B71
Postcode districtPostcode district covering West Bromwich, Stone Cross and Hateley Heath, 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 B71 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in B71 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How B71 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is B71 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in B71 at a rate of 88.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 106.7 per 1,000 people across the B postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 222 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in B71.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,597), other crime (508) and vehicle crime (310).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in B71 was 89.8 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 B71, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so B71 has no single figure. Of its 17 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in B71
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandwell 010A | 2,358 | 89.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.1% |
| Sandwell 010B | 1,772 | 82.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.7% |
| Sandwell 010C | 1,622 | 98.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 92.4% |
| Sandwell 010D | 1,640 | 106.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Sandwell 010E | 1,801 | 68.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.8% |
| Sandwell 010F | 2,171 | 110.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.8% |
| Sandwell 013D | 1,884 | 67.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 94.7% |
| Sandwell 013E | 1,821 | 47.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| Sandwell 017A | 2,393 | 86.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 90.5% |
| Sandwell 017B | 1,802 | 86.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.6% |
| Sandwell 017C | 1,953 | 61.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 95.6% |
| Sandwell 017E | 1,756 | 141.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.8% |
| Sandwell 039A | 1,812 | 51.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.9% |
| Sandwell 039B | 1,494 | 68.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| Sandwell 039D | 1,718 | 127.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.1% |
| Sandwell 039E | 2,267 | 76.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 84.7% |
| Sandwell 039F | 1,786 | 118.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.6% |
MPs for B71
- Antonia BanceLabourMP for Tipton and Wednesbury53% of B71’s postcodes
- Sarah CoombesLabourMP for West Bromwich44% of B71’s postcodes
- Gurinder Singh JosanLabourMP for Smethwick2.8% of B71’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 B713
Postcode sectors in B714
Council1
Towns in B711
Postcode districts next to B717
Nearest rail stations4
More in the B postcode area2
B71 in brief
B71 is a postcode district covering West Bromwich, Stone Cross and Hateley Heath, in Sandwell.
About 35,340 people lived in B71 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £235,000 in 2025 across 268 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 88.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in B71 was £235,000 in 2025.
B71 had 33,546 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in B71 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In B71, 96.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.