B71 postcode area guide — Sandwell

Where is B71?

Broadband & internet speeds in B71

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the B71 postcode district (Sandwell) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 683 postcodes Ofcom measures in B71, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 87%.

Around 0% of premises in B71 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in B71

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Mobile signal around Sandwell

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Sandwell district (145,434 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in B71

Police recorded 303 incidents within about a mile of the centre of B71 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in B71

Based on 211 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in B71 is £215,000, down 2.3% on the previous year (£220,000).

Latest recorded sales in B71

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Sandwell demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Sandwell district (341,834 residents, 130,246 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around B71

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in B71

159 rated food businesses operate in B71. 92 hold the top rating of 5, 36 are rated 4, and 7 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: AA Stores Grafton Road, Agewell CIC, Allerton Court, Atwal Caterers Limited, Bake 'N' Take.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in B71

From a sample of 144 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 B71 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band C). 52% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Sandwell

Landlines around B71 typically use:

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What's it like living in B71?

Postcodes in B71

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Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.