Warley East

Sandwell · West Midlands · population 8,300 · 5 LSOAs

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

15Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,852 of 6,856 in England
  • #575 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #26 of 39 in Sandwell
  • Most deprived 10-20%
Compare this area →

People living here Census 2021

Residents8,411
Median age (est.)37
Density5,452per km²
No qualifications33%
Degree or above21%
No car or van30%

Age

0–14 22%15–24 13%25–44 26%45–64 24%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 28%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 31%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 28%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 31%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 10%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 17%Other: 16%
One person 25%Couple, no children 10%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 17%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 18% · Caring & leisure 12% · Process & plant 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary18%
Caring & leisure12%
Process & plant12%
Professional11%
Skilled trades11%
Sales & customer service11%
Associate professional9%
Administrative9%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 50%Asian: 30%Black: 9%Mixed: 6%Other: 5%
White 50%Asian 30%Black 9%Mixed 6%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Christian 36% · No religion 25% · Muslim 18%

Born outside the UK: 23%

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

Warley East is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,852 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #26 of 39 in Sandwell. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (48) and lowest on Income (9). Typical homes here, about £230,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 34% in five years (from 60 sales), 6% above the wider Sandwell median of £218,000. Typical household take-home income is around £31,741 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 81 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 9 · #6,250
Employment 14 · #5,921
Education 12 · #6,003
Health 18 · #5,633
Crime 30 · #4,762
Housing & access 48 · #3,590
Living environment 37 · #4,344

House prices ?

£230,000median (12m) · +9.5% yr · n=60
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£230,00060+9.5%+34.5%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detached£241,00027+9.5%+33.9%
Terraced£220,50030+13.7%+33.6%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£230,000
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)£31,741±£4,526 · #6,020 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£26,566
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 ?

31Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

81 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 670 offences
Sandwell100
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #4,110 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences368
Theft54
Burglary25
Vehicle crime45
Criminal damage & arson64
Public order & weapons58
Drugs32
Robbery11
Other13

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 40 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 →

Official sources

Nearby areas

The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.

Other areas in Sandwell

Similar areas across England

Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.