Bacteriostatic water in Smethwick

Local facts for Smethwick

Smethwick sits in the B66 postcode district (B area), within Sandwell, West Midlands, England.

B66 is a mainland UK district, so orders to Smethwick go out on next-day UK delivery. How we deliver.

Nearest universities with REF 2021 research submissions in Biological Sciences or Chemistry:

• The University of Birmingham, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 5.1 km
• The University of Warwick, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 30.1 km
• University of Worcester, Biological Sciences, 37.6 km

Straight-line distance. Listed for local context only; no affiliation implied.

Further universities within 80 km of Smethwick with REF 2021 submissions in these units:

• Loughborough University (UKPRN 10004113): Chemistry, 58.7 km north-east
• The University of Leicester (UKPRN 10007796): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 58.8 km east
• University of Keele (UKPRN 10007767): Biological Sciences, 60.6 km north
• The University of Nottingham (UKPRN 10007154): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 72 km north-east
• The University of Northampton (UKPRN 10007138): Biological Sciences, 77.9 km east

Nearby: Sandwell (1.2 km), Oldbury (3.6 km), Hockley (3.7 km), West Bromwich (3.8 km), Blackheath (5.3 km).

Regional hub: Birmingham.

Smethwick lies west of Birmingham, about 4.6 km in a straight line.

Other location pages in the B postcode area (26 of the 150 we list for West Midlands):

• B, 4.1 km
• Birmingham, B2, 4.6 km
• Rowley Regis, B65, 5.3 km
• Halesowen, B63, 7.6 km
• Cradley Heath, B64, 8 km
• Erdington, B24, 10 km
• Sutton Coldfield, B72, 12.6 km
• Fordbridge, B37, 15.1 km

Postcode districts in the B area covered by our West Midlands location pages: B2, B19, B24, B37, B46, B49, B60, B63, B64, B65, B66, B69, B70, B72, B78, B79, B91, B95, B97.

More nearby location pages in West Midlands (within 50 km; straight line, nearest first):

Also in Sandwell (9 location pages): Sandwell 1.2 km, Oldbury 3.6 km, West Bromwich 3.8 km, Blackheath 5.3 km, Rowley Regis 5.3 km, Tipton 7.4 km, Wednesbury 7.6 km, Cradley Heath 8 km.

Nearest location page in each direction from Smethwick: north, Sandwell (1.2 km); east, Hockley (3.7 km); south, Halesowen (7.6 km); west, Oldbury (3.6 km).

Location pages in West Midlands within 10 km of Smethwick: 20; within 25 km: 56; within 50 km: 113.

Map reference: 52.4907, -1.9678 (OS Open Names osgb4000000074577520).

Sources: OS Open Names and ONS Postcode Directory (OGL), OpenStreetMap (ODbL), REF 2021, Parcelforce zone list. Updated 12 Oct 2026.