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Sandwell 028C

Neighbourhood

South east Sandwell. 1,938 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.2 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Sandwell 028C is in decile 2.

Deprivation score
35.5
Joint 5,961st most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
1,887
Joint 7,506th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
100.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
7.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Sandwell 028C compares

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

Sandwell 028CMiddle
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 028C is 35.5.
35.5joint 87th most deprived
Population190 neighbourhoods, Sandwell · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Sandwell190 areas from 1,222 to 2,943. The middle area is 1,753. Sandwell 028C is 1,887.
1,88757th 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 028C is 100.0%.
100.0%joint highest
Claimant rate190 neighbourhoods, Sandwell · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in Sandwell190 areas from 1.2% to 15.6%. The middle area is 6.5%. Sandwell 028C is 7.9%.
7.9%joint 49th highest

Is Sandwell 028C safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Sandwell 028C at a rate of 110.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 90.9 per 1,000 people across Smethwick South.

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

In August 2026 alone, 16 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Sandwell 028C.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (87), shoplifting (42) and other crime (18).

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 028C 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 028C in brief

Sandwell 028C has a deprivation score of 35.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Sandwell 028C had 1,887 usual residents at the census.

In Sandwell 028C, 100.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Sandwell 028C, 7.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.