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Charlemont & Grove Vale

Ward

North east Sandwell. About 14,349 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.2 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Charlemont & Grove Vale live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
13,989
1,050th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
88.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Charlemont & Grove Vale compares

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

Charlemont & Grove ValeMiddle
Population24 wards, Sandwell · 2021
Population: every ward in Sandwell24 areas from 12,720 to 16,148. The middle area is 14,337. Charlemont & Grove Vale is 13,989.
13,98910th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares24 wards, Sandwell · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Sandwell24 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 97.0%. Charlemont & Grove Vale is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
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%. Charlemont & Grove Vale is 88.7%.
88.7%2nd lowest
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%. Charlemont & Grove Vale is 5.4%.
5.4%2nd lowest

Is Charlemont & Grove Vale safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Charlemont & Grove Vale at a rate of 79.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 103.1 per 1,000 people across Sandwell.

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

In August 2026 alone, 83 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Charlemont & Grove Vale.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (519), other crime (142) and vehicle crime (126).

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 ward, so they describe all of Sandwell and not Charlemont & Grove Vale 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
Deprivation score
33.8
19th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Charlemont & Grove Vale in brief

Charlemont & Grove Vale had 13,989 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Charlemont & Grove Vale live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Charlemont & Grove Vale, 88.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Charlemont & Grove Vale, 5.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.