Neighbourhood · Sandwell
Wednesbury: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Wednesbury neighbourhood of Sandwell, England (ONS area Sandwell 005). Headline figures assembled 19 October 2026. Postcodes DY4, WS10. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near WS10 7DR.
A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, showing some signs of gentrification
Wednesbury is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it shows some signs of gentrification against Sandwell (3 of 19 signals rising, none falling). Houses here typically resell for £220,000 and flats for £123,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Sandwell (1.5 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest railway station, Bescot Stadium, is 2.6 km from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 19 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£220,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +58% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£123,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +41% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Below average income
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Some signs
Weighted balance +0.18; 3 of 19 signals up, 0 down, against the borough; capped at Some signs: in England's most income-deprived areas, Clear or Strong signs need prices and incomes both rising against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 2 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 2 to 3.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£36,400
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
1.5 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
In line with the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Wednesbury sits in Sandwell
- Typical house price: joint 14th highest of 39 neighbourhoods in Sandwell
- Typical flat price: 5th highest of the 15 neighbourhoods in Sandwell with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 2nd lowest of 39 neighbourhoods in Sandwell
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 19 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Wednesbury
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 19 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
3 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Sandwell, 0 the other way and 16 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Income deprivation ranking
- Homes selling
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Bescot Stadium Railway station, 2.6 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 4 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Walsall (about 5 min) and Wolverhampton (about 56 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school St John's Church of England Primary Academy 500 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Feb 2023).
- Nearest state secondary school Wodensborough Ormiston Academy 1.6 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1 (Nov 2025).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (13 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Wednesbury
What is the typical house price in Wednesbury?
£220,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +58% against 2017-2019.
How does Wednesbury compare with the rest of Sandwell?
Typical house price: joint 14th highest of 39 neighbourhoods in Sandwell. Typical flat price: 5th highest of the 15 neighbourhoods in Sandwell with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 2nd lowest of 39 neighbourhoods in Sandwell.
Is Wednesbury an affluent area?
Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Wednesbury gentrifying?
Some signs. Weighted balance +0.18; 3 of 19 signals up, 0 down, against the borough; capped at Some signs: in England's most income-deprived areas, Clear or Strong signs need prices and incomes both rising against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Wednesbury?
Bescot Stadium. Railway station, 2.6 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 4 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Walsall (about 5 min) and Wolverhampton (about 56 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Wednesbury?
Nearest state primary school. St John's Church of England Primary Academy. 500 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Feb 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Wodensborough Ormiston Academy. 1.6 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 6 areas, Needs attention in 1 (Nov 2025).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.