# Friar Park

North Sandwell. 5,744 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.0 square kilometre.

Friar Park had 5,714 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Middle area. Code E02002046. In: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands) › [Sandwell](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £200,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Friar Park was £200,000 in 2025. Joint 1,479th cheapest of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/friar-park#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 5,714** (2021). Friar Park had 5,714 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,398th least populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/friar-park#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Friar Park live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/friar-park#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.8%** (January 2026). In Friar Park, 99.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/friar-park#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02002046) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Friar Park live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02002046) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 23 homes were sold in Friar Park in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E02002046) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Friar Park.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02002046) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Friar Park had 5,714 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Friar Park

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Friar Park at a rate of 77.6 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.

| Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count |
| --- | --- |
| Violence and sexual offences | 245 |
| Other crime | 78 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 55 |
| Vehicle crime | 24 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 15 |
| Burglary | 12 |
| Shoplifting | 7 |
| Drug offences | 5 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026.

## How Friar Park compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Friar Park | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £200,000 | joint 7th cheapest | 39 middle areas, Sandwell · 2025 |
| Population | 5,714 | least populated | 39 middle areas, Sandwell · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 39 middle areas, Sandwell · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 99.8% | joint highest | 39 middle areas, Sandwell · Jan 2026 |

## Is Friar Park safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Friar Park at a rate of 77.6 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, 34 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Friar Park.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (245), other crime (78) and criminal damage and arson (55).
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 Friar Park alone. [See Sandwell](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell)

- **Average house price: £205,830** (July 2026). Sandwell’s average house price was £205,830 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £33,029** (2025). Full-time workers living in Sandwell earned a median of £33,029 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 19th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.2×** (2025). A home in Sandwell costs 6.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 106th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 33.8** (2025). Sandwell has a deprivation score of 33.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 19th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Friar Park in brief

The median price paid for a home in Friar Park was £200,000 in 2025.
Friar Park had 5,714 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Friar Park live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Friar Park, 99.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02002046
- Ward: [Friar Park & Stone Cross †](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/ward/friar-park-and-stone-cross)
- Constituency: [Tipton and Wednesbury †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/tipton-and-wednesbury)
- Council: [Sandwell](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell)
- Region: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 1.01 km²
- People, mid-2024: 5,744*
- Neighbourhoods: 4
- Output areas: 17

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Woods & Mesty Croft](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/woods-and-mesty-croft), [Stone Cross & Hateley Heath](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/stone-cross-and-hateley-heath), [Yew Tree & Tamebridge](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/yew-tree-and-tamebridge), [Charlemont](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/charlemont)

## Latest updates for Friar Park

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02002046

## How to cite

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