High deprivation
IMD England
52
Crime · May '26
£338,500
Median property price
—
Annual change
West Midlands
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for B42 1HB
Postcode
B42 1HB
Coordinates
52.5374, -1.9317
Grid reference
SP047932
Easting
404,731
Northing
293,278
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4WG3P9+W8
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
West Bromwich
Travel to Work
Birmingham
ITL Region
Sandwell
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
11726
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 11726 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
Property sales · B42 1HB
HM Land Registry · Sandwell
Average price
£348,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £338,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Oct '23 – Apr '26Apr '26: 1 sales · avg £410,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£410k£358k£305k
Oct '23Aug '24Oct '24Apr '26
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near B42 1HB
Crime trends · near B42 1HB
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
332211
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
20
YoY -20%
ASB
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY +100%
Vehicle Crime
1283
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
7
YoY -12%
Burglary
1050
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
1271
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -71%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.44.4%
Indian16.9%
Caribbean8.2%
Pakistani5.3%
Bangladeshi3.3%
+ 9 other groups · 21.8%
Religion
Christian46.3%
No religion19.4%
Muslim10.9%
Sikh10.2%
Hindu5.6%
+ 2 other religions · 7.7%
Age groups
50–6420.0%
35–4919.5%
25–3414.2%
65–748.3%
10–157.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.4%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.2%
Other13.0%
Any member 66+12.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent9.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.1%
+ 7 other households · 40.4%
Administrative Information
Sandwell
Local Authority
Council AreaWest Bromwich E14001574
Constituency
E14001574West Midlands
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Newton
Constituency code
E14001574
EU Electoral Region
West Midlands
Parish
Sandwell, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Sandwell
Health & NHS
West Midlands
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS ScotlandWest Midlands
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
West Midlands
NHS Region
Midlands
Integrated Care Board
NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Sandwell
Sub ICB Location
NHS Black Country ICB - D2P2L
Cancer Alliance
West Midlands
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Sandwell 011A E01010008
E01010008MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Sandwell 011 E02002053
E02002053LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Sandwell 011A E01010008
E01010008MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Sandwell 011 E02002053
E02002053Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
3:56 AM
Sunrise
8:28 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:56 AM
Sunset (today)
8:28 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 1999
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~27 years
Active Duration
1999 -> PresentJune 1999 — Introduced
Postcode B42 1HB introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 11726
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01010008 and MSOA E02002053 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode B42 1HB is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 1999
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~27 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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