B70 — West Bromwich
West Bromwich's B70 postcode sits in Sandwell. The board behind it is assembled from 8,548 sales over 32 years of actual sales in 8 areas.
Across the recorded period the typical B70 sale went from £35,000 in 1995 to £230,000 in 2026 — 6.6× growth. If you could time-travel once, aim for just before 2003 — prices moved +33.3% that year. The one to avoid was 2009: the median moved -17.7%, the roughest year in the local record.
Median sold price in B70
| Year | Median sold price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | £35,000 | 216 |
| 2000 | £39,000 | 286 |
| 2005 | £95,000 | 360 |
| 2010 | £95,000 | 166 |
| 2015 | £125,000 | 302 |
| 2020 | £146,500 | 217 |
| 2025 | £200,000 | 196 |
| 2026 | £230,000 | 28 |
The areas on the board
8 areas make up the board, weighted by sales activity:
- West Bromwich (B70 0) (25% of local sales) — busiest streets: Hill Top, Meyrick Road, Lakeside Road
- West Bromwich (B70 9) (23% of local sales) — busiest streets: Creed Way, Whitgreave Street, Claypit Lane
- West Bromwich (B70 6) (19% of local sales) — busiest streets: High Street, Princes Gate, St Christopher Close
- West Bromwich (B70 8) (17% of local sales) — busiest streets: Oak Road, Dartmouth Street, Edith Street
- West Bromwich (B70 7) (13% of local sales) — busiest streets: Bromford Lane, Livingstone Road, Dawes Avenue
- Hill Top (1% of local sales) — busiest streets: Pleasant Street, New Street, Peters Street
- Golds Hill (1% of local sales) — busiest streets: Bagnall Street
- Foxgrove Road (1% of local sales)
Reading about 2003 is easy; surviving 2009 is the game. Play the B70 board.
Local business? Put your name on the B70 board — one sponsor per postcode.
Prices are medians of real Land Registry sales. Street lists show street names only — never individual addresses. New to the game? Start with how to play.