Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore
Rowley at a glance
- House prices
- £213,500
- Lower prices23rd percentile
- Schools
- 17th percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 61st percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 71.9 per 1,000 residents
- Middle45th percentile
- Flood risk
- 0.6% of the area in flood zones
- Less flood-zone land18th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Rowley a good place to live?
Rowley may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows crime is around the national middle range. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Sandwell below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Rowley
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 71.9 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 45th percentile nationally
Crime levels are around the national middle range.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Rowley
House prices
- Median sale price
- £213,500
- Percentile
- 23rd percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 70 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Rowley
Schools
17th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Rowley
Flood risk
0.6% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 0.4% of the area. That is the 18th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Rowley
Transport
61st percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Rowley a good place to live?
Rowley may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows crime is around the national middle range. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Rowley safe?
Rowley ranks in the 45th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Rowley?
The median sale price was £213,500 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 23rd percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Rowley?
Schools rank in the 17th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Rowley?
Nearby public profiles include Abbey in Sandwell and Blackheath in Sandwell.
