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Deprivation in Sandwell

Metropolitan borough

The middle of the West Midlands. 352,918 people in 86 square kilometres.

8 layers about deprivation for Sandwell, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

107 of Sandwell’s 190 neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 20%.

Deprivation score (England)

CouncilEngland only
33.8
MHCLG · 2025

Sandwell has a deprivation score of 33.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Among areas of the same kind in England, that is the 19th most deprived of 296.

A higher score means more deprivation.

Deprivation score (England): Sandwell among every council296 areas from 5.9 to 43.5. The middle area is 19.0. Sandwell is 33.8.

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

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Published for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of Sandwell. The map shows each one.

Education deprivation (England)

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Published for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of Sandwell. The map shows each one.

Employment deprivation (England)

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Published for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of Sandwell. The map shows each one.

Health deprivation (England)

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Published for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of Sandwell. The map shows each one.

Income deprivation (England)

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Published for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of Sandwell. The map shows each one.

Share of neighbourhoods in England's most deprived 10%

CouncilEngland only
16.3%
MHCLG · 2025

16.3% of the neighbourhoods in Sandwell are among the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England.

Among councils in England, that is the 54th most deprived of 296.

Share of neighbourhoods in England's most deprived 10%: Sandwell among every council296 areas from 0.0% to 50.0%. The middle area is 2.6%. Sandwell is 16.3%.

Neighbourhoods in England's most deprived 20%

CouncilEngland only
107
MHCLG · 2025

In Sandwell, 107 neighbourhoods are among the most deprived 20% of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in England's most deprived 20%: Sandwell among every council296 areas from 0 to 362. The middle area is 11. Sandwell is 107.