Tibbington

Sandwell · West Midlands · population 10,009 · 6 LSOAs

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

5Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,483 of 6,856 in England
  • #669 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #37 of 39 in Sandwell
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,882
Median age (est.)35
Density4,815per km²
No qualifications33%
Degree or above17%
No car or van34%

Age

0–14 23%15–24 13%25–44 28%45–64 23%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 19%Mortgage/shared: 22%Social rent: 45%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 19%Mortgage/shared 22%Social rent 45%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 18%Other: 12%
One person 30%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 18%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 17% · Process & plant 15% · Caring & leisure 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary17%
Process & plant15%
Caring & leisure13%
Skilled trades12%
Sales & customer service10%
Associate professional9%
Professional9%
Administrative8%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 80%Asian: 9%Black: 7%Mixed: 4%Other: 1%
White 80%Asian 9%Black 7%Mixed 4%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 39% · Sikh 4%

Born outside the UK: 13%

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

Tibbington is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,483 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #37 of 39 in Sandwell. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (58) but weak on Education (2). Typical homes here, about £210,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 56% in five years (from 55 sales), in line with the wider Sandwell median of £218,000. Typical household take-home income is around £30,486 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 123 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 6 · #6,449
Employment 4 · #6,545
Education 2 · #6,709
Health 6 · #6,407
Crime 8 · #6,270
Housing & access 53 · #3,213
Living environment 58 · #2,857

House prices ?

£210,000median (12m) · +13.5% yr · n=55
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£210,00055+13.5%+55.6%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Semi-detached£210,00027-6.7%+27.3%
Terraced£208,00021+9.5%+32.5%
Flat£111,0005+3.7%+26.9%
This area£210,000
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)£30,486±£4,388 · #6,300 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£25,915
Price-to-income ?6.9×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 ?

14Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

123 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,233 offences
Sandwell100
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #5,524 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences610
Theft206
Burglary34
Vehicle crime71
Criminal damage & arson122
Public order & weapons86
Drugs44
Robbery24
Other36

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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