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Charlemont & Grove Vale
vs Friar Park & Stone Cross

Charlemont & Grove Vale has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Friar Park & Stone Cross. Homes in Charlemont & Grove Vale sold for a median of £255,000, 10% above Friar Park & Stone Cross. Charlemont & Grove Vale has more green space nearby (20% within 500 m, against 16%).

Map of Sandwell with Charlemont & Grove Vale highlighted
Charlemont & Grove Vale
269 postcodes
Map of Sandwell with Friar Park & Stone Cross highlighted
Friar Park & Stone Cross
199 postcodes
Map of Sandwell
Sandwell
city average

People

Charlemont & Grove Vale has 13,989 residents in 5,650 households; Friar Park & Stone Cross has 13,794 in 5,352. Charlemont & Grove Vale has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 19%, 4.5 percentage points more than Friar Park & Stone Cross (Sandwell: 15%). Charlemont & Grove Vale has the higher share of people living alone: 29%, 1.4 percentage points more than Friar Park & Stone Cross (Sandwell: 29%).

13,989Residents (2021)
13,794Residents (2021)
341,832Residents (2021)
5,650Households
5,352Households
130,246Households
18.4%Aged 15–29
17.3%Aged 15–29
19.0%Aged 15–29
19.4%Aged 65 and over
14.9%Aged 65 and over
14.5%Aged 65 and over
28.8%Living alone
27.4%Living alone
29.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 40% of homes in Charlemont & Grove Vale and 59% in Friar Park & Stone Cross. Charlemont & Grove Vale has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 62%, 10.2 percentage points more than Friar Park & Stone Cross (Sandwell: 54%). Charlemont & Grove Vale has the higher share of private renting: 16%, 5.4 percentage points more than Friar Park & Stone Cross (Sandwell: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £255,000 in Charlemont & Grove Vale and £231,000 in Friar Park & Stone Cross, against £220,000 across Sandwell.

£255,000Median sale price
£231,000Median sale price
£220,000Median sale price
62.1%Owner-occupied
51.9%Owner-occupied
53.7%Owner-occupied
15.9%Private renting
10.5%Private renting
18.6%Private renting
21.3%Social renting
36.5%Social renting
26.6%Social renting
20.1%Detached houses
6.6%Detached houses
11.9%Detached houses
39.5%Semi-detached houses
58.9%Semi-detached houses
44.5%Semi-detached houses
15.4%Terraced houses
23.2%Terraced houses
24.4%Terraced houses
23.7%Flats
10.6%Flats
16.8%Flats

Surroundings

Charlemont & Grove Vale has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 20%, 4.2 percentage points more than Friar Park & Stone Cross (Sandwell: 17%). A typical postcode has 45 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Charlemont & Grove Vale, and 58 in Friar Park & Stone Cross. The typical postcode is 405 m from the nearest school in Charlemont & Grove Vale and 324 m in Friar Park & Stone Cross. The typical postcode is 1,395 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Charlemont & Grove Vale and 918 m in Friar Park & Stone Cross. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 88% of premises in Charlemont & Grove Vale and 99% in Friar Park & Stone Cross.

19.8%Green space within 500 m
15.6%Green space within 500 m
16.8%Green space within 500 m
45Services within 15 min (median)
58Services within 15 min (median)
108Services within 15 min (median)
405 mNearest school (median)
324 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.4 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
918 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
8Postcodes in flood risk areas
16Postcodes in flood risk areas
288Postcodes in flood risk areas
87.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)
99.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
96.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 72 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Charlemont & Grove Vale and 80 in Friar Park & Stone Cross, against 106 across Sandwell. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.

72Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
80Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
106Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations

In brief.

Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.

Charlemont & Grove Vale

Charlemont & Grove Vale is one of 24 wards in Sandwell, home to 13,989 people in 5,650 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £255,000 over the past two years, 16% above the Sandwell median. On average 20% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 18% above the Sandwell average.

Friar Park & Stone Cross

Friar Park & Stone Cross is one of 24 wards in Sandwell, home to 13,794 people in 5,352 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £231,000 over the past two years, 5% above the Sandwell median. On average 16% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 7% below the Sandwell average.

More comparisons.

Charlemont & Grove Vale and Friar Park & Stone Cross next to other wards of Sandwell.

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