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Sandwell 023F

Neighbourhood

East Sandwell. 1,696 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.5 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 023F is in decile 1.

Deprivation score
49.1
Joint 2,505th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
1,481
Joint 22,193rd least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
76.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
15.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Sandwell 023F compares

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

Sandwell 023FMiddle
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 023F is 49.1.
49.115th 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 023F is 1,481.
1,48126th 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 023F is 76.8%.
76.8%3rd 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 023F is 15.1%.
15.1%2nd highest

Is Sandwell 023F safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Sandwell 023F at a rate of 103.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 92.7 per 1,000 people across Smethwick North & West.

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

In August 2026 alone, 15 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Sandwell 023F.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (68), other crime (31) and shoplifting (28).

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 023F 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 023F in brief

Sandwell 023F has a deprivation score of 49.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Sandwell 023F had 1,481 usual residents at the census.

In Sandwell 023F, 76.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Sandwell 023F, 15.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.