Among the most deprived
IMD England
227
Crime · May '26
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Avg property price
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Annual change
West Midlands
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for B66 2LS
Postcode
B66 2LS
Coordinates
52.4960, -1.9464
Grid reference
SP037886
Easting
403,739
Northing
288,673
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4WF3W3+9F
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Smethwick
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.
882
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 882 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 · B66 2LS
HM Land Registry · Sandwell
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Police Recorded Crime near B66 2LS
Crime trends · near B66 2LS
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1148760
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
104
YoY stable
ASB
34194
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
8
YoY -58%
Vehicle Crime
25178
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
15
YoY +15%
Burglary
1370
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
6
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
25178
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
25
YoY +79%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
African21.3%
Pakistani11.8%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group9.2%
Other Asian8.9%
Caribbean8.3%
+ 9 other groups · 40.4%
Religion
Muslim47.3%
Christian26.6%
No religion10.6%
Not answered6.4%
Sikh4.8%
+ 1 other religions · 4.4%
Age groups
35–4922.1%
25–3417.8%
10–1511.5%
5–910.0%
50–6410.0%
+ 5 other age groups · 28.5%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children24.8%
Other18.9%
Lone parent family: With dependent children14.9%
With dependent children8.5%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over6.9%
+ 8 other households · 26.0%
Administrative Information
Sandwell
Local Authority
Council AreaSmethwick E14001478
Constituency
E14001478West 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 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 040B E01033890
E01033890MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Sandwell 040 E02006943
E02006943LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Sandwell 026D E01010063
E01010063MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Sandwell 026 E02002068
E02002068Urban: 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
4:00 AM
Sunrise
8:26 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:00 AM
Sunset (today)
8:26 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
September 1991
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~35 years
Active Duration
1991 -> PresentSeptember 1991 — Introduced
Postcode B66 2LS 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: 882
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01033890 and MSOA E02006943 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode B66 2LS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
September 1991
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~35 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near B66 2LS
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Windsor Olympus Academy
Sandwell · B18 4LX
0.2 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Oasis Academy Foundry
Birmingham · B18 4LP
Outstanding
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Myles Academy
Birmingham · B21 0PD
0.4 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 13–19
James Watt Primary School
Birmingham · B21 0RE
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Oasis Academy Boulton
Birmingham · B21 0RE
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
St Philip's Catholic Primary School
Sandwell · B66 3DU
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Summerfield Junior and Infant School
Birmingham · B18 4AH
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Summerfield Primary School
Birmingham · B18 4AH
Requires improvement
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
St Matthew's CofE Primary School
Sandwell · B66 3LX
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Aspire AP School 2
Sandwell · B66 3ND
0.6 mi
SecondaryIndependentMixed · Ages 11–16
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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