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Great Bridge
vs Hill Top

Great Bridge has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 18% in Hill Top. Homes in Hill Top sold for a median of £220,000, 3% above Great Bridge. Great Bridge has more green space nearby (23% within 500 m, against 15%).

Map of Sandwell with Great Bridge highlighted
Great Bridge
312 postcodes
Map of Sandwell with Hill Top highlighted
Hill Top
301 postcodes
Map of Sandwell
Sandwell
city average

People

Great Bridge has 15,554 residents in 5,864 households; Hill Top has 14,111 in 5,429. Hill Top has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 16%, 2.9 percentage points more than Great Bridge (Sandwell: 15%). Hill Top has the higher share of people living alone: 30%, 2.1 percentage points more than Great Bridge (Sandwell: 29%).

15,554Residents (2021)
14,111Residents (2021)
341,832Residents (2021)
5,864Households
5,429Households
130,246Households
19.3%Aged 15–29
17.6%Aged 15–29
19.0%Aged 15–29
13.2%Aged 65 and over
16.1%Aged 65 and over
14.5%Aged 65 and over
27.6%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: 45% of homes in Great Bridge and 52% in Hill Top. Hill Top has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 54%, 4 percentage points more than Great Bridge (Sandwell: 54%). Great Bridge has the higher share of private renting: 19%, 2.8 percentage points more than Hill Top (Sandwell: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £213,000 in Great Bridge and £220,000 in Hill Top, against £220,000 across Sandwell.

£213,000Median sale price
£220,000Median sale price
£220,000Median sale price
50.0%Owner-occupied
54.0%Owner-occupied
53.7%Owner-occupied
18.5%Private renting
15.7%Private renting
18.6%Private renting
30.6%Social renting
29.2%Social renting
26.6%Social renting
11.3%Detached houses
13.4%Detached houses
11.9%Detached houses
44.7%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
19.5%Flats
16.4%Flats
16.8%Flats

Surroundings

Great Bridge has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 23%, 7.9 percentage points more than Hill Top (Sandwell: 17%). A typical postcode has 142 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Great Bridge, and 78 in Hill Top. The typical postcode is 378 m from the nearest school in Great Bridge and 425 m in Hill Top. The typical postcode is 1,131 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Great Bridge and 833 m in Hill Top. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Great Bridge and 97% in Hill Top.

23.0%Green space within 500 m
15.1%Green space within 500 m
16.8%Green space within 500 m
142Services within 15 min (median)
78Services within 15 min (median)
108Services within 15 min (median)
378 mNearest school (median)
425 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
1.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
833 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
49Postcodes in flood risk areas
12Postcodes in flood risk areas
288Postcodes in flood risk areas
97.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)
96.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
96.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 123 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Great Bridge 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.

123Recorded 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.

Great Bridge

Great Bridge is one of 24 wards in Sandwell, home to 15,554 people in 5,864 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £213,000 over the past two years, 3% below the Sandwell median. On average 23% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 37% above 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.

Great Bridge and Hill Top next to other wards of Sandwell.

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