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Hamstead West

Middle area

North east Sandwell. 5,962 people in 1.7 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Hamstead West’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£247,000
2,616th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,818
2,529th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
6.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Hamstead West compares

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

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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. Hamstead West is £247,000.
£247,0004th highest
Population39 middle areas, Sandwell · 2021
Population: every middle area in Sandwell39 areas from 5,714 to 14,169. The middle area is 8,258. Hamstead West is 5,818.
5,8182nd lowest
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%. Hamstead West is 94.3%.
94.3%joint 8th lowest
Claimant rate39 middle areas, Sandwell · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Sandwell39 areas from 3.4% to 10.5%. The middle area is 6.4%. Hamstead West is 6.1%.
6.1%17th lowest

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 Hamstead West alone. See Sandwell

Average house price
£205,830
Down 0.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£33,029
19th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.2×
106th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
33.8
19th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Hamstead West in brief

The median price paid for a home in Hamstead West was £247,000 in 2025.

Hamstead West had 5,818 usual residents at the census.

In Hamstead West, 94.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Hamstead West, 6.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.