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 miles
- Coventry 20.5 miles
- Wolverhampton 9.8 miles
- Dudley 5.2 miles
- Walsall 6.3 miles
- West Bromwich 3.4 miles
- Solihull 8.5 miles
- Sutton Coldfield 8.3 miles
- Worcester 22.3 miles
- Royal Leamington Spa 22.8 miles
- Nuneaton 20.5 miles
- Cannock 14.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Soho and Victoria Ward 0.7 miles
- Abbey Ward 0.9 miles
- North Edgbaston Ward 1 mile
- St. Pauls Ward 1.1 miles
- Bristnall Ward 1.2 miles
- Old Warley Ward 1.5 miles
- Oldbury Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Holyhead Ward 1.8 miles
- Harborne Ward 1.8 miles
- Quinton Ward 1.9 miles
- Soho & Jewellery Quarter Ward 2 miles
- Langley Ward 2.2 miles
Example postcodes in Smethwick
B66 1QT, B67 7AA, B66 2RX, B66 3SE, B67 7PS, B66 4ES, B66 4SL, B66 4NE, B67 6BD … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 9.7 miles
- East Midlands Airport 36 miles
- Smethwick Rolfe Street Railway Station 0.7 miles
- Smethwick Galton Bridge Railway Station 1.2 miles
Hotels near Smethwick Ad
- The Grand Hotel Birmingham 5 3 miles
- Staybridge Suites Birmingham 3.5 3.2 miles
- Aparthotel Birmingham 4 3.1 miles
- Leonardo Royal Hotel Birmingham 4 2.6 miles
- AC Hotel Birmingham 4 2.8 miles
- Lucarelli Inn 3 2.7 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Birmingham - City Centre 3.5 2.6 miles
- Aparthotel Adagio Birmingham City Centre 4 3.4 miles
- Aloft by Marriott Birmingham Eastside 4 3.6 miles
- Staycity Aparthotels Birmingham City Centre 4 2.7 miles
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 miles
- Upper West Mall Shopping centre 3.3 miles
- University of Aston in Birmingham University 3.5 miles
- Selly Oak Colleges Library Library 3.8 miles
- Villa Park Stadium 3.9 miles
- St Andrew's Stadium 4.4 miles
- Bescot Stadium Stadium 5.6 miles
- Kings Standing Wood Forest 6.7 miles
- Hagley Hall Country house 7.6 miles
- Sutton Park Estate 8.1 miles
- Elmdon Hall Country house 9.1 miles
- Molineux Stadium Stadium 9.9 miles