High deprivation
IMD England
West Midlands
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Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for B65 0LU
Postcode
B65 0LU
Coordinates
52.4754, -2.0376
Grid reference
SO975863
Easting
397,544
Northing
286,379
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4VFXG6+4X
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Blackheath
Travel to Work
Dudley
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.
8185
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 8185 out of 33,755 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)
England & WalesDemographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.61.2%
Indian7.3%
Other White6.4%
Caribbean4.0%
Pakistani3.9%
+ 6 other groups · 17.2%
Religion
Christian49.4%
No religion31.5%
Muslim6.7%
Sikh6.2%
Not answered3.4%
+ 1 other religions · 2.9%
Age groups
35–4920.1%
50–6417.9%
25–3413.7%
10–1510.0%
65–749.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.7%
Households
Other16.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.3%
Any member 66+9.6%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.4%
All members 66+9.2%
+ 9 other households · 42.4%
Administrative Information
Sandwell
Local Authority
Council AreaSmethwick E14001478
Constituency
E14001478West Midlands
Police Force
England
Ward
Blackheath
Constituency code
E14001478
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 EnglandWest 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 033E E01009999
E01009999MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Sandwell 033 E02002075
E02002075LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Sandwell 033E E01009999
E01009999MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Sandwell 033 E02002075
E02002075Urban: 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
6:02 AM
Sunrise
5:56 PM
Sunset
11 hours 54 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:02 AM
Sunset (today)
5:56 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 54 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode B65 0LU 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: 8185
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01009999 and MSOA E02002075 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode B65 0LU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near B65 0LU
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
63%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 31%
RWM expected
58%
SecondaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 0%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 28%
RWM expected
62%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 39%
Attainment 8
48.9
All-throughStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 4–19FSM 43%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 17%
RWM expected
66%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 7–19FSM 57%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 30%
RWM expected
58%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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