Oldbury
vs Tividale
Oldbury has the younger population: 20% of residents are aged 15–29, against 18% in Tividale. Homes in Tividale sold for a median of £215,250, 4% above Oldbury. Tividale has more green space nearby (22% within 500 m, against 20%).
People
Oldbury has 12,552 residents in 4,762 households; Tividale has 14,280 in 5,426. Tividale has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 15%, 3.6 percentage points more than Oldbury (Sandwell: 15%). Oldbury has the higher share of people living alone: 31%, 5.3 percentage points more than Tividale (Sandwell: 29%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 34% of homes in Oldbury and 61% in Tividale. Tividale has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 63%, 9.5 percentage points more than Oldbury (Sandwell: 54%). Oldbury has the higher share of private renting: 28%, 12.3 percentage points more than Tividale (Sandwell: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £207,500 in Oldbury and £215,250 in Tividale, against £220,000 across Sandwell.
Surroundings
Tividale has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 22%, 2.6 percentage points more than Oldbury (Sandwell: 17%). A typical postcode has 131 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Oldbury, and 85 in Tividale. The typical postcode is 414 m from the nearest school in Oldbury and 307 m in Tividale. The typical postcode is 901 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Oldbury and 1,853 m in Tividale. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 92% of premises in Oldbury and 100% in Tividale.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 163 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Oldbury 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.
Oldbury is one of 24 wards in Sandwell, home to 12,552 people in 4,762 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £207,500 over the past two years, 6% below the Sandwell median. On average 20% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 18% 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.
Oldbury and Tividale next to other wards of Sandwell.