Cradley Heath & Old Hill
vs Langley
Cradley Heath & Old Hill has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 19% in Langley. Homes in Cradley Heath & Old Hill sold for a median of £228,000, 6% above Langley. Langley has more green space nearby (23% within 500 m, against 15%).
People
Cradley Heath & Old Hill has 14,412 residents in 5,987 households; Langley has 14,862 in 6,181. Cradley Heath & Old Hill has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 17%, 2.1 percentage points more than Langley (Sandwell: 15%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (33% and 34%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 38% of homes in Cradley Heath & Old Hill and 45% in Langley. The share of owner-occupied homes is about the same in both (53% and 52%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (18% and 18%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £228,000 in Cradley Heath & Old Hill and £215,000 in Langley, against £220,000 across Sandwell.
Surroundings
Langley has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 23%, 7.9 percentage points more than Cradley Heath & Old Hill (Sandwell: 17%). A typical postcode has 121 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Cradley Heath & Old Hill, and 152 in Langley. The typical postcode is 373 m from the nearest school in Cradley Heath & Old Hill and 378 m in Langley. The typical postcode is 865 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Cradley Heath & Old Hill and 1,111 m in Langley. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Cradley Heath & Old Hill and 98% in Langley.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 89 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Cradley Heath & Old Hill and 110 in Langley, 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.
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.
Cradley Heath & Old Hill is one of 24 wards in Sandwell, home to 14,412 people in 5,987 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £228,000 over the past two years, 4% above the Sandwell median. On average 15% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 8% below the Sandwell average.
Langley is one of 24 wards in Sandwell, home to 14,862 people in 6,181 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £215,000 over the past two years, in line with the Sandwell median. On average 23% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 39% above the Sandwell average.
More comparisons.
Cradley Heath & Old Hill and Langley next to other wards of Sandwell.