Great Barr, Tamebridge & Yew Tree
vs Newton & Valley
Great Barr, Tamebridge & Yew Tree has the younger population: 18% of residents are aged 15–29, against 18% in Newton & Valley. Homes in Great Barr, Tamebridge & Yew Tree sold for a median of £255,000, 6% above Newton & Valley. Great Barr, Tamebridge & Yew Tree has more green space nearby (29% within 500 m, against 17%).
People
Great Barr, Tamebridge & Yew Tree has 13,504 residents in 5,130 households; Newton & Valley has 13,337 in 5,301. Newton & Valley has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 18%, 1.8 percentage points more than Great Barr, Tamebridge & Yew Tree (Sandwell: 15%). Newton & Valley has the higher share of people living alone: 29%, 4.3 percentage points more than Great Barr, Tamebridge & Yew Tree (Sandwell: 29%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 53% of homes in Great Barr, Tamebridge & Yew Tree and 65% in Newton & Valley. Newton & Valley has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 71%, 4.8 percentage points more than Great Barr, Tamebridge & Yew Tree (Sandwell: 54%). The share of private renting is about the same in both (16% and 16%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £255,000 in Great Barr, Tamebridge & Yew Tree and £241,000 in Newton & Valley, against £220,000 across Sandwell.
Surroundings
Great Barr, Tamebridge & Yew Tree has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 29%, 12.6 percentage points more than Newton & Valley (Sandwell: 17%). A typical postcode has 51 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Great Barr, Tamebridge & Yew Tree, and 65 in Newton & Valley. The typical postcode is 413 m from the nearest school in Great Barr, Tamebridge & Yew Tree and 355 m in Newton & Valley. The typical postcode is 1,704 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Great Barr, Tamebridge & Yew Tree and 1,490 m in Newton & Valley. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 87% of premises in Great Barr, Tamebridge & Yew Tree and 96% in Newton & Valley.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 64 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Great Barr, Tamebridge & Yew Tree and 89 in Newton & Valley, 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.
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Great Barr, Tamebridge & Yew Tree is one of 24 wards in Sandwell, home to 13,504 people in 5,130 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £255,000 over the past two years, 16% above the Sandwell median. On average 29% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 73% above the Sandwell average.
Newton & Valley is one of 24 wards in Sandwell, home to 13,337 people in 5,301 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £241,000 over the past two years, 10% above the Sandwell median. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — in line with the Sandwell average.
More comparisons.
Great Barr, Tamebridge & Yew Tree and Newton & Valley next to other wards of Sandwell.