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About

Sandwell is a metropolitan borough in the West Midlands that includes West Bromwich, Oldbury, Smethwick, Rowley Regis, Tipton and Wednesbury. Created in 1974 from the former county boroughs of Warley and West Bromwich, the borough sits at the heart of the Black Country and retains a strong industrial layout: canals, railway corridors and terraces of housing trace the nineteenth- and twentieth-century development of metalworking and manufacturing. Local governance centres and colleges are based in West Bromwich and Oldbury, and services link the towns closely to Birmingham and Wolverhampton without overlapping their civic identities.

Green space and industrial heritage sit side by side across Sandwell. Sandwell Valley Country Park runs along the valley between West Bromwich and Walsall and contains the ruins of Sandwell Priory set into farmland and wetland, where visitors can walk former mill and saltmarsh lines. At the western edge of West Bromwich, The Hawthorns stadium marks the borough’s sporting presence. Community museums, canal paths and council-run parks offer routes into the borough’s working past and present.

Area overview

On average Sandwell has high deprivation and high crime levels, with around 89 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. Approximately 26.8% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Sandwell is £42,589 per year. There are 133 schools in Sandwell: 95 primary (12 Outstanding and 64 Good) and 22 secondary (3 Outstanding and 12 Good). Sandwell is home to around 341,832 people, with a population density of about 3,994.9 per km2.

Crime rate
8/10
Crimes per 1k residents
89
Deprivation level
8/10
Income level
3/10
Social housing
26.8%
Connectivity
N/A

Area Profile

Sandwell Population
341,832
Population density
3,994.9 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Violence and sexual offences
45.06(+18%)
Shoplifting
9.55(+9%)
Vehicle crime
9.06(+37%)
Criminal damage and arson
8.13(+13%)
Anti-social behaviour
7.74(-32%)
West Midlands average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
177,929
52.05%
Indian
44,378
12.98%
Pakistani
22,148
6.48%
Other White
15,405
4.51%
Caribbean
13,103
3.83%
Total population: 341,832

Economics

Education (age 16+)

No qualifications
76,839
28.88%
Level 4+ (Degree)
60,316
22.67%
Level 3 (A level)
39,465
14.83%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
36,175
13.6%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
30,586
11.5%
Total 16+ residents: 266,028

Housing

Housing tenure

Owns outright
35,924
27.58%
Owns with a mortgage
34,080
26.17%
Social rents from council
27,293
20.95%
Private landlord or letting agency
21,710
16.67%
Other social rented
7,319
5.62%
Total households: 130,246

Property prices in Sandwell

Based on 2,036 recent sales, the median property price is £218,000 in Sandwell area, with individual transactions ranging from £31,000 up to £730,000.

Price distribution per property type (last year)

Price distribution by property type for Sandwell in the last year.

Median sale price and percentiles per property type (last year)

Median sale price, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Sandwell over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian
Detached241£327,995
Flats208£110,000
Semi-Detached940£230,000
Terraced647£200,000

10 years median price trend in Sandwell

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Sandwell.

All wards in Sandwell

Abbey

Blackheath

Bristnall

Charlemont with Grove Vale

Cradley Heath and Old Hill

Friar Park

Great Barr with Yew Tree

Great Bridge

Greets Green and Lyng

Hateley Heath

Langley

Newton

Oldbury

Old Warley

Princes End

Rowley

Smethwick

Soho and Victoria

St Pauls

Tipton Green

Tividale

Wednesbury North

Wednesbury South

West Bromwich Central

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 01/01/2026.