Neighbourhoods in Sandwell
West Midlands · 39 areas. Area Score 0–100 (higher = less deprived).
Average neighbourhood score, weighted by population
#293 of 296 local authorities · 39 neighbourhoods · 344,582 residents
deprivation decile · left = most deprived
Neighbourhoods here span Friar Park (3) to Great Barr (67); 19% of residents live in one of England’s most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods. How these averages are worked out →
In summary
Sandwell contains both ends of the scale: Great Barr at 67 out of 100 (#2,274 of 6,856 in England) against Friar Park at 3, a 64-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 34 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £162,000 in Smethwick North & West to £287,500 in Great Barr — a 1.8× gap within Sandwell.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
House prices in Sandwell
Towns & places in Sandwell
Grouped neighbourhoods that share a town or locality name.
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Barr | 2,274 | 67 | £287,500 |
| Warley South | 2,706 | 60 | £271,000 |
| Hamstead West | 3,947 | 42 | £245,000 |
| Hamstead East | 4,221 | 38 | £228,750 |
| Rowley West | 4,289 | 37 | £250,000 |
| Bearwood & Warley Woods | 4,639 | 32 | £220,000 |
| Charlemont | 4,680 | 32 | £259,000 |
| Langley Green | 4,927 | 28 | £227,000 |
| Brandhall | 4,975 | 27 | £226,000 |
| North Tividale | 5,146 | 25 | £185,000 |
| Tividale | 5,160 | 25 | £215,000 |
| Yew Tree & Tamebridge | 5,208 | 24 | £212,500 |
| Warley West | 5,304 | 23 | £228,250 |
| Great Bridge & Dudley Port | 5,400 | 21 | £206,700 |
| Blackheath | 5,400 | 21 | £200,000 |
| Wednesbury South | 5,544 | 19 | £211,250 |
| Woods & Mesty Croft | 5,557 | 19 | £223,000 |
| Princes End & Willingsworth | 5,599 | 18 | £230,500 |
| Cradley Heath | 5,605 | 18 | £232,500 |
| Old Hill | 5,619 | 18 | £210,000 |
| Whiteheath | 5,736 | 16 | £220,000 |
| Wednesbury | 5,749 | 16 | £210,000 |
| West Bromwich North | 5,756 | 16 | £211,250 |
| Wood Green & Old Park | 5,811 | 15 | £236,000 |
| Rowley East | 5,811 | 15 | £200,000 |
| Warley East | 5,852 | 15 | £230,000 |
| Stone Cross & Hateley Heath | 5,887 | 14 | £216,000 |
| Tipton | 5,941 | 13 | £190,000 |
| Smethwick North & West | 6,092 | 11 | £162,000 |
| Smethwick South East | 6,092 | 11 | £188,000 |
| Oldbury & Rood End | 6,140 | 10 | £215,000 |
| Smethwick East | 6,174 | 10 | £185,000 |
| West Bromwich East & Kenrick Park | 6,209 | 9 | £197,000 |
| Greets Green West | 6,229 | 9 | £215,000 |
| Smethwick South | 6,284 | 8 | £185,000 |
| Greets Green East | 6,346 | 7 | £182,000 |
| Ocker Hill | 6,483 | 5 | £203,000 |
| Tibbington | 6,483 | 5 | £210,000 |
| Friar Park | 6,634 | 3 | £200,000 |
Neighbourhood rankings in Sandwell
Lowest recorded crime
per 1,000 residents (12m)
| Warley South | 46 |
| Tividale | 59 |
| Yew Tree & Tamebridge | 60 |
| Great Barr | 62 |
| Rowley West | 62 |
Highest household income
net income a year (est.)
| Bearwood & Warley Woods | £40,678 |
| Warley South | £39,516 |
| Great Barr | £38,266 |
| Hamstead West | £37,555 |
| Hamstead East | £37,216 |
Most affordable
price ÷ net income
| Smethwick North & West | 4.6× |
| North Tividale | 5.4× |
| Bearwood & Warley Woods | 5.4× |
| Smethwick South East | 5.4× |
| Smethwick East | 5.5× |
Recorded crime, not convictions; income is a model-based ONS estimate. National rankings of every local authority →
Postcode districts in Sandwell
Postcode districts that overlap Sandwell — open one to see the neighbourhoods it covers, with their Area Scores and house prices.
People living in Sandwell Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Elementary 16% · Professional 14% · Process & plant 12%
All occupation groups
| Elementary | 16% |
| Professional | 14% |
| Process & plant | 12% |
| Skilled trades | 11% |
| Caring & leisure | 11% |
| Associate professional | 10% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Sales & customer service | 9% |
| Managers & directors | 8% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 40% · No religion 26% · Muslim 13%
Born outside the UK: 24%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
Nearby areas
Local authorities around Sandwell.