West Bromwich North

Sandwell · West Midlands · population 11,954 · 6 LSOAs

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

16Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,756 of 6,856 in England
  • #559 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #23 of 39 in Sandwell
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents11,792
Median age (est.)39
Density2,928per km²
No qualifications29%
Degree or above23%
No car or van37%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 12%25–44 27%45–64 27%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 27%Mortgage/shared: 22%Social rent: 31%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 27%Mortgage/shared 22%Social rent 31%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 11%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 14%Other: 16%
One person 35%Couple, no children 11%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 14%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 18% · Process & plant 15% · Professional 14%

All occupation groups
Elementary18%
Process & plant15%
Professional14%
Skilled trades10%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative9%
Associate professional9%
Sales & customer service8%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 45%Asian: 37%Black: 8%Mixed: 4%Other: 7%
White 45%Asian 37%Black 8%Mixed 4%Other 7%

Religion & identity

Christian 36% · Sikh 20% · No religion 18%

Born outside the UK: 35%

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 North is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,756 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #23 of 39 in Sandwell. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (34) and lowest on Education (14). Typical homes here, about £211,250 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 28% in five years (from 62 sales), in line with the wider Sandwell median of £218,000. Typical household take-home income is around £31,444 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 110 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 18 · #5,647
Employment 17 · #5,667
Education 14 · #5,907
Health 18 · #5,653
Crime 16 · #5,722
Housing & access 34 · #4,522
Living environment 29 · #4,838

House prices ?

£211,250median (12m) · +1.6% yr · n=62
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£211,25062+1.6%+28.0%
Detached£340,0008+8.8%+38.8%
Semi-detached£250,00021+0.9%+47.1%
Terraced£213,75020+18.8%+52.1%
Flat£100,00013-2.9%+22.0%
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)£31,444±£4,480 · #6,082 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£26,398
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 ?

36Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

110 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,318 offences
Sandwell100
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #5,220 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences725
Theft117
Burglary28
Vehicle crime117
Criminal damage & arson114
Public order & weapons125
Drugs47
Robbery20
Other25

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 68 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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