Latitude: 52.4782 / 52°28'41"N
Longitude: -2.0478 / 2°2'51"W
OS Eastings: 396853
OS Northings: 286698
OS Grid: SO968866
Mapcode National: GBR 4YT.W0
Mapcode Global: VH9YT.GZ93
Plus Code: 9C4VFXH2+7V
Maidenhead Locator System: IO82xl44
What Three Birds: puffin.finch.scoter
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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B65 8BQ is a residential postcode in Sandwell. It was first introduced in January 2008.
The most common council tax bands are B and E.
Residential buildings are primarily detached. Domestic properties are mostly flats and houses.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £104,901 to £686,455 with an average of £183,981.
Most residential buildings are of unknown age.
35% of residential property sales since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating is C.
Blackheath is a town, which had a population of 6,518 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 45 people resident in B65 8BQ, of which 24 were male and 21 were female. This includes overnight visitors as well as permanent residents.
B65 8BQ is in the Dudley travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Sandwell Primary Care Trust.
B65 8BQ is approximately 193m (633ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing B65 8BQ
5a2: Urbanites - Urban Professionals and Families - Multi-Ethnic Professionals with Families
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for B65 8BQ
England A1: within a very large conurbation, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
9/10 (Very high)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
9/10 (Very high)
Area Retail Diversity Index
9/10 (Very high)
Supermarkets near B65 8BQ include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Farmfoods, Iceland, Lidl, Morrisons, Nisa, Sainsbury's and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of B65 8BQ are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
Metropolitan District
Sandwell Borough Council
Ward
Blackheath
Councillors
Kerrie Carmichael (Labour)
Danny Millard (Labour)
Jag Singh (Labour)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Halesowen and Rowley Regis
MP
James Morris (Conservative)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for B65 8BQ.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near B65 8BQ.
Blackheath Primary School
Britannia Road, Rowley Regis, West Midlands, B65 9NF
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Highfields Primary School
Beeches Road, Rowley Regis, West Midlands, B65 0DA
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Brickhouse Primary School
Dudhill Road, Rowley Regis, West Midlands, B65 8HS
Foundation School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Temple Meadow Primary School
Wrights Lane, Cradley Heath, West Midlands, B64 6RH
Foundation School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Rowley Hall Primary School
Windsor Road, Rowley Regis, West Midlands, B65 9HU
Foundation School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
St Michael's CE High School
Curral Road, Rowley Regis, West Midlands, B65 9AN
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Ormiston Forge Academy
Wrights Lane, Cradley Heath, West Midlands, B64 6QU
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Leasowes High School
Kent Road, Halesowen, West Midlands, B62 8PJ
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Good
Oldbury Academy
Pound Road, Oldbury, West Midlands, B68 8NE
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
The Earls High School
Furnace Lane, Halesowen, West Midlands, B63 3SL
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 16
Outstanding
Perryfields High School Specialist Maths and Computing College
Oldacre Road, Oldbury, West Midlands, B68 0RG
Community School
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
Windsor High School and Sixth Form
Richmond Street, Halesowen, West Midlands, B63 4BB
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
The Hillcrest School and Community College
Simms Lane, Netherton, Dudley, West Midlands, DY2 0PB
Community School
Ages 11 - 16
Inadequate
Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy
Lower City Road, Oldbury, West Midlands, B69 2HE
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 19
Good
Bristnall Hall Academy
Bristnall Hall Lane, Oldbury, West Midlands, B68 9PA
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
The overall school grade in this area is high.