Warley West

Sandwell · West Midlands · population 8,136 · 5 LSOAs

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

23Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,304 of 6,856 in England
  • #504 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #13 of 39 in Sandwell
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,205
Median age (est.)40
Density6,013per km²
No qualifications28%
Degree or above22%
No car or van25%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 11%25–44 25%45–64 27%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 24%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 24%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 15%Other: 15%
One person 28%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 15%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 13% · Professional 13% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary13%
Professional13%
Caring & leisure12%
Associate professional11%
Process & plant11%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative10%
Sales & customer service9%
Managers & directors8%

Ethnic group

White: 65%Asian: 21%Black: 6%Mixed: 5%Other: 3%
White 65%Asian 21%Black 6%Mixed 5%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 42% · No religion 30% · Sikh 12%

Born outside the UK: 17%

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 West is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,304 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #13 of 39 in Sandwell. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (65) and lowest on Employment (16). Typical homes here, about £228,250 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 43% in five years (from 64 sales), in line with the wider Sandwell median of £218,000. Typical household take-home income is around £33,769 a year, in the bottom third of England. 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 18 · #5,633
Employment 16 · #5,743
Education 26 · #5,036
Health 20 · #5,516
Crime 30 · #4,810
Housing & access 65 · #2,377
Living environment 38 · #4,221

House prices ?

£228,250median (12m) · +1.4% yr · n=64
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£228,25064+1.4%+42.7%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Semi-detached£231,50040+1.1%+44.7%
Terraced£200,00019-2.4%+25.0%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£228,250
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)£33,769±£4,790 · #5,423 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£28,617
Price-to-income ?6.8×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 ?

46Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

86 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 698 offences
Sandwell100
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #4,363 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences399
Theft61
Burglary31
Vehicle crime55
Criminal damage & arson39
Public order & weapons53
Drugs26
Robbery9
Other25

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 25 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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