West Bromwich East & Kenrick Park

Sandwell · West Midlands · population 9,273 · 4 LSOAs

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

9Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,209 of 6,856 in England
  • #622 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #33 of 39 in Sandwell
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,956
Median age (est.)36
Density2,797per km²
No qualifications33%
Degree or above22%
No car or van45%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 13%25–44 30%45–64 24%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 17%Mortgage/shared: 18%Social rent: 44%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 17%Mortgage/shared 18%Social rent 44%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 10%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 16%Other: 15%
One person 35%Couple, no children 10%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 16%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 22% · Process & plant 16% · Professional 11%

All occupation groups
Elementary22%
Process & plant16%
Professional11%
Caring & leisure10%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service9%
Associate professional7%
Managers & directors6%

Ethnic group

White: 34%Asian: 42%Black: 12%Mixed: 5%Other: 6%
White 34%Asian 42%Black 12%Mixed 5%Other 6%

Religion & identity

Christian 33% · Sikh 19% · No religion 16%

Born outside the UK: 40%

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

West Bromwich East & Kenrick Park is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,209 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #33 of 39 in Sandwell. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (25) and lowest on Income (10). Typical homes here, about £197,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 33% in five years (from 26 sales), 10% below the wider Sandwell median of £218,000. Typical household take-home income is around £29,369 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 190 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 10 · #6,168
Employment 11 · #6,120
Education 10 · #6,154
Health 12 · #6,030
Crime 13 · #5,962
Housing & access 25 · #5,119
Living environment 20 · #5,516

House prices ?

£197,000median (12m) · -10.9% yr · n=26
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£197,00026-10.9%+33.1%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=4)
Terraced£203,00017-8.1%+43.7%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£197,000
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)£29,369±£4,258 · #6,508 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£25,101
Price-to-income ?6.7×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 ?

24Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

190 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,764 offences
Sandwell100
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #6,151 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences774
Theft332
Burglary38
Vehicle crime124
Criminal damage & arson122
Public order & weapons187
Drugs113
Robbery46
Other28

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 82 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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