Strong on schools and transport, with safety to consider

Wednesbury North at a glance

House prices
£210,000
Lower prices22nd percentile
Schools
88th percentile
Strong
Transport
81st percentile
Strong
Crime rate
127.8 per 1,000 residents
Weak14th percentile
Flood risk
1% of the area in flood zones
Less flood-zone land21st percentile

Underlying data dates vary by measure.

How to read these figures

Is Wednesbury North a good place to live?

Wednesbury North may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance, stronger transport access and lower house prices. Crime data 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

  • Families who care about school performance
  • Movers who value stronger transport access
  • Buyers looking for lower house prices

Watch out for

  • Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally

Crime rate in Wednesbury North

Crime rate

Crime rate
127.8 per 1,000 residents
Percentile
14th percentile nationally

Recorded crime is higher than in most neighbourhoods nationally.

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 Wednesbury North

House prices

Median sale price
£210,000
Percentile
22nd percentile nationally

House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.

Median of 56 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 Wednesbury North

Schools

88th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.

Flood risk in Wednesbury North

Flood risk

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 0.9% of the area. That is the 21st 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 Wednesbury North

Transport

81st 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.

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FAQs

Is Wednesbury North a good place to live?

Wednesbury North may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance, stronger transport access and lower house prices. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

Is Wednesbury North safe?

Wednesbury North ranks in the 14th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.

What are house prices like in Wednesbury North?

The median sale price was £210,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 22nd percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.

How are schools in Wednesbury North?

Schools rank in the 88th percentile nationally for this public profile.

What neighbourhoods are near Wednesbury North?

Nearby public profiles include Oldbury in Sandwell and Hateley Heath in Sandwell.