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Whiteheath

Middle area

South west Sandwell. 7,672 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.5 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 48% of people in Whiteheath live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£220,000
Joint 1,941st cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,244
Joint 4,612th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
48%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Whiteheath

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Whiteheath at a rate of 104.7 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 offences318
Shoplifting205
Other crime93
Vehicle crime55
Criminal damage and arson45
Anti-social behaviour30
Drug offences27
Burglary16
Robbery11
Theft from the person3

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Whiteheath compares

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

WhiteheathMiddle
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. Whiteheath is £220,000.
£220,000joint 17th 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. Whiteheath is 7,244.
7,24411th least 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%. Whiteheath is 48.0%.
48%9th fewest 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%. Whiteheath is 99.5%.
99.5%joint 6th highest

Is Whiteheath safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Whiteheath at a rate of 104.7 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, 80 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Whiteheath.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (318), shoplifting (205) and other crime (93).

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 Whiteheath 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
Whiteheath in brief

The median price paid for a home in Whiteheath was £220,000 in 2025.

Whiteheath had 7,244 usual residents at the census.

About 48% of people in Whiteheath live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Whiteheath, 99.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.