Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
1394
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 1394 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.
Police Recorded Crime near B66 2AJ
Crime trends · near B66 2AJ
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
109
YoY stable
ASB
7
YoY -53%
Vehicle Crime
11
YoY +22%
Burglary
3
YoY -50%
Criminal damage
13
YoY -7%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
206
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 2,289
Indian22.4%
Caribbean14.4%
White Brit.13.9%
African8.2%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group7.6%
+ 10 other groups · 33.6%
Religion
Total residents: 2,274
Christian29.7%
Muslim25.1%
Sikh22.6%
No religion14.2%
Not answered5.8%
+ 1 other religions · 2.5%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,294
35–4923.9%
50–6414.5%
25–3412.9%
10–158.9%
5–98.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.7%
Households
Total households: 845
Other24.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.9%
Any member 66+12.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children11.1%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent7.1%
+ 8 other households · 27.0%
Administrative Information
Sandwell
Local Authority
Council Area
Smethwick E14001478
Constituency
E14001478
West Midlands
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Soho and Victoria
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 Scotland
West 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 040A E01010062
E01010062
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Sandwell 040 E02006943
E02006943
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Sandwell 026C E01010062
E01010062
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Sandwell 026 E02002068
E02002068
Urban: 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
4:20 AM
Sunrise
7:48 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:20 AM
Sunset (today)
7:48 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
March 1983
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~43 years
Active Duration
1983 -> Present
March 1983 — Introduced
Postcode B66 2AJ 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: 1394
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01010062 and MSOA E02006943 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode B66 2AJ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
March 1983
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~43 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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