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Sandwell 020A

Neighbourhood

Central Sandwell. 2,894 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.6 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

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In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Sandwell 020A is in decile 3.

Deprivation score
32.9
Joint 6,966th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£226,500
Joint 9,177th cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
2,830
244th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Sandwell 020A compares

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

Sandwell 020AMiddle
Deprivation scoreEngland only190 neighbourhoods, Sandwell · 2025
Deprivation score: every neighbourhood in Sandwell190 areas from 5.7 to 73.0. The middle area is 34.7. Sandwell 020A is 32.9.
32.979th least deprived
Median sale price141 neighbourhoods, Sandwell · 2025
Median sale price: every neighbourhood in Sandwell141 areas from £128,000 to £375,000. The middle area is £220,500. Sandwell 020A is £226,500.
£226,50061st most expensive
Population190 neighbourhoods, Sandwell · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Sandwell190 areas from 1,222 to 2,943. The middle area is 1,753. Sandwell 020A is 2,830.
2,8302nd most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage190 neighbourhoods, Sandwell · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Sandwell190 areas from 27.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 98.9%. Sandwell 020A is 94.2%.
94.2%joint 34th lowest

Is Sandwell 020A safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Sandwell 020A at a rate of 151.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 199.3 per 1,000 people across West Bromwich East & Kenrick Park.

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

In August 2026 alone, 32 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Sandwell 020A.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (213), other crime (92) and criminal damage and arson (31).

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 neighbourhood, so they describe all of Sandwell and not Sandwell 020A 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
Population estimate
352,918
Down 0.1% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Sandwell 020A in brief

Sandwell 020A has a deprivation score of 32.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Sandwell 020A was £226,500 in 2025.

Sandwell 020A had 2,830 usual residents at the census.

In Sandwell 020A, 94.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.