B67 7HR Guide - Crime Rate, Schools & Area Review

B67 7HR is a postcode in Smethwick, Sandwell, West Midlands, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near B67 7HR, then scores the surrounding small area 44/100 - bottom 29% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around B67 7HR are safety and schools and education, while local prosperity is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for B67 7HR is based on Sandwell 031 Census 2021. It covers 8,410 residents, 5,452 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 36, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 54% owner-occupied, 13% privately rented, 31% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 2/10.

For property prices near B67 7HR, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the B67 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £179k from 40 rolling sales, down 7.0% month-on-month. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

Families checking schools near B67 7HR can compare 12 state schools within one mile, including 11 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted or the equivalent inspectorate. The Schools tab adds phase, school type, distance, rating and a dedicated school map so the education context is easier to judge.

The Kids & Clubs tab adds 2 nearby child-friendly activities from open activity feeds, including 2 records marked free and 2 with booking links where the source provides them.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near B67 7HR by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

Local change around B67 7HR is tracked through nearby planning permissions, HMO licensing and roadworks. This report currently shows 49 HMO licences, 11 street-disruption records in the Planning tab, with dates, distance and source links. Large council source datasets may contain more records than the displayed list.