Great Bridge
vs Tividale
Great Bridge has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 18% in Tividale. Homes in Tividale sold for a median of £215,250, in line with Great Bridge. Great Bridge has more green space nearby (23% within 500 m, against 22%).
People
Great Bridge has 15,554 residents in 5,864 households; Tividale has 14,280 in 5,426. Tividale has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 15%, 1.9 percentage points more than Great Bridge (Sandwell: 15%). Great Bridge has the higher share of people living alone: 28%, 1.6 percentage points more than Tividale (Sandwell: 29%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 45% of homes in Great Bridge and 61% in Tividale. Tividale has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 63%, 13.4 percentage points more than Great Bridge (Sandwell: 54%). Great Bridge has the higher share of private renting: 19%, 3 percentage points more than Tividale (Sandwell: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £213,000 in Great Bridge and £215,250 in Tividale, against £220,000 across Sandwell.
Surroundings
The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (23% and 22%). A typical postcode has 142 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Great Bridge, and 85 in Tividale. The typical postcode is 378 m from the nearest school in Great Bridge and 307 m in Tividale. The typical postcode is 1,131 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Great Bridge and 1,853 m in Tividale. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 98% of premises in Great Bridge and 100% in Tividale.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 123 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Great Bridge and 56 in Tividale, 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.
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.
Tividale is one of 24 wards in Sandwell, home to 14,280 people in 5,426 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £215,250 over the past two years, in line with the Sandwell median. On average 22% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 33% above the Sandwell average.
More comparisons.
Great Bridge and Tividale next to other wards of Sandwell.