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Princes End

Ward

North west Sandwell. About 15,290 people in 2.9 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Princes End, 97.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
15,012
823rd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
7.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
62.9%
3,557th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Princes End compares

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

Princes EndMiddle
Population24 wards, Sandwell · 2021
Population: every ward in Sandwell24 areas from 12,720 to 16,148. The middle area is 14,337. Princes End is 15,012.
15,0126th 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%. Princes End is 97.3%.
97.3%11th 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%. Princes End is 7.6%.
7.6%6th 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%. Princes End is 62.9%.
62.9%3rd lowest

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 Princes End 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
Princes End in brief

Princes End had 15,012 usual residents at the census.

In Princes End, 97.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Princes End, 7.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

62.9% of residents in Princes End were aged 15 to 64 at the census.