Wednesbury South

Sandwell · West Midlands · population 11,226 · 6 LSOAs

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

19Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,544 of 6,856 in England
  • #536 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #16 of 39 in Sandwell
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents11,128
Median age (est.)37
Density3,139per km²
No qualifications31%
Degree or above21%
No car or van29%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 12%25–44 29%45–64 24%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 24%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 31%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 24%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 31%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 11%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 14%Other: 17%
One person 29%Couple, no children 11%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 14%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 18% · Process & plant 16% · Professional 11%

All occupation groups
Elementary18%
Process & plant16%
Professional11%
Caring & leisure11%
Skilled trades10%
Sales & customer service9%
Administrative9%
Associate professional8%
Managers & directors8%

Ethnic group

White: 53%Asian: 29%Black: 9%Mixed: 3%Other: 5%
White 53%Asian 29%Black 9%Mixed 3%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Christian 39% · No religion 24% · Sikh 19%

Born outside the UK: 29%

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

Wednesbury South is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,544 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #16 of 39 in Sandwell. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (66) and lowest on Education (12). Typical homes here, about £211,250 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 40% in five years (from 66 sales), in line with the wider Sandwell median of £218,000. Typical household take-home income is around £31,813 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 80 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 16 · #5,756
Employment 17 · #5,681
Education 12 · #6,003
Health 17 · #5,701
Crime 31 · #4,728
Housing & access 44 · #3,803
Living environment 66 · #2,363

House prices ?

£211,250median (12m) · +7.1% yr · n=66
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£211,25066+7.1%+40.1%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=4)
Semi-detached£220,00031+0.9%+45.9%
Terraced£218,50020+4.0%+35.7%
Flat£130,00011+5.7%+47.7%
This area£211,250
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)£31,813±£4,540 · #6,001 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£27,156
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 ?

42Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

80 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 904 offences
Sandwell100
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #4,101 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences418
Theft129
Burglary32
Vehicle crime119
Criminal damage & arson80
Public order & weapons58
Drugs29
Robbery18
Other21

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 43 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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