Tividale

Sandwell · West Midlands · population 12,540 · 7 LSOAs

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

25Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,160 of 6,856 in England
  • #489 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #11 of 39 in Sandwell
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents12,493
Median age (est.)38
Density5,336per km²
No qualifications26%
Degree or above21%
No car or van25%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 12%25–44 27%45–64 26%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 30%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 25%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 30%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 25%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 16%Other: 13%
One person 25%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 16%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 14% · Skilled trades 13% · Professional 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary14%
Skilled trades13%
Professional13%
Process & plant12%
Caring & leisure11%
Associate professional11%
Administrative10%
Sales & customer service9%
Managers & directors8%

Ethnic group

White: 73%Asian: 13%Black: 7%Mixed: 5%Other: 2%
White 73%Asian 13%Black 7%Mixed 5%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 44% · No religion 36% · Sikh 7%

Born outside the UK: 14%

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

Tividale is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,160 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #11 of 39 in Sandwell. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (62) and lowest on Education (20). Typical homes here, about £215,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 37% in five years (from 99 sales), in line with the wider Sandwell median of £218,000. Typical household take-home income is around £34,376 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 59 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 22 · #5,359
Employment 22 · #5,359
Education 20 · #5,482
Health 24 · #5,194
Crime 33 · #4,564
Housing & access 44 · #3,851
Living environment 62 · #2,624

House prices ?

£215,000median (12m) · +7.5% yr · n=99
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£215,00099+7.5%+36.9%
Detached£330,00013-1.5%+20.0%
Semi-detached£210,00072+7.1%+40.0%
Terraced£223,50012+17.7%+49.0%
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)£34,376±£4,885 · #5,219 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£28,013
Price-to-income ?6.3×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 ?

52Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

59 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 741 offences
Sandwell100
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #2,802 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences408
Theft44
Burglary26
Vehicle crime98
Criminal damage & arson55
Public order & weapons58
Drugs20
Robbery10
Other22

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 21 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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