Greets Green East

Sandwell · West Midlands · population 7,135 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

7Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,346 of 6,856 in England
  • #648 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #36 of 39 in Sandwell
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,060
Median age (est.)34
Density3,834per km²
No qualifications35%
Degree or above20%
No car or van42%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 16%25–44 28%45–64 22%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 23%Mortgage/shared: 19%Social rent: 27%Private rent: 30%
Own outright 23%Mortgage/shared 19%Social rent 27%Private rent 30%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 10%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 11%Other: 21%
One person 31%Couple, no children 10%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 11%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 24% · Process & plant 15% · Professional 11%

All occupation groups
Elementary24%
Process & plant15%
Professional11%
Skilled trades11%
Caring & leisure10%
Sales & customer service8%
Administrative8%
Associate professional8%
Managers & directors5%

Ethnic group

White: 33%Asian: 49%Black: 8%Mixed: 3%Other: 7%
White 33%Asian 49%Black 8%Mixed 3%Other 7%

Religion & identity

Muslim 34% · Christian 28% · Sikh 13%

Born outside the UK: 42%

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.

In summary

Greets Green East is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,346 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #36 of 39 in Sandwell. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (26) and lowest on Education (6). Typical homes here, about £182,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 26% in five years (from 37 sales), 17% below the wider Sandwell median of £218,000. Typical household take-home income is around £29,439 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 235 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 6 · #6,407
Employment 14 · #5,928
Education 6 · #6,455
Health 12 · #6,051
Crime 11 · #6,106
Housing & access 26 · #5,057
Living environment 15 · #5,811

House prices ?

£182,000median (12m) · +7.1% yr · n=37
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£182,00037+7.1%+25.5%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Semi-detached£214,5006-0.2%+34.1%
Terraced£182,00025-0.3%+29.1%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=4)
This area£182,000
Sandwell£218,000
West Midlands£252,500
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£29,439±£4,250 · #6,495 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£23,555
Price-to-income ?6.2×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

21Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

235 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,679 offences
Sandwell100
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #6,260 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences603
Theft341
Burglary27
Vehicle crime121
Criminal damage & arson162
Public order & weapons239
Drugs124
Robbery36
Other26

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 63 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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