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Brandhall

Middle area

South Sandwell. 8,778 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.9 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Brandhall live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£227,000
Joint 2,143rd cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,659
Joint 2,519th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Brandhall

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Brandhall at a rate of 77.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 103.1 per 1,000 people across Sandwell.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences306
Other crime102
Shoplifting67
Vehicle crime60
Criminal damage and arson57
Anti-social behaviour30
Burglary23
Drug offences18
Robbery11
Theft from the person2

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Brandhall compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

BrandhallMiddle
Median sale price39 middle areas, Sandwell · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Sandwell39 areas from £170,000 to £290,000. The middle area is £219,000. Brandhall is £227,000.
£227,00013th most expensive
Population39 middle areas, Sandwell · 2021
Population: every middle area in Sandwell39 areas from 5,714 to 14,169. The middle area is 8,258. Brandhall is 8,659.
8,65918th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares39 middle areas, Sandwell · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Sandwell39 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 98.0%. Brandhall is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage39 middle areas, Sandwell · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Sandwell39 areas from 69.0% to 99.8%. The middle area is 97.3%. Brandhall is 98.3%.
98.3%14th highest

Is Brandhall safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Brandhall at a rate of 77.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 103.1 per 1,000 people across Sandwell.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 81 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Brandhall.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (306), other crime (102) and shoplifting (67).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Sandwell

These figures are published for the whole of Sandwell, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Sandwell and not Brandhall alone. See Sandwell

Average house price
£207,065
No change in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£33,029
19th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.3×
Joint 114th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
33.8
19th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Brandhall in brief

The median price paid for a home in Brandhall was £227,000 in 2025.

Brandhall had 8,659 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Brandhall live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Brandhall, 98.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.