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Smethwick
vs St Pauls

St Pauls has the younger population: 23% of residents are aged 15–29, against 19% in Smethwick. Homes in Smethwick sold for a median of £205,000, 16% above St Pauls. St Pauls has more green space nearby (17% within 500 m, against 11%).

Map of Sandwell with Smethwick highlighted
Smethwick
247 postcodes
Map of Sandwell with St Pauls highlighted
St Pauls
242 postcodes
Map of Sandwell
Sandwell
city average

People

Smethwick has 14,391 residents in 4,987 households; St Pauls has 13,923 in 4,081. Smethwick has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 13%, 3.6 percentage points more than St Pauls (Sandwell: 15%). Smethwick has the higher share of people living alone: 29%, 8.2 percentage points more than St Pauls (Sandwell: 29%).

14,391Residents (2021)
13,923Residents (2021)
341,832Residents (2021)
4,987Households
4,081Households
130,246Households
19.1%Aged 15–29
23.2%Aged 15–29
19.0%Aged 15–29
12.9%Aged 65 and over
9.3%Aged 65 and over
14.5%Aged 65 and over
28.5%Living alone
20.3%Living alone
29.2%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is terraced houses in Smethwick (41%) and semi-detached houses in St Pauls (41%). St Pauls has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 52%, 7.4 percentage points more than Smethwick (Sandwell: 54%). St Pauls has the higher share of private renting: 28%, 2.9 percentage points more than Smethwick (Sandwell: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £205,000 in Smethwick and £176,000 in St Pauls, against £220,000 across Sandwell.

£205,000Median sale price
£176,000Median sale price
£220,000Median sale price
44.7%Owner-occupied
52.1%Owner-occupied
53.7%Owner-occupied
24.7%Private renting
27.6%Private renting
18.6%Private renting
28.9%Social renting
18.8%Social renting
26.6%Social renting
8.2%Detached houses
10.7%Detached houses
11.9%Detached houses
32.7%Semi-detached houses
41.0%Semi-detached houses
44.5%Semi-detached houses
41.4%Terraced houses
38.2%Terraced houses
24.4%Terraced houses
13.3%Flats
8.2%Flats
16.8%Flats

Surroundings

St Pauls has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 17%, 5.5 percentage points more than Smethwick (Sandwell: 17%). A typical postcode has 113 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Smethwick, and 93 in St Pauls. The typical postcode is 343 m from the nearest school in Smethwick and 345 m in St Pauls. The typical postcode is 912 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Smethwick and 503 m in St Pauls. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 96% of premises in Smethwick and 95% in St Pauls.

11.1%Green space within 500 m
16.6%Green space within 500 m
16.8%Green space within 500 m
113Services within 15 min (median)
93Services within 15 min (median)
108Services within 15 min (median)
343 mNearest school (median)
345 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
912 mNearest tram or rail (median)
503 mNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
288Postcodes in flood risk areas
96.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
94.8%Gigabit broadband (premises)
96.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 86 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Smethwick and 94 in St Pauls, 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.

86Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
94Recorded 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.

Smethwick

Smethwick is one of 24 wards in Sandwell, home to 14,391 people in 4,987 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £205,000 over the past two years, 7% below the Sandwell median. On average 11% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 34% below the Sandwell average.

St Pauls

St Pauls is one of 24 wards in Sandwell, home to 13,923 people in 4,081 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £176,000 over the past two years, 20% below 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.

Smethwick and St Pauls next to other wards of Sandwell.

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