NEW STREET, B66 2AJ House Prices & Local Information

B66 2AJ is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on New Street, 0.7km from Sandwell in Smethwick. Administratively it sits within Soho and Victoria ward and the Warley constituency.

Day-to-day life in B66 2AJ has the character of a culturally diverse area with a strong community identity. The daytime character shifts — non-white workforce in manufacturing and transport. An average age of 29 points to a young professional and early-career population — ambitious, mobile, and predominantly renting. The area has a notably diverse population — 100% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Sandwell.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 44 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. 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 B66 2AJ are sourced from Output Area E00177450 (shared with 54 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.