DARBY STREET, B65 0BA House Prices & Local Information

B65 0BA is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Darby Street, 0.4km from Ross in Blackheath. Administratively it sits within Blackheath ward and the Halesowen and Rowley Regis constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, B65 0BA is a high-density area of young ethnic minority families, mostly in flats. The daytime character shifts — white, female workforce with low qualifications, working locally. The 43 average age reflects a mixed, mid-career community — settling down but not yet slowing down. 51% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 68 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: With prices averaging £173k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for B65 0BA are sourced from Output Area E00050226 (shared with 8 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.