Langley Green

Sandwell · West Midlands · population 9,017 · 5 LSOAs

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

28Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,927 of 6,856 in England
  • #472 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #8 of 39 in Sandwell
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,922
Median age (est.)40
Density4,518per km²
No qualifications26%
Degree or above24%
No car or van24%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 11%25–44 27%45–64 27%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 16%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 13%Other: 15%
One person 33%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 13%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Elementary 13% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional15%
Elementary13%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades11%
Process & plant11%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure10%
Sales & customer service9%
Managers & directors9%

Ethnic group

White: 58%Asian: 24%Black: 9%Mixed: 5%Other: 4%
White 58%Asian 24%Black 9%Mixed 5%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Christian 43% · No religion 26% · Sikh 14%

Born outside the UK: 22%

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

Langley Green is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #4,927 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #8 of 39 in Sandwell. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (46) and lowest on Living environment (17). Typical homes here, about £227,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 40% in five years (from 61 sales), in line with the wider Sandwell median of £218,000. Typical household take-home income is around £33,244 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 98 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 27 · #5,009
Employment 32 · #4,680
Education 32 · #4,632
Health 32 · #4,632
Crime 21 · #5,393
Housing & access 46 · #3,679
Living environment 17 · #5,701

House prices ?

£227,000median (12m) · +8.1% yr · n=61
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£227,00061+8.1%+39.7%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=4)
Semi-detached£256,00034+16.4%+48.0%
Terraced£184,25018+8.4%+30.7%
Flat£129,5005+0.4%+1.2%
This area£227,000
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)£33,244±£4,753 · #5,590 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£32,075
Price-to-income ?6.8×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 ?

55Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

98 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 883 offences
Sandwell100
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #4,867 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences405
Theft176
Burglary36
Vehicle crime77
Criminal damage & arson56
Public order & weapons75
Drugs28
Robbery12
Other18

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 46 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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