Blackheath
Blackheath is a town or village in West Midlands, England. It has around 3 schools, 4 GP surgeries, 6 pharmacies, 3 supermarkets, and 54 restaurants and cafés, with 65 bus stops and Old Hill railway station 0.9 km away. There were around 245 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Blackheath area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Dudley area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 323,488 residents at roughly 3,302 people per km².
- Council
- Dudley
- County
- West Midlands
- Constituency
- Halesowen and Rowley Regis
- Police force
- West Midlands
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 172nd of 294 English council areas — better than 41% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
18°CCloudy
- Today: 23° / 16° · 23% rain
- Tomorrow: 18° / 12° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:39Sunset 19:28
12h 49m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
8US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Birmingham Ladywood, United Kingdom
Crime
309 reported · July 2026▲ 35% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences125
- Shoplifting53
- Vehicle crime22
- Other theft19
15 stop & searches · mostly article for use in theft
Neighbourhood team: Rowley Town · West Midlands
Local policing priorities
- ASB – General
- Retail Crime – Thefts from Shops
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
396 reported road collisions (2024)
97 killed or seriously injured · 518 casualties · 12.2 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
500+ food businesses within 2 miles
- 391 rated 4–5 ★ (283 top)
- 13 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Rowley Regis (0.7 km)
- 67 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Rowley Regis (0.7 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£230,781 average▲ 5% YoY
Across Dudley · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£853 average monthly rent▲ 3.3% YoY
- 1 bed £608
- 2 bed £778
- 3 bed £937
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
6.8× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 6.8 times median annual pay (6.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 135.8p · AppleGreen (5.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (5.9 km)
61 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
79 charging locations within ~8 km
- 26 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: Lidl - Oldbury Road (0.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres3
- Gyms1
- Sports pitches37
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds15
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
323,488 residents in Dudley · 3,302/km²
- Under 16: 19%
- 16–64: 61%
- 65+: 20%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 104 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
11% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,145 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (31% of 142,250)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
118 schools · 48,276 pupils
78 primary · 19 secondary · 21 other
Ofsted: 45 of 55 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (82%)
107inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Beacon Hill AcademyGood
- Ellowes Hall Sports CollegeGood
- Redhill SchoolGood
- Ridgewood High SchoolGood
- St James AcademyGood
- The Dormston SchoolGood
- The Earls High SchoolGood
- The Link AcademyGood
- Pegasus AcademyRequires improvement
- Thorns Collegiate AcademyRequires improvement
- Bishop Milner Catholic College
- Kingswinford Academy
- Leasowes High School
- Old Swinford Hospital
- Summerhill School
- The Crestwood School
- The Pedmore High School
- The Wordsley School
- Windsor High School and Sixth Form
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Dudley
Care & health services
284 CQC-registered services
- Care homes92
- GP practices45
- Dentists62
- Homecare agencies63
- Hospitals & hospices6
CQC ratings: 87% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 7 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Dudley
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 7 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
214 applications decided
75.7% granted · 162 granted, 52 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Gurinder Singh Josan
Labour
Smethwick
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Conservative (minority)
- Lab 15
- Con 27
- LD 4
- Ref 23
- Oth 3
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools15
- GPs & clinics4
- Pharmacies7
- Supermarkets4
- Parks & greens14
- Restaurants & cafés54
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
11,600 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
69 jobs advertised · £40,193 avg
e.g. Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, Track Operative (Rail PWAY), Become a Italian Tutor in Blackheath (Sandwell) – Flexible & Remote
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£707 median full-time weekly pay
4.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£20,171 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
39% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 143,366 certificates
15.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
46% low-carbon electricity
Gas 50% · Wind 21% · Nuclear 16% · Solar 5%
200 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 83.1 yrs women · 79.1 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 58.9 women · 59.6 men
72% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.4
- Feeling worthwhile7.8
- Happiness yesterday7.5
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.0
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Smethwick:
- Do not ban social media for under 16s287 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office277 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership251 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Raise Human Rights Issues in Azad Kashmir with the Government of Pakistan 224 local signatures · 19,618 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test179 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Blackheath?
- Blackheath is a town in West Midlands, England, in the Dudley local authority.
- How deprived is Blackheath?
- The Dudley local authority, which includes Blackheath, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.