Smethwick
Strong on transport, with lower house prices
Smethwick at a glance
- House prices
- £214,000
- Lower prices24th percentile
- Schools
- 63rd percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 95th percentile
- Strong
- Crime rate
- 81.9 per 1,000 residents
- Middle36th percentile
- Flood risk
- Under 0.1% of the area in flood zones
- Less flood-zone land6th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Smethwick a good place to live?
Smethwick may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access and lower house prices. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Sandwell below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Movers who value stronger transport access
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
Check the exact address, school admissions and your daily journeys. Area averages cannot describe every street.
No additional grounded watch-out bullets are available.
Crime rate in Smethwick
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 81.9 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 36th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is relatively higher; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.
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 Smethwick
House prices
- Median sale price
- £214,000
- Percentile
- 24th percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 58 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 Smethwick
Schools
63rd percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Smethwick
Flood risk
Under 0.1% 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 under 0.1% of the area. That is the 6th 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 Smethwick
Transport
95th 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 Smethwick a good place to live?
Smethwick may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access and lower house prices. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
Is Smethwick safe?
Smethwick ranks in the 36th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Smethwick?
The median sale price was £214,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 24th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Smethwick?
Schools rank in the 63rd percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Smethwick?
Nearby public profiles include Friar Park in Sandwell and Great Barr with Yew Tree West in Sandwell.
