Sandwell: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£328,663

Semi-detached

£227,178

Terraced

£191,457

Flat or maisonette

£111,228

First-time buyers

£195,706

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  292,586 in 1991 → 353,860 in 2024 (+20.9%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £109,058 in 2005 → £205,830 in 2026 (+88.7%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £355 in 2008 → £568 in 2025 (+60.0%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  64.6% in 2004 → 69.8% in 2023 (+8.0%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  4.6% in 2001 → 6.8% in 2025 (+47.8%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £8,009 in 1997 → £17,273 in 2024 (+115.7%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Sandwell; 33 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Business births · Economy & work14.4% (2024) · 14th highest of 361
• Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access96.2% (January 2026) · 37th highest of 361
• Library within a 30-minute walk · Connectivity & access96% (May 2024) · 46th highest of 318
• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing2.8 out of 10 (2022/23) · 55th lowest of 363

Where it ranks worst

• Disposable income per head · Economy & work£17,273 (2024) · 360th highest of 361
• Obesity in Year 6 · Health & wellbeing30.7% (2024/25) · 292nd lowest of 292
• Fuel poverty · Economy & work13.5% (2024) · 292nd lowest of 296
• Healthy life expectancy, women · Health & wellbeing51.3 years (2022 to 2024) · 193rd highest of 195

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)76.8 years · England 80.0 · 146th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)81.8 years · England 83.8 · 132nd highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)52.7 years · England 60.9 · 149th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)51.3 years · England 61.3 · 150th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)424.4 per 100k · England 321.0 · 138th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)16.8% · England 10.4 · 144th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)75.1% · England 64.6 · 152nd lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)61.8% · England 68.3 · 149th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)43.5 score · England 46.0 · 122nd highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)2.4% · England 5.8 · 10th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)35.5% · England 19.8 · 148th lowest of 153