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Sandwell 029D

Neighbourhood

South west Sandwell. 1,689 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.3 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 029D is in decile 2.

Deprivation score
36.8
Joint 5,504th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
1,700
Joint 13,529th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
7.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Sandwell 029D compares

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

Sandwell 029DMiddle
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 029D is 36.8.
36.875th 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 029D is 1,700.
1,70082nd least 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 029D is 99.9%.
99.9%joint 41st 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 029D is 7.0%.
7.0%joint 78th highest

Is Sandwell 029D safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Sandwell 029D at a rate of 74.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 99.6 per 1,000 people across Rowley East.

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

In August 2026 alone, 4 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Sandwell 029D.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (60), other crime (28) and vehicle crime (15).

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 029D 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 029D in brief

Sandwell 029D has a deprivation score of 36.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Sandwell 029D had 1,700 usual residents at the census.

In Sandwell 029D, 99.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Sandwell 029D, 7.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.