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Hill Top
vs Wednesbury

Wednesbury has the younger population: 19% of residents are aged 15–29, against 18% in Hill Top. Homes in Wednesbury sold for a median of £222,000, in line with Hill Top. Hill Top has more green space nearby (15% within 500 m, against 11%).

Map of Sandwell with Hill Top highlighted
Hill Top
301 postcodes
Map of Sandwell with Wednesbury highlighted
Wednesbury
300 postcodes
Map of Sandwell
Sandwell
city average

People

Hill Top has 14,111 residents in 5,429 households; Wednesbury has 15,141 in 5,800. The share of residents aged 65 and over is about the same in both (16% and 16%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (30% and 29%).

14,111Residents (2021)
15,141Residents (2021)
341,832Residents (2021)
5,429Households
5,800Households
130,246Households
17.6%Aged 15–29
18.8%Aged 15–29
19.0%Aged 15–29
16.1%Aged 65 and over
16.2%Aged 65 and over
14.5%Aged 65 and over
29.7%Living alone
29.2%Living alone
29.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 52% of homes in Hill Top and 51% in Wednesbury. Hill Top has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 54%, 1.5 percentage points more than Wednesbury (Sandwell: 54%). Wednesbury has the higher share of private renting: 18%, 2 percentage points more than Hill Top (Sandwell: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £220,000 in Hill Top and £222,000 in Wednesbury, against £220,000 across Sandwell.

£220,000Median sale price
£222,000Median sale price
£220,000Median sale price
54.0%Owner-occupied
52.5%Owner-occupied
53.7%Owner-occupied
15.7%Private renting
17.7%Private renting
18.6%Private renting
29.2%Social renting
29.1%Social renting
26.6%Social renting
13.4%Detached houses
10.5%Detached houses
11.9%Detached houses
52.0%Semi-detached houses
50.8%Semi-detached houses
44.5%Semi-detached houses
16.7%Terraced houses
19.3%Terraced houses
24.4%Terraced houses
16.4%Flats
15.6%Flats
16.8%Flats

Surroundings

Hill Top has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 15%, 3.7 percentage points more than Wednesbury (Sandwell: 17%). A typical postcode has 78 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Hill Top, and 113 in Wednesbury. The typical postcode is 425 m from the nearest school in Hill Top and 305 m in Wednesbury. The typical postcode is 833 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Hill Top and 941 m in Wednesbury. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Hill Top and 95% in Wednesbury.

15.1%Green space within 500 m
11.4%Green space within 500 m
16.8%Green space within 500 m
78Services within 15 min (median)
113Services within 15 min (median)
108Services within 15 min (median)
425 mNearest school (median)
305 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
833 mNearest tram or rail (median)
941 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
12Postcodes in flood risk areas
7Postcodes in flood risk areas
288Postcodes in flood risk areas
96.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
94.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)
96.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 77 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Hill Top and 138 in Wednesbury, 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.

77Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
138Recorded 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.

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.

Wednesbury

Wednesbury is one of 24 wards in Sandwell, home to 15,141 people in 5,800 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £222,000 over the past two years, in line with the Sandwell median. On average 11% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 32% below the Sandwell average.

More comparisons.

Hill Top and Wednesbury next to other wards of Sandwell.

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