B64
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Cradley Heath and Old Hill, in Sandwell.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an B64 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in B64 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How B64 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is B64 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in B64 at a rate of 92.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 106.7 per 1,000 people across the B postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 150 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in B64.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (919), other crime (297) and criminal damage and arson (158).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in B64 was 96.7 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in B64, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so B64 has no single figure. Of its 10 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in B64
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandwell 035A | 1,422 | 74.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Sandwell 035B | 2,185 | 108.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.2% |
| Sandwell 035C | 2,329 | 81.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.9% |
| Sandwell 035D | 1,643 | 134.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| Sandwell 035E | 1,430 | 21.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.8% |
| Sandwell 035F | 1,875 | 88.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 95.3% |
| Sandwell 038A | 2,094 | 173.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 94.1% |
| Sandwell 038B | 1,851 | 89.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 95.0% |
| Sandwell 038C | 1,850 | 78.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.9% |
| Sandwell 038D | 1,582 | 46.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.5% |
MPs for B64
- Alex BallingerLabourMP for Halesowen79% of B64’s postcodes
- Sarah CoombesLabourMP for West Bromwich16% of B64’s postcodes
- Gurinder Singh JosanLabourMP for Smethwick4.6% of B64’s postcodes
- Cat EcclesLabourMP for Stourbridge0.6% of B64’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in B642
Postcode sectors in B643
Council1
Towns in B641
Postcode districts next to B645
Nearest rail stations4
More in the B postcode area2
B64 in brief
B64 is a postcode district covering Cradley Heath and Old Hill, in Sandwell.
About 19,806 people lived in B64 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £217,000 in 2025 across 195 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 92.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in B64 was £217,000 in 2025.
B64 had 18,969 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in B64 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In B64, 97.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.