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Sandwell 002A

Neighbourhood

North east Sandwell. 2,161 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.7 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 002A is in decile 2.

Deprivation score
34.1
Joint 6,479th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
2,125
Joint 3,624th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
6.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Sandwell 002A compares

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

Sandwell 002AMiddle
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 002A is 34.1.
34.1joint 91st least deprived
Population190 neighbourhoods, Sandwell · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Sandwell190 areas from 1,222 to 2,943. The middle area is 1,753. Sandwell 002A is 2,125.
2,125joint 29th 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 002A is 97.2%.
97.2%joint 61st lowest
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 002A is 6.6%.
6.6%joint 89th highest

Is Sandwell 002A safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Sandwell 002A at a rate of 78.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 65.6 per 1,000 people across Yew Tree & Tamebridge.

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

In August 2026 alone, 23 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Sandwell 002A.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (96), other crime (23) and vehicle crime (17).

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 002A 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 002A in brief

Sandwell 002A has a deprivation score of 34.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Sandwell 002A had 2,125 usual residents at the census.

In Sandwell 002A, 97.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Sandwell 002A, 6.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.