Stone Cross & Hateley Heath

Sandwell · West Midlands · population 11,496 · 6 LSOAs

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

14Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,887 of 6,856 in England
  • #578 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #27 of 39 in Sandwell
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents11,365
Median age (est.)37
Density4,579per km²
No qualifications31%
Degree or above19%
No car or van29%

Age

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

Tenure

Own outright: 23%Mortgage/shared: 25%Social rent: 34%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 23%Mortgage/shared 25%Social rent 34%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 11%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 18%Other: 15%
One person 26%Couple, no children 11%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 18%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 17% · Process & plant 14% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary17%
Process & plant14%
Skilled trades12%
Caring & leisure12%
Professional12%
Administrative10%
Sales & customer service9%
Associate professional9%
Managers & directors6%

Ethnic group

White: 61%Asian: 20%Black: 11%Mixed: 5%Other: 3%
White 61%Asian 20%Black 11%Mixed 5%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 27% · Sikh 13%

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

Stone Cross & Hateley Heath is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,887 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #27 of 39 in Sandwell. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (59) and lowest on Income (12). Typical homes here, about £216,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 46% in five years (from 73 sales), in line with the wider Sandwell median of £218,000. Typical household take-home income is around £30,117 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 96 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 12 · #6,051
Employment 12 · #6,051
Education 12 · #6,017
Health 15 · #5,811
Crime 15 · #5,804
Housing & access 42 · #3,995
Living environment 59 · #2,809

House prices ?

£216,000median (12m) · -8.1% yr · n=73
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£216,00073-8.1%+45.9%
Detached£334,9959-4.3%
Semi-detached£216,00045-3.6%+54.3%
Terraced£210,00013+7.4%+40.0%
Flat£110,0006+29.3%+46.7%
This area£216,000
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)£30,117±£4,407 · #6,367 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£27,939
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 ?

32Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

96 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,101 offences
Sandwell100
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #4,786 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences593
Theft82
Burglary42
Vehicle crime119
Criminal damage & arson102
Public order & weapons77
Drugs39
Robbery11
Other36

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 87 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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