325 stats from 18 datasets, from 16 sources, back to 1993, for the whole of the UK, where we can find it. Last updated: 20 Apr 2026

West Midlands

Police · E23000014

Ward
St Pauls
Council
Sandwell
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Constituency
Smethwick
Police
West Midlands

House prices

£415k£207k£019952025
Detached Semi-detached Terraced Flat
Property type Latest YoY Since 1995 vs England
Detached £395k +2.6% +339% -7%
Semi-detached £250k +2.0% +410% -11%
Terraced £210k +5.0% +438% -15%
Flat £140k -0.0% +278% -42%

Median sale prices in West Midlands from HM Land Registry. Standard transactions only. England & Wales.

Schools

10 nearest schools offering GCSEs · results 2024–25

School Distance Admissions Attainment 8 English & Maths 5+
Sandwell Academy 0.3 mi Non-sel 49.1 52%
V.A.S.E Academy 0.5 mi Non-sel — —
Sandwell Valley School 0.7 mi — 0.4 0%

Rents

Yours Trend Position
All bedrooms £926
1 bed £661
2 bed £825
3 bed £983
4+ bed £1,371

ONS Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Estimated average monthly gross rent by bedroom count.

Crime

Reported crimes per month

Yours Trend Position
All crime 2,779
Violence & sexual offences 1,219
Burglary 114
Anti-social behaviour 58

From data.police.uk. Monthly counts of reported crimes by type, rolled up to local authority. Covers England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

GP practices

NameTypeDistance
HAWTHORNS MEDICAL CENTRE GP practice 0.4 mi
HOLYHEAD PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTRE GP practice 1.3 mi
THE SMETHWICK MEDICAL CENTRE GP practice 1.0 mi
LODGE ROAD SURGERY GP practice 1.6 mi
ST PAULS PARTNERS GP practice 1.4 mi

GP practice locations from NHS Organisation Data Service. Names link to NHS service page. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Transport

NameTypeDistance
The Hawthorns Rail Station Rail station 0.2 mi
The Hawthorns (West Midlands Metro) Metro/tram 0.2 mi
The Hawthorns (West Midlands Metro) Metro/tram 0.2 mi
The Hawthorns (West Midlands Metro) Metro/tram 0.2 mi
Handsworth Booth Street (West Midlands Metro) Metro/tram 1.3 mi

Transport stop data from NaPTAN. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Broadband

Availability of fast broadband

Yours Trend Position
Superfast (30Mbps+) 99.4%
Gigabit 90.9%
Full fibre (FTTP) 62.3%

Mobile coverage

Yours Trend Position
Indoor 4G (all operators) 98.3%
Indoor voice (all) 99.8%
5G outdoor (any) —

Ofcom Connected Nations mobile coverage data. Percentage of premises.

Deprivation

More deprivedLess deprived
 West Midlands
average (lo–hi)
Overall35% (0–100)
Income33% (0–100)
Employment33% (0–100)
Education36% (0–100)
Health31% (0–98)
Crime36% (0–100)
Housing & services55% (3–99)
Living environment42% (0–99)

Your MP

Gurinder Singh Josan MP

Labour

Smethwick

gurinder.josan.mp@parliament.uk

Green spaces

NameTypeDistance
Greenspace access point Park 0.1 mi
Greenspace access point Park 0.1 mi
Greenspace access point Park 0.1 mi
Greenspace access point Park 0.1 mi
Greenspace access point Sports facility 0.3 mi

Green space data from OS Open Greenspace. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Listed buildings

NameGradeDistance
The Hawthorns Public House Junction of Birmingham Road and Halfords Lane II 0.4 mi
Bottom Lock of Three, Smethwick Locks Immediately West of Bridge Street Birmingham Canal Woverhampton Level II 0.7 mi
Middle Lock of Three, Smethwick Locks (approximately 140 Metres West of Bridge Street) Birmingham Canal Wolverhampton Level II 0.7 mi
Top Lock of Three, Smethwick Locks, with Attached Footbridge (approximately 270 Metres West, South West of Bridge Street Birmingham Canal Wolverhampton Level II 0.6 mi
Footbridge at Junction with Birmingham Canal, Smethwick Junction (approximately 190 Metres East of Bridge Street) Birmingham Level Wolverhampton Level II 0.6 mi

Listed building data from Historic England. Names link to the official list entry. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Companies

Yours Trend Position
Active companies 16,758
Total registered 18,616
Dormant 280
New (last year) 3,515
New (last 5 years) 10,360

Companies House free company data product.

Air quality

Yours Trend Position
PM2.5 8
PM10 13
NO₂ 18
NOₓ 25

DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) modelled concentrations, µg/m³.

Road casualties

Yours Trend Position
All collisions 4
Fatal 0
Serious 1
Killed/serious 1
Pedestrian 1
Cyclist —

DfT STATS19 reported road casualties by severity.

Traffic

Yours Trend Position
All motor vehicles 1,357,500,000
Cars & taxis 1,027,900,000

DfT road traffic statistics.

Flood risk

Yours Trend Position
Rivers & sea 0

Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea.

Population

Yours Trend Position
Total population 2,943

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Age structure

Yours Trend Position
Aged 0–15 28.3%
Aged 16–64 66.7%
Aged 65+ 5.0%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Ethnic group

Yours Trend Position
White 13.5%
Asian 66.5%
Black 12.6%
Mixed 3.4%
Other 4.0%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Housing tenure

Yours Trend Position
Owner-occupied 43.9%
Social rented 26.8%
Private rented 28.9%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Accommodation type

Yours Trend Position
Detached 13.9%
Semi-detached 47.0%
Terraced 29.9%
Flat / maisonette 8.8%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Car availability

Yours Trend Position
No car or van 28.8%
1 car or van 43.4%
2+ cars or vans 27.8%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Economic activity

Yours Trend Position
Economically active 57.7%
Unemployed 7.3%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Qualifications

Yours Trend Position
No qualifications 29.3%
Degree or above 26.0%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001

Health

Yours Trend Position
Life expectancy —
Obesity prevalence 71.6%
Smoking prevalence 16.8%
Infant mortality 7.4

Public Health England (now OHID) health profiles via Fingertips.