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B67 5LP area guide

Who lives in B67 5LP, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Bearwood & Warley Woods
Council: Sandwell
Region: West Midlands
Neighbourhood population: 1,449 (2024)

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At a glance

What B67 5LP is like

B67 5LP is a postcode in the Bearwood & Warley Woods neighbourhood of Sandwell. Nothing here is published for a single postcode, so these figures describe the neighbourhood around it: about 1,449 people. 62.6% of households own their home, 30.3% rent privately and 6.8% are in social housing. The biggest age group is 35–39, and 66.6% of adults are in work. On deprivation it sits close to the middle of the range for England. Higher-harm crime is around the national middle. Homes in B67 5 sold for a median of £217,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How B67 5LP compares

Each figure is set against England as a whole. Follow a score for the detail behind it.

AffluenceMore

4.0/ 10

Around the middle — decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of England, 10 the least.

CrimeMore

6/ 10

Around the middle — 26.9 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£217,000

Median over 93 sales in B67 5, −8.6% on the year before.

TransportMore

3.0/ 10

Limited — 0 stations within a mile, 62 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

94%

of 17 rated schools within 1 mile are good or better.

Household incomeMore

£54,473

Average a year, before tax — higher than 54% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Only flagged where this area is materially different from the national picture.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
30.3% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England. Tenant demand is established here.
02
Prices fallingLook closer
The median sale price in B67 5 is down 8.6% on the year before.
03
Well-rated schoolsPositive
94% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better.

Questions

B67 5LP FAQs

Is B67 5LP a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 it averages decile 4.0 of 10, where 10 is the least deprived tenth of England. Higher-harm crime runs at 26.9 per 1,000 people a year, band 6 of 10 nationally. 94% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

How much does a house cost in B67 5LP?

The median sale price over the last year was £217,000.

Homes in B67 5 sold for a median of £217,000 across 93 sales in the year to August 2026, −8.6% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry's record of every residential sale.

Is B67 5LP safe?

How crime here compares with the rest of the country.

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 26.9 offences per 1,000 people a year around B67 5LP, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 6 of 10.

Who lives in B67 5LP?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The biggest age group is 35–39, at 10.3% of residents. 62.6% of households own their home. The most common home is terraced (77%).

Which council covers B67 5LP?

B67 5LP is in Sandwell.

B67 5LP is in Sandwell, in West Midlands. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is B67 5LP?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 62 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Smethwick Rolfe Street Rail Station, 1.4 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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