Tipton

Sandwell · West Midlands · population 10,714 · 6 LSOAs

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

13Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,941 of 6,856 in England
  • #589 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #28 of 39 in Sandwell
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,720
Median age (est.)38
Density5,246per km²
No qualifications31%
Degree or above20%
No car or van32%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 12%25–44 27%45–64 25%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 23%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 32%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 23%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 32%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 13%Other: 14%
One person 35%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 13%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Process & plant 15% · Elementary 14% · Professional 12%

All occupation groups
Process & plant15%
Elementary14%
Professional12%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative11%
Caring & leisure10%
Associate professional10%
Sales & customer service9%
Managers & directors9%

Ethnic group

White: 61%Asian: 27%Black: 6%Mixed: 3%Other: 3%
White 61%Asian 27%Black 6%Mixed 3%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 40% · No religion 25% · Muslim 17%

Born outside the UK: 21%

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

Tipton is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,941 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #28 of 39 in Sandwell. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (45) and lowest on Education (11). Typical homes here, about £190,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 35% in five years (from 88 sales), 13% below the wider Sandwell median of £218,000. Typical household take-home income is around £28,792 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 86 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 11 · #6,085
Employment 13 · #5,989
Education 11 · #6,113
Health 14 · #5,921
Crime 26 · #5,071
Housing & access 45 · #3,755
Living environment 38 · #4,241

House prices ?

£190,000median (12m) · +13.1% yr · n=88
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£190,00088+13.1%+34.8%
Detached£225,0005-18.6%-4.8%
Semi-detached£205,00035-1.4%+28.2%
Terraced£185,00031+7.6%+41.2%
Flat£103,00017+51.5%+43.1%
This area£190,000
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)£28,792±£4,161 · #6,590 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£25,659
Price-to-income ?6.6×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 ?

33Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

86 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 925 offences
Sandwell100
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #4,387 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences460
Theft72
Burglary39
Vehicle crime105
Criminal damage & arson102
Public order & weapons78
Drugs37
Robbery12
Other20

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 36 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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