Sandwell in figures

A profile of Sandwell from official statistics: 11 figures in 4 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in Sandwell was 352,918 in 2025, down 0.1% from 2024.

Population352,9182025Down 0.1% from 2024
Population aged 65 and over14.6%2025Up 0.1 percentage points from 2024
Foreign-born population share23.6%2021No 2020 figure to compare
Net domestic migration, July to June-4,4742025Compared with -3,450 in 2024
300K310K320K330K340K350K360K201120142017202020252011: 309,042 persons2012: 312,710 persons2013: 317,499 persons2014: 321,610 persons2015: 325,911 persons2016: 330,051 persons2017: 333,826 persons2018: 336,977 persons2019: 340,198 persons2020: 341,436 persons2021: 341,895 persons2022: 345,718 persons2023: 349,541 persons2024: 353,270 persons2025: 352,918 persons300K320K340K360K20112016202120252011: 309,042 persons2012: 312,710 persons2013: 317,499 persons2014: 321,610 persons2015: 325,911 persons2016: 330,051 persons2017: 333,826 persons2018: 336,977 persons2019: 340,198 persons2020: 341,436 persons2021: 341,895 persons2022: 345,718 persons2023: 349,541 persons2024: 353,270 persons2025: 352,918 persons
Population, 2011 to 2025. persons. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1).

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: aged 65 and over, both sexes, percent of all ages, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Census 2021, TS004 Country of birth: usual residents born outside the United Kingdom, percent, 100 minus the published share born in the United Kingdom (ONS, Nomis NM_2024_1); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Mid-year population estimates, components of change for UK local authorities: net internal migration, mid-year to mid-year (ONS, MYEB3). Population and demography statistics and rankings

Economy

Gross domestic product (GDP) in Sandwell (pounds sterling) was £8.97 billion (provisional) in 2024, up 4.3% from 2023.

Gross domestic product (GDP), pounds sterling£8.97 billion2024, provisionalUp 4.3% from 2023
GDP per head, pounds sterling£25,3432024, provisionalUp 3.1% from 2023
4,0005,0006,0007,0008,0009,00020002004200820122016202020242000: 4,171 GBP million2001: 4,276 GBP million2002: 4,428 GBP million2003: 4,622 GBP million2004: 4,761 GBP million2005: 4,917 GBP million2006: 5,125 GBP million2007: 5,204 GBP million2008: 5,310 GBP million2009: 5,182 GBP million2010: 5,299 GBP million2011: 5,332 GBP million2012: 5,582 GBP million2013: 5,774 GBP million2014: 6,299 GBP million2015: 6,502 GBP million2016: 6,800 GBP million2017: 7,109 GBP million2018: 7,414 GBP million2019: 7,382 GBP million2020: 7,138 GBP million2021: 7,447 GBP million2022: 7,902 GBP million2023: 8,597 GBP million2024: 8,968 GBP million4,0006,0008,00010K2000200920242000: 4,171 GBP million2001: 4,276 GBP million2002: 4,428 GBP million2003: 4,622 GBP million2004: 4,761 GBP million2005: 4,917 GBP million2006: 5,125 GBP million2007: 5,204 GBP million2008: 5,310 GBP million2009: 5,182 GBP million2010: 5,299 GBP million2011: 5,332 GBP million2012: 5,582 GBP million2013: 5,774 GBP million2014: 6,299 GBP million2015: 6,502 GBP million2016: 6,800 GBP million2017: 7,109 GBP million2018: 7,414 GBP million2019: 7,382 GBP million2020: 7,138 GBP million2021: 7,447 GBP million2022: 7,902 GBP million2023: 8,597 GBP million2024: 8,968 GBP million
Gross domestic product (GDP), pounds sterling, 2000 to 2024. GBP million. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP at current market prices, pounds million (ONS, Table 5).

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP at current market prices, pounds million (ONS, Table 5); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP per head at current market prices, pounds (ONS, Table 7). Economy statistics and rankings

Prices and housing

Average house price in Sandwell (pounds sterling) was £205,830 (provisional) in July 2026, down 0.4% from July 2025.

Average house price, pounds sterling£205,830July 2026, provisionalDown 0.4% from July 2025
House price annual change, monthly-0.4%July 2026, provisionalDown 4.4 percentage points from July 2025
Average monthly private rent, pounds sterling£953August 2026, provisionalUp 8% from August 2025
160K170K180K190K200K210K220K2021-072022-042023-012023-102024-072025-042026-072021-07: 167,319 GBP2021-08: 170,698 GBP2021-09: 173,824 GBP2021-10: 171,599 GBP2021-11: 173,182 GBP2021-12: 171,996 GBP2022-01: 174,142 GBP2022-02: 176,317 GBP2022-03: 178,979 GBP2022-04: 179,683 GBP2022-05: 180,069 GBP2022-06: 181,804 GBP2022-07: 184,318 GBP2022-08: 186,699 GBP2022-09: 189,200 GBP2022-10: 192,196 GBP2022-11: 193,766 GBP2022-12: 193,582 GBP2023-01: 191,144 GBP2023-02: 191,716 GBP2023-03: 189,934 GBP2023-04: 190,431 GBP2023-05: 189,304 GBP2023-06: 191,525 GBP2023-07: 193,158 GBP2023-08: 195,396 GBP2023-09: 196,266 GBP2023-10: 195,966 GBP2023-11: 194,787 GBP2023-12: 194,213 GBP2024-01: 191,657 GBP2024-02: 191,974 GBP2024-03: 191,620 GBP2024-04: 193,569 GBP2024-05: 194,687 GBP2024-06: 196,322 GBP2024-07: 198,854 GBP2024-08: 199,341 GBP2024-09: 200,546 GBP2024-10: 201,138 GBP2024-11: 202,756 GBP2024-12: 203,299 GBP2025-01: 203,607 GBP2025-02: 203,027 GBP2025-03: 202,669 GBP2025-04: 203,409 GBP2025-05: 203,506 GBP2025-06: 204,435 GBP2025-07: 206,755 GBP2025-08: 207,145 GBP2025-09: 208,633 GBP2025-10: 208,417 GBP2025-11: 208,521 GBP2025-12: 206,820 GBP2026-01: 206,997 GBP2026-02: 209,516 GBP2026-03: 211,435 GBP2026-04: 210,371 GBP2026-05: 208,867 GBP2026-06: 205,544 GBP2026-07: 205,830 GBP160K180K200K220K2021-072023-042025-012026-072021-07: 167,319 GBP2021-08: 170,698 GBP2021-09: 173,824 GBP2021-10: 171,599 GBP2021-11: 173,182 GBP2021-12: 171,996 GBP2022-01: 174,142 GBP2022-02: 176,317 GBP2022-03: 178,979 GBP2022-04: 179,683 GBP2022-05: 180,069 GBP2022-06: 181,804 GBP2022-07: 184,318 GBP2022-08: 186,699 GBP2022-09: 189,200 GBP2022-10: 192,196 GBP2022-11: 193,766 GBP2022-12: 193,582 GBP2023-01: 191,144 GBP2023-02: 191,716 GBP2023-03: 189,934 GBP2023-04: 190,431 GBP2023-05: 189,304 GBP2023-06: 191,525 GBP2023-07: 193,158 GBP2023-08: 195,396 GBP2023-09: 196,266 GBP2023-10: 195,966 GBP2023-11: 194,787 GBP2023-12: 194,213 GBP2024-01: 191,657 GBP2024-02: 191,974 GBP2024-03: 191,620 GBP2024-04: 193,569 GBP2024-05: 194,687 GBP2024-06: 196,322 GBP2024-07: 198,854 GBP2024-08: 199,341 GBP2024-09: 200,546 GBP2024-10: 201,138 GBP2024-11: 202,756 GBP2024-12: 203,299 GBP2025-01: 203,607 GBP2025-02: 203,027 GBP2025-03: 202,669 GBP2025-04: 203,409 GBP2025-05: 203,506 GBP2025-06: 204,435 GBP2025-07: 206,755 GBP2025-08: 207,145 GBP2025-09: 208,633 GBP2025-10: 208,417 GBP2025-11: 208,521 GBP2025-12: 206,820 GBP2026-01: 206,997 GBP2026-02: 209,516 GBP2026-03: 211,435 GBP2026-04: 210,371 GBP2026-05: 208,867 GBP2026-06: 205,544 GBP2026-07: 205,830 GBP
Average house price, pounds sterling, July 2021 to July 2026. GBP. Source: HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, pounds (HM Land Registry, Average price file).

Sources: HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, pounds (HM Land Registry, Average price file); HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: annual change in the average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, percent (HM Land Registry, Average price file); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1: rental price, all property types, pounds per month (ONS). Housing statistics and rankings

Business and tourism

Active enterprises in Sandwell were 11,495 in 2024, up 0.3% from 2023.

Active enterprises11,4952024Up 0.3% from 2023
Enterprise births1,6552024Up 7.5% from 2023
10K10.5K11K11.5K12K2019202020212022202320242019: 10,260 count2020: 10,885 count2021: 11,545 count2022: 11,530 count2023: 11,465 count2024: 11,495 count10K10.5K11K11.5K12K2019202120242019: 10,260 count2020: 10,885 count2021: 11,545 count2022: 11,530 count2023: 11,465 count2024: 11,495 count
Active enterprises, 2019 to 2024. count. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country.

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country; Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Business demography, UK, Tables 1.1a to 1.1d: count of births of new enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Companies statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

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  1. Office for National Statistics. Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2002_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&gender=0&c_age=200&measures=20100&time=2011,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  2. Office for National Statistics. Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: aged 65 and over, both sexes, percent of all ages, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2002_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&gender=0&c_age=209&measures=20301&time=2011,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  3. Office for National Statistics. Census 2021, TS004 Country of birth: usual residents born outside the United Kingdom, percent, 100 minus the published share born in the United Kingdom (ONS, Nomis NM_2024_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2024_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&c2021_cob_12=1&measures=20301&time=2021,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  4. Office for National Statistics. Mid-year population estimates, components of change for UK local authorities: net internal migration, mid-year to mid-year (ONS, MYEB3). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/datasets/populationestimatesforukenglandandwalesscotlandandnorthernireland/mid2011tomid2025. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  5. Office for National Statistics. Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP at current market prices, pounds million (ONS, Table 5). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/datasets/regionalgrossdomesticproductlocalauthorities/1998to2024. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  6. Office for National Statistics. Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP per head at current market prices, pounds (ONS, Table 7). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/datasets/regionalgrossdomesticproductlocalauthorities/1998to2024. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  7. HM Land Registry. UK House Price Index: average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, pounds (HM Land Registry, Average price file). Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://publicdata.landregistry.gov.uk/market-trend-data/house-price-index-data/Average-prices-2026-07.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  8. HM Land Registry. UK House Price Index: annual change in the average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, percent (HM Land Registry, Average price file). Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://publicdata.landregistry.gov.uk/market-trend-data/house-price-index-data/Average-prices-2026-07.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  9. Office for National Statistics. Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1: rental price, all property types, pounds per month (ONS). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/datasets/priceindexofprivaterentsukmonthlypricestatistics/16september2026. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  10. Office for National Statistics. Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  11. Office for National Statistics. Business demography, UK, Tables 1.1a to 1.1d: count of births of new enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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