Greets Green West

Sandwell · West Midlands · population 7,589 · 4 LSOAs

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

9Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,229 of 6,856 in England
  • #627 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #34 of 39 in Sandwell
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,356
Median age (est.)35
Density2,843per km²
No qualifications35%
Degree or above19%
No car or van34%

Age

0–14 24%15–24 13%25–44 28%45–64 22%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 25%Mortgage/shared: 23%Social rent: 35%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 25%Mortgage/shared 23%Social rent 35%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 10%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 16%Other: 16%
One person 28%Couple, no children 10%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 16%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 19% · Process & plant 15% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary19%
Process & plant15%
Skilled trades12%
Caring & leisure12%
Professional10%
Sales & customer service9%
Administrative9%
Associate professional8%
Managers & directors6%

Ethnic group

White: 46%Asian: 34%Black: 9%Mixed: 5%Other: 6%
White 46%Asian 34%Black 9%Mixed 5%Other 6%

Religion & identity

Christian 35% · Muslim 21% · No religion 20%

Born outside the UK: 32%

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 West is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,229 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #34 of 39 in Sandwell. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (42) and lowest on Education (5). Typical homes here, about £215,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 30% in five years (from 27 sales), in line with the wider Sandwell median of £218,000. Typical household take-home income is around £29,785 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 125 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 7 · #6,373
Employment 11 · #6,092
Education 5 · #6,538
Health 14 · #5,928
Crime 24 · #5,235
Housing & access 21 · #5,441
Living environment 42 · #3,981

House prices ?

£215,000median (12m) · -6.5% yr · n=27
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£215,00027-6.5%+30.3%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detached£221,50010-11.4%+21.0%
Terraced£201,00014-2.0%+36.8%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=2)
This area£215,000
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)£29,785±£4,330 · #6,441 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£25,206
Price-to-income ?7.2×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

22Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

125 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 949 offences
Sandwell100
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #5,561 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences411
Theft246
Burglary45
Vehicle crime81
Criminal damage & arson47
Public order & weapons53
Drugs22
Robbery28
Other16

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 51 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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