Tipton Green
vs Tividale
Tipton Green 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, 13% above Tipton Green. Tividale has more green space nearby (22% within 500 m, against 18%).
People
Tipton Green has 14,695 residents in 5,718 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 Tipton Green (Sandwell: 15%). Tipton Green has the higher share of people living alone: 33%, 6.5 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 Tipton Green and 61% in Tividale. Tividale has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 63%, 13.5 percentage points more than Tipton Green (Sandwell: 54%). Tipton Green has the higher share of private renting: 18%, 2.2 percentage points more than Tividale (Sandwell: 19%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £190,000 in Tipton Green 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%, 4.4 percentage points more than Tipton Green (Sandwell: 17%). A typical postcode has 106 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Tipton Green, and 85 in Tividale. The typical postcode is 352 m from the nearest school in Tipton Green and 307 m in Tividale. The typical postcode is 547 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Tipton Green and 1,853 m in Tividale. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 96% of premises in Tipton Green and 100% in Tividale.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 86 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Tipton Green 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.
Tipton Green is one of 24 wards in Sandwell, home to 14,695 people in 5,718 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £190,000 over the past two years, 14% below the Sandwell median. On average 18% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 7% 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.
Tipton Green and Tividale next to other wards of Sandwell.