B71 1B71 1DZ: also in B71 1B71 1EA: also in B71 1B71 1EB: also in B71 1B71 1ED: also in B71 1B71 1EE: also in B71 1B71 1EF: also in B71 1B71 1EG: also in B71 1B71 1EH: also in B71 1B71 1EJ: also in B71 1B71 1EL: also in B71 1B71 1EN: also in B71 1B71 1EP: also in B71 1B71 1EQ: also in B71 1B71 1ER: also in B71 1B71 1ES: also in B71 1B71 1ET: also in B71 1B71 1EU: also in B71 1B71 1EW: also in B71 1B71 1EX: also in B71 1B71 1EY: also in B71 1B71 1EZ: also in B71 1B71 1FD: also in B71 1B71 1FE: also in B71 1B71 1HA: also in B71 1B71 1HB: also in B71 1B71 1HD: also in B71 1B71 1HF: also in B71 1B71 1HG: also in B71 1B71 1HH: also in B71 1B71 1HJ: also in B71 1B71 1HL: also in B71 1B71 1HN: also in B71 1B71 1HP: also in B71 1B71 1HQ: also in B71 1B71 1HR: also in B71 1B71 1HS: also in B71 1B71 1HT: also in B71 1B71 1HU: also in B71 1B71 1HX: also in B71 1B71 1HY: also in B71 1B71 1HZ: also in B71 1B71 1JA: also in B71 1B71 1JB: also in B71 1B71 1JD: also in B71 1B71 1JE: also in B71 1B71 1JF: also in B71 1B71 1JH: also in B71 1B71 1JJ: also in B71 1B71 1JL: also in B71 1B71 1JN: also in B71 1B71 1JP: also in B71 1B71 1JQ: also in B71 1B71 1JR: also in B71 1B71 1JS: also in B71 1B71 1JT: also in B71 1B71 1JU: also in B71 1B71 1JW: also in B71 1B71 1JX: also in B71 1B71 1JY: also in B71 1B71 1JZ: also in B71 1B71 1LB: also in B71 1B71 1LH: also in B71 1B71 1LJ: also in B71 1B71 1LL: also in B71 1B71 1LN: also in B71 1B71 1LP: also in B71 1B71 1LR: also in B71 1B71 1LS: also in B71 1B71 1LT: also in B71 1B71 1LU: also in B71 1B71 1LW: also in B71 1B71 1LX: also in B71 1B71 1LY: also in B71 1B71 1LZ: also in B71 1B71 1NA: also in B71 1B71 1NB: also in B71 1B71 1ND: also in B71 1B71 1NE: also in B71 1B71 1NF: also in B71 1B71 1NG: also in B71 1B71 1NH: also in B71 1B71 1NJ: also in B71 1B71 1NL: also in B71 1B71 1NN: also in B71 1B71 1NP: also in B71 1B71 1NR: also in B71 1B71 1NS: also in B71 1B71 1NT: also in B71 1B71 1NU: also in B71 1B71 1NW: also in B71 1B71 1NX: also in B71 1B71 1NY: also in B71 1B71 1PA: also in B71 1B71 1PD: also in B71 1B71 1PG: also in B71 1B71 1PH: also in B71 1B71 1PJ: also in B71 1B71 1PL: also in B71 1B71 1PP: also in B71 1B71 1PR: also in B71 1B71 1PS: also in B71 1B71 1PT: also in B71 1B71 1PU: also in B71 1B71 1PX: also in B71 1B71 1PY: also in B71 1B71 1PZ: also in B71 1B71 1QA: also in B71 1B71 1QB: also in B71 1B71 1QD: also in B71 1B71 1QE: also in B71 1B71 1QF: also in B71 1B71 1QH: also in B71 1B71 1QJ: also in B71 1B71 1QL: also in B71 1B71 1QN: also in B71 1B71 1QP: also in B71 1B71 1QR: also in B71 1B71 1QS: also in B71 1B71 1QT: also in B71 1B71 1QU: also in B71 1B71 1QW: also in B71 1B71 1QX: also in B71 1B71 1QY: also in B71 1B71 1QZ: also in B71 1B71 1RB: also in B71 1B71 1RD: also in B71 1B71 1RE: also in B71 1B71 1RG: also in B71 1B71 1RH: also in B71 1B71 1RJ: also in B71 1B71 1RL: also in B71 1B71 1RN: also in B71 1B71 1RP: also in B71 1B71 1RQ: also in B71 1B71 1RR: also in B71 1B71 1RT: also in B71 1B71 1RU: also in B71 1B71 1RW: also in B71 1B71 1SA: also in B71 1B71 1SD: also in B71 1 Sandwell & Dudley station 3.2 kmHateley Heath B71 1FF Map of B71 1FF and what is near it Map of B71 1FF: its centre point, with the 195 other postcodes in the B71 1 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices and 13 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Hateley Heath B71 1FF
  • B71 1FF
  • Other postcodes in B71 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 13 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 52.5339, longitude -1.9886)

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 B71 1FF?

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 B71 1FF?

Every home and business at B71 1FF 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 B71 1FF?

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 B71 1FF 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 B71 1FF 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 B71 1FF.

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 B71 1FF: 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 B71 1FF 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 B71 1FF?

Homes in B71 1 sold for a typical £195,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 42 sales, down 6.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£195,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£210,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 6.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £215,000 19 sales
  • Terraced £223,000 15 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £120,000 7 sales

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

Across the whole B71 district: a typical £230,000 from 189 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 B71 1FF

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in B71 1FF from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 28 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 B71 1FF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 700 homes in the neighbourhood around B71 1FF. The largest share of them, 36%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (63%). 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 B71 1FF

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 £2,743 (band E); band B, the most common, is £1,746.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 120 (17%)£1,496
Band Babout 250 (36%)£1,746
Band Cabout 170 (24%)£1,995
Band Dabout 70 (10%)£2,244
Band Eabout 90 (13%)£2,743
Band Fwithheld£3,242
Band Gwithheld£3,741
Band Hfewer than 5£4,489

When the homes were built

  1. 1% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 63% 1919 to 1939
  4. 7% 1945 to 1964
  5. 18% 1965 to 1982
  6. 3% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 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 B71 1FF is in (ONS area E01009946), 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 B71 1FF?

The nearest open schools to B71 1FF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near B71 1FF, 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 B71 1FF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of B71 1FF is Tame Bridge Parkway Rail Station, 2.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Tame Bridge Parkway Rail Station Railway station 2.3 kmCycle
  • Sandwell & Dudley Rail Station Railway station 3.2 kmCycle
  • Black Lake (West Midlands Metro) Underground, metro or tram 1.6 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 Stanway Road, 88 m away.

More stations near B71 1FF, 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 B71 1FF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of B71 1FF, 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 B71 1FF?

0 within 1 km 5 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of B71 1FF, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Shell Recharge Charging point · 4 chargers 1.6 kmCycle
  • Shell Recharge CHAdeMO (70kW) Charging point · 2 chargers 1.6 kmCycle
  • Shell Recharge CCS (150kW) Charging point · 2 chargers 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 B71 1FF?

The nearest to the centre of B71 1FF, 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 B71 1FF?

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 B71 1FF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of B71 1FF, 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 B71 1FF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of B71 1FF, 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 B71 1FF?

The nearest vets to the centre of B71 1FF 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 B71 1FF in a conservation area?

The centre of B71 1FF 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 B71 1FF?

Police.uk records 272 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of B71 1FF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences115 reports
Criminal damage and arson29 reports
Vehicle crime27 reports
Other theft20 reports
Shoplifting17 reports
Public order13 reports

Also: anti-social behaviour 12, drugs 9, other crime 8, robbery 7, possession of weapons 7, burglary 6, theft from the person 2.

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 B71 1FF

Ward
Charlemont & Grove Vale
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
March 2023

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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