Friar Park & Stone Cross
vs Hill Top

Hill Top has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Friar Park & Stone Cross. Homes in Friar Park & Stone Cross sold for a median of £231,000, 5% above Hill Top. Friar Park & Stone Cross has more green space nearby (16% within 500 m, against 15%).

Friar Park & Stone Cross

199 postcodes

Hill Top

301 postcodes

Sandwell

city average

People

Friar Park & Stone Cross has 13,794 residents in 5,352 households; Hill Top has 14,111 in 5,429. Hill Top has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 16%, 1.2 percentage points more than Friar Park & Stone Cross (Sandwell: 15%). Hill Top has the higher share of people living alone: 30%, 2.3 percentage points more than Friar Park & Stone Cross (Sandwell: 29%).

13,794Residents (2021)

14,111Residents (2021)

341,832Residents (2021)

5,352Households

5,429Households

130,246Households

17.3%Aged 15–29

17.6%Aged 15–29

19.0%Aged 15–29

14.9%Aged 65 and over

16.1%Aged 65 and over

14.5%Aged 65 and over

27.4%Living alone

29.7%Living alone

29.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 59% of homes in Friar Park & Stone Cross and 52% in Hill Top. Hill Top has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 54%, 2.1 percentage points more than Friar Park & Stone Cross (Sandwell: 54%). Hill Top has the higher share of private renting: 16%, 5.2 percentage points more than Friar Park & Stone Cross (Sandwell: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £231,000 in Friar Park & Stone Cross and £220,000 in Hill Top, against £220,000 across Sandwell.

£231,000Median sale price

£220,000Median sale price

51.9%Owner-occupied

54.0%Owner-occupied

53.7%Owner-occupied

10.5%Private renting

15.7%Private renting

18.6%Private renting

36.5%Social renting

29.2%Social renting

26.6%Social renting

6.6%Detached houses

13.4%Detached houses

11.9%Detached houses

58.9%Semi-detached houses

52.0%Semi-detached houses

44.5%Semi-detached houses

23.2%Terraced houses

16.7%Terraced houses

24.4%Terraced houses

10.6%Flats

16.4%Flats

16.8%Flats

Surroundings

The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (16% and 15%). A typical postcode has 58 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Friar Park & Stone Cross, and 78 in Hill Top. The typical postcode is 324 m from the nearest school in Friar Park & Stone Cross and 425 m in Hill Top. The typical postcode is 918 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Friar Park & Stone Cross and 833 m in Hill Top. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 99% of premises in Friar Park & Stone Cross and 97% in Hill Top.

15.6%Green space within 500 m

15.1%Green space within 500 m

16.8%Green space within 500 m

58Services within 15 min (median)

78Services within 15 min (median)

108Services within 15 min (median)

324 mNearest school (median)

425 mNearest school (median)

–Nearest school (median)

918 mNearest tram or rail (median)

833 mNearest tram or rail (median)

–Nearest tram or rail (median)

16Postcodes in flood risk areas

12Postcodes in flood risk areas

288Postcodes in flood risk areas

99.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)

96.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)

96.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 80 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Friar Park & Stone Cross and 77 in Hill Top, 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.

80Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

77Recorded 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.

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.

Hill Top

Hill Top is one of 24 wards in Sandwell, home to 14,111 people in 5,429 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £220,000 over the past two years, in line with the Sandwell median. On average 15% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 10% below the Sandwell average.

More comparisons.

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