B70 8HS
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Property report — B70 8HS
Open-data due diligence for B70 8HS and the area around it.
B70 8HS in brief: 11 recorded sales (£18,000–£96,500) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby · nearest GP rated good.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for B70 8HS itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the B70 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£197,232
Population
11,818
Crimes recorded
81
Schools
4
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
96%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in B70 8, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (6 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-02 | £88,000 | 13 OAK ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2011-11-17 | £77,000 | 5 OAK ROAD | Terraced |
| 2008-01-11 | £96,500 | 11 OAK ROAD | Terraced |
| 2005-05-11 | £67,000 | 13 OAK ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2003-11-05 | £70,000 | 5 OAK ROAD | Terraced |
| 2003-10-28 | £38,000 | 11 OAK ROAD | Terraced |
| 2002-08-02 | £45,000 | 9 OAK ROAD | Terraced |
| 2001-07-27 | £31,000 | 13 OAK ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1999-02-26 | £18,000 | 11 OAK ROAD | Terraced |
| 1998-01-05 | £37,000 | 5 OAK ROAD | Terraced |
| 1997-03-21 | £37,000 | 3 OAK ROAD | Terraced |
11 recorded sales on B70 8HS. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lodge Primary School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Shireland Biomedical Utc | 0.3 mi | Secondary | Requires improvement (2023) |
| Lyng Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Shireland CBSO Academy | 0.4 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Hanbury Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Hargate Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
Care & GP surgeries
| Name | Type | Distance | CQC rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westgate (7 beds) | Care home | 0.2 mi | Good |
| McLaren House (9 beds) | Care home | 0.3 mi | Inadequate |
| SENSE - 20-32 Horton Street (6 beds) | Care home | 0.4 mi | Good |
| West Bromwich Partnerships for Health | GP surgery | 0.1 mi | Good |
| St Paul's Partnership - Lyng Medical | GP surgery | 0.1 mi | Good |
| Cordley Street Surgery | GP surgery | 0.6 mi | Requires improvement |
Nearest CQC-rated care homes and GP surgeries, straight-line distance from the postcode (England only). Source: Care Quality Commission.
What's nearby
Nearest hospitals: SKIN HOSPITAL (0.9 mi) · SANDWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL (0.9 mi) · ROWLEY REGIS HOSPITAL (0.9 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: LODGE ESTATE PRIMARY SCHOOL (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · LAW COURTS (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · RYLAND MEMORIAL SCHOOL OF ART (Grade II) (0.2 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: LODGE PHARMACY (0.1 mi) · WEST BROMWICH PHARMACY (0.1 mi) · SAMA PHARMACY (0.2 mi)
Nearest stations: Lodge Road (West Midlands Metro) (0.1 mi) · West Bromwich Central (West Midlands Metro) (0.2 mi) · Dartmouth Street (West Midlands Metro) (0.3 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Heron Foods (0.3 mi) · Lidl (0.4 mi) · Tesco Extra (0.4 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 35
- One-person households
- 31%
- Households with children
- 37%
- Households
- 4,148
Owned 42% · Social rent 34% · Private rent 23%
Census 2021 (ONS), for B70 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in B70 8 (May 24–Jun 26, average 85/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for B70 8HS in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictB70 | SectorB70 8 | PostcodeB70 8HS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £212,292 | £197,232 | £54,955 |
| Population | 43,631 | 11,818 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 2/10 | 2/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 428 | 81 | — |
| Schools | 15 | 4 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 96% | 96% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 99% | 98% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (B70 8); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom · Care Quality Commission.
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Report generated 26 August 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.