Smethwick is a town in the borough of Sandwell in the West Midlands of England, sitting just west of Birmingham on the edge of the Black Country. It grew up during the Industrial Revolution around canals, railways and metalworking, and its landscape still bears that heritage in surviving canal locks, bridges and Victorian industrial buildings.
Smethwick is notable for its industrial archaeology (including links to early steam technology) and for a diverse, multicultural community shaped by post‑war immigration. Economic life has shifted from heavy industry to a mix of light manufacturing, retail and commuters into the wider conurbation, and the town has seen ongoing regeneration projects alongside parks and community initiatives.
Postcode districts covering Smethwick
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Coventry 20.5 miles32.9 km
- Wolverhampton 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Dudley 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Walsall 6.3 miles10.2 km
- West Bromwich 3.4 miles5.4 km
- Solihull 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Sutton Coldfield 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Worcester 22.3 miles36 km
- Royal Leamington Spa 22.8 miles36.7 km
- Nuneaton 20.5 miles32.9 km
- Cannock 14.9 miles23.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Soho and Victoria Ward 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Abbey Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- North Edgbaston Ward 1 mile1.7 km
- St. Pauls Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Bristnall Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Old Warley Ward 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Oldbury Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Holyhead Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Harborne Ward 1.8 miles3 km
- Quinton Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Soho & Jewellery Quarter Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Langley Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
Example postcodes in Smethwick
B67 5BJ, B66 3BB, B66 4RA, B66 3SE, B67 6BN, B66 2PD, B67 6HY, B66 4SS, B67 5DQ … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 9.7 miles15.5 km
- East Midlands Airport 36 miles57.9 km
- Smethwick Rolfe Street Railway Station 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Smethwick Galton Bridge Railway Station 1.2 miles1.9 km
Hotels near Smethwick Ad
- Domo Boutique Hotel 4 2.2 miles3.6 km
- The High Field Town House 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Aparthotel Birmingham 4 3.1 miles5 km
- Staybridge Suites Birmingham 4 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Crowne Plaza Birmingham City Centre 4 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Edgbaston Park Hotel Birmingham 4 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Frederick Street Townhouse 2.5 miles4 km
- Holiday Inn Express Birmingham - City Centre 3 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Aloft Birmingham Eastside 4 3.6 miles5.8 km
- AC Hotel by Marriott Birmingham 4 2.9 miles4.6 km
Schools in Smethwick
- Abbey Infant School Primary
- Abbey Junior School Primary
- Annie Lennard Primary School Primary
- Cape Primary School Primary
- Crocketts Community Primary School Primary
- Devonshire Infant Academy Primary
- Devonshire Junior Academy Primary
- Galton Valley Primary School Primary
- George Betts Primary Academy Primary
- Holly Lodge High School College of Science Secondary
- Shireland Collegiate Academy Secondary
- Shireland Hall Primary Academy Primary
- Shireland Technology Primary Primary
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Matthew's C of E Primary School Primary
- St Philip's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Uplands Manor Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Victoria Park Primary Primary
Local points of interest
- The Hawthorns Stadium 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Upper West Mall Shopping centre 3.3 miles5.3 km
- University of Aston in Birmingham University 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Selly Oak Colleges Library Library 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Villa Park Stadium 3.9 miles6.3 km
- St Andrew's Stadium 4.4 miles7.1 km
- Bescot Stadium Stadium 5.6 miles8.9 km
- Kings Standing Wood Forest 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Hagley Hall Country house 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Sutton Park Estate 8.1 miles13 km
- Elmdon Hall Country house 9.1 miles14.7 km
- Molineux Stadium Stadium 9.9 miles15.9 km