Sandwell
Local authority in West Midlands · 190 neighbourhoods
Areas
39 areasAgainst West Midlands: to the right is safer, better schools, pricier. The tick is West Midlands's middle.
- Charlemont · B716 neighbourhoods£3,120 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Greets Green West · B704 neighbourhoods£3,080 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Hamstead West · B434 neighbourhoods£3,030 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Yew Tree & Tamebridge · WS54 neighbourhoods£3,020 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Cradley Heath · B644 neighbourhoods£2,990 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Tividale · B697 neighbourhoods£2,970 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Warley East · B675 neighbourhoods£2,920 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Warley South · B684 neighbourhoods£2,900 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Warley West · B685 neighbourhoods£2,900 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Rowley West · B654 neighbourhoods£2,870 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Per m²
- £2,740 per m² · West Midlands £2,960 per m²
- By type
- Flat £110k · Terraced £204k · Semi £234k · Detached £315k
- Neighbourhoods
- 190
Sources
HM Land Registry sales: the middle of the council's neighbourhoods' prices per m², beside the middle of West Midlands's, and typical prices by type from the area price bands. Area figures only, never a home's value.
- Crime
- 99.1 per 1,000 a year · West Midlands 84.7
Sources
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents a year (police.uk), the council's own figure; West Midlands pools every council's crimes and residents.
Schools
115 state schools- Primary
- 93
- Secondary
- 22
Sources
State primaries and secondaries inside its boundary (DfE GIAS, Ofsted). The standing is each neighbourhood's best primary within 1 km, among West Midlands's primaries.
Getting around
On mapSources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood's walk to a station; protected cycle lanes and Cycleways inside the council.
Green & quiet
On mapSources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood: green space, the share of homes at 55 dB or more from road or rail, and air where it is published.
People
Census 2021- Household income
- £42,400 a year · typical West Midlands neighbourhood £48,200
- Social renting
- 26% of homes · typical West Midlands neighbourhood 13%
- Most-deprived fifth
- 56% of its neighbourhoods
- Least-deprived fifth
- 1% of its neighbourhoods
Sources
Income (ONS) and social renting (Census 2021) beside the middle of West Midlands's neighbourhoods. Deprivation is the official Index of Multiple Deprivation for each neighbourhood, not its people: the share of the council's neighbourhoods in England's most and least deprived fifths.
Living costs
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Questions people ask
Is Sandwell safe?
Police recorded about 99.1 crimes for every 1,000 residents in the 12 months to August 2026, higher than West Midlands as a whole (84.7). Figures run high in busy centres where few people live, and they can't tell you how one street feels, so visit at different times of day.
How much do homes cost in Sandwell?
Homes sold for a typical £2,740 per m² in the year to August 2026, about the same as West Midlands as a whole (£2,960 per m²). At that rate a 70 m² two-bedroom flat would cost roughly £190,000. This is a rough guide, not a valuation.
How many schools are there in Sandwell?
There are 93 state primary and 22 state secondary schools inside Sandwell's boundary. Living nearby doesn't guarantee a place, so check each school's admissions rules.
Is Sandwell a deprived area?
56% of Sandwell's 190 neighbourhoods are among the most deprived fifth in England, and 1% among the least deprived fifth, on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation. It combines income, jobs, health, education, crime, housing and living environment.