Whiteheath

Sandwell · West Midlands · population 7,328 · 4 LSOAs

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

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

Residents7,244
Median age (est.)38
Density4,818per km²
No qualifications28%
Degree or above22%
No car or van33%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 11%25–44 28%45–64 24%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 26%Mortgage/shared: 25%Social rent: 33%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 26%Mortgage/shared 25%Social rent 33%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 36%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 16%Other: 13%
One person 36%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 16%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 14% · Elementary 14% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups
Professional14%
Elementary14%
Caring & leisure12%
Process & plant12%
Skilled trades11%
Associate professional10%
Administrative10%
Sales & customer service10%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 68%Asian: 15%Black: 8%Mixed: 5%Other: 3%
White 68%Asian 15%Black 8%Mixed 5%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 44% · No religion 34% · Muslim 7%

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

Whiteheath is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,736 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #21 of 39 in Sandwell. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (56) and lowest on Employment (13). Typical homes here, about £220,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 50% in five years (from 66 sales), in line with the wider Sandwell median of £218,000. Typical household take-home income is around £31,581 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 100 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 16 · #5,791
Employment 13 · #5,941
Education 17 · #5,715
Health 16 · #5,763
Crime 18 · #5,619
Housing & access 56 · #3,049
Living environment 44 · #3,809

House prices ?

£220,000median (12m) · +7.3% yr · n=66
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£220,00066+7.3%+49.7%
Detached£265,00011+32.5%
Semi-detached£222,50030+4.7%+41.5%
Terraced£192,50020-0.5%+60.4%
Flat£76,0005
This area£220,000
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)£31,581±£4,501 · #6,058 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£27,171
Price-to-income ?7.0×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 ?

100 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 732 offences
Sandwell100
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #4,932 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences307
Theft211
Burglary23
Vehicle crime49
Criminal damage & arson44
Public order & weapons40
Drugs27
Robbery15
Other16

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 48 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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