UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/b70
B70West Bromwich, Sandwell, England
House prices in B70, West Bromwich
Homes in B70 sold for a median of £211,500 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 286 standard sales.
That puts it among the cheapest third of the 71 B postcode districts with at least 100 sales.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 24 | £288,500 | £243,000 to £366,000 |
| Semi-detached | 85 | £235,000 | £207,000 to £261,000 |
| Terraced | 144 | £204,000 | £177,000 to £240,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 33 | £100,000 | £81,000 to £119,000 |
B70 has too few sales linked to an energy certificate for its own price per m². Across the B postcode area, whose median sale price is within 20% of B70's, it was £3,191 per m² from 1,385 linked sales.
Most homes sold here were terraced houses, at 50% of sales.
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Where prices are higher in B70
Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in B70 7, around West Bromwich, with a median of £227,000, and lowest in B70 8, around West Bromwich, at £195,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.
Each dot is a postcode in B70 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.
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List the 25 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| B70 8AP | £385,000 | 3 |
| B70 9AS | £285,000 | 3 |
| B70 0QT | £277,000 | 3 |
| B70 0JT | £275,000 | 3 |
| B70 6RN | £266,500 | 3 |
| B70 9BA | £260,000 | 5 |
| B70 8LA | £245,000 | 3 |
| B70 0FL | £240,000 | 3 |
| B70 6TZ | £235,000 | 3 |
| B70 0RX | £231,000 | 4 |
| B70 8JR | £230,000 | 3 |
| B70 7EP | £227,000 | 3 |
| B70 6NR | £220,000 | 3 |
| B70 0LG | £204,000 | 3 |
| B70 0AE | £185,000 | 3 |
| B70 8LD | £177,000 | 6 |
| B70 8HR | £170,000 | 3 |
| B70 0QP | £168,000 | 4 |
| B70 8LF | £167,000 | 5 |
| B70 0TS | £165,500 | 3 |
| B70 9NF | £142,500 | 4 |
| B70 7HX | £135,000 | 3 |
| B70 6HU | £106,500 | 4 |
| B70 9JT | £102,500 | 4 |
| B70 8GH | £94,000 | 3 |
Prices over time
The median rose 49%, from £137,000 in 2016 to £204,000 in 2025, close to the 48% rise for a typical district in the West Midlands.
Coal mining
All 834 live postcodes in B70 are in the Mining Remediation Authority's coal mining reporting area, so expect your conveyancer to order a mining report with the other conveyancing searches. It does not mean a home is affected (what the report covers).
Postcode districts in the Sandwell council area
Median sale price of the 11 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. B70 is the fourth cheapest.
- B43 Birmingham£255,000
- B68 Oldbury£235,000
- B71 West Bromwich£232,000
- B67 Smethwick£220,000
- B69 Oldbury£215,000
- B64 Cradley Heath£212,500
- DY4 Tipton£212,500
- B70 West Bromwich, this district£211,500
- B65 Rowley Regis£210,000
- WS10 Wednesbury£207,000
- B66 Smethwick£180,000
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £100,000 for a semi-detached house on Oldbury Road to £345,000 for a detached house on Claypit Lane.
The latest standard sales recorded in B70. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.
- 12 Margaret StreetSold for £187,000
- 135 Claypit LaneSold for £125,000
- 86 Oldbury RoadSold for £100,000
- 29 Brandon CloseSold for £235,000
- 161 Claypit LaneSold for £345,000
- 30 Tame StreetSold for £215,000
- 7 St Benedicts CloseSold for £315,000
- 39 Margaret StreetSold for £170,000
- 44 Whitgreave StreetSold for £227,700
- 46 York CrescentSold for £270,000
Living in B70
Crime
168 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Higher than 94 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
Across its postcodes, an average of 96% of homes can get it
Higher than 80 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
80% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 63 in 100 postcode districts.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,244 a year in Sandwell for 2026 to 2027
Lower than 88 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Prices by council ward
Median price in the council wards that cover most of B70, from the sales in B70, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:
- Hill Top 74 sales£217,000
- Greets Green & Lyng 119 sales£205,000
- West Bromwich Central 78 sales£195,000
Fewer than 30 sales, so no median: Great Bridge.
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B | 14 | |
| C | 353 | |
| D | 258 | |
| E | 21 | |
| F | 8 | |
| G | 4 |
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | ||
| 88 | ||
| 119 | ||
| 142 | ||
| 144 | ||
| 61 | ||
| 61 | ||
| 38 |
About these figures
The figures come from 286 standard sales in B70, the latest on 26 August 2026 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, 12% were flats.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.