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Bearwood

Ward

South east Sandwell. About 15,179 people in 2.4 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Bearwood, 98.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
14,538
923rd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
6.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
67.0%
1,337th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Bearwood compares

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BearwoodMiddle
Population24 wards, Sandwell · 2021
Population: every ward in Sandwell24 areas from 12,720 to 16,148. The middle area is 14,337. Bearwood is 14,538.
14,5389th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage24 wards, Sandwell · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Sandwell24 areas from 88.6% to 99.7%. The middle area is 96.7%. Bearwood is 98.4%.
98.4%7th highest
Claimant rate24 wards, Sandwell · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Sandwell24 areas from 4.6% to 9.7%. The middle area is 6.5%. Bearwood is 6.8%.
6.8%10th highest
Aged 15 to 6424 wards, Sandwell · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Sandwell24 areas from 62.3% to 67.2%. The middle area is 64.3%. Bearwood is 67.0%.
67.0%2nd highest

Figures for the whole of Sandwell

These figures are published for the whole of Sandwell, not for each ward, so they describe all of Sandwell and not Bearwood 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
Bearwood in brief

Bearwood had 14,538 usual residents at the census.

In Bearwood, 98.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Bearwood, 6.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

67.0% of residents in Bearwood were aged 15 to 64 at the census.