Wednesbury

16°CMist

• Today: 21° / 16° · 82% rain
• Tomorrow: 23° / 16° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:37Sunset 19:30

12h 53m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

13US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Birmingham Ladywood, United Kingdom

270 reported · July 2026▼ 4% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences101
• Shoplifting41
• Vehicle crime28
• Other theft21

14 stop & searches · mostly article for use in theft

Neighbourhood team: Wednesbury Town · West Midlands

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

614 reported road collisions (2024)

138 killed or seriously injured · 811 casualties · 18 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 352 rated 4–5 ★ (251 top)
• 27 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

• Nearest station: Bescot Stadium (2.5 km)
• 63 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£205,743 average▲ 0.6% YoY

Across Sandwell · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£947 average monthly rent▲ 7.8% YoY

• 1 bed £677
• 2 bed £846
• 3 bed £1,008

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

6.5× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 6.5 times median annual pay (6.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 135.8p · AppleGreen (2.6 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (2.6 km)

69 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

64 charging locations within ~8 km

• 30 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: Wednesbury Service Station (0.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres3
• Gyms1
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches17
• Playgrounds14

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Jack and the Beanstalk comes to West Bromwich Town Hall this December· 10 Sept 2026
• Sandwell Council fraud investigations protect more than £4 million of public money· 8 Sept 2026
• Sandwell businesses donate life-saving bleed control kits and defibrillator to boost safety· 8 Sept 2026
• Explore Sandwell Valley your way with new Tramper mobility scooter· 8 Sept 2026
• Sandwell Council launches crackdown on Forge Lane fly-tipping hotspot with offenders identified· 4 Sept 2026

Source: Sandwell Council

341,834 residents in Sandwell · 3,995/km²

• Under 16: 22%
• 16–64: 63%
• 65+: 15%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 8 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

20% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,244 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (43% of 136,760)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

133 schools · 62,586 pupils

93 primary · 22 secondary · 18 other

Ofsted: 49 of 55 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (89%)

123inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Sandwell

326 CQC-registered services

• Care homes94
• GP practices50
• Dentists55
• Homecare agencies91
• Hospitals & hospices10

CQC ratings: 82% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Sandwell

• Not in the Green Belt
• 16 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

201 applications decided

82.6% granted · 166 granted, 35 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Antonia Bance

Labour

Tipton and Wednesbury

Source: UK Parliament

Reform UK majority

• Lab 28
• Grn 2
• Ref 41
• Oth 1

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools16
• GPs & clinics5
• Pharmacies3
• Supermarkets3
• Parks & greens168
• Restaurants & cafés38

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

11,870 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

236 jobs advertised · £34,790 avg

e.g. Roadside Vehicle Technician, Roadside Rescue Mechanic, Roadside Technician

Source: Adzuna

£671 median full-time weekly pay

6.7% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£17,273 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

41% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 152,657 certificates

18.5% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

63% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 33% · Gas 22% · Biomass 15% · Wind 15%

108 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 81.8 yrs women · 76.8 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 51.3 women · 52.7 men

75% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.4
• Feeling worthwhile7.8
• Happiness yesterday7.5
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.8

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Tipton and Wednesbury:

• Do not ban social media for under 16s371 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office356 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership234 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test204 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance183 local signatures · 94,447 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

• 
  Wednesbury bus station · 0.1 km

  Wednesbury bus station is a bus interchange in the town of Wednesbury, in the West Midlands region of England.It is managed by Transport for West Midlands. Local bus services operated by various bus companies serve th…

• 
  Wednesbury Museum and Art Gallery · 0.1 km

  Wednesbury Museum and Art Gallery is a purpose-built Victorian art gallery in Wednesbury in the West Midlands of England. It is notable for its Ruskin Pottery collection and for hosting the first public display of the…

• 
  Wednesbury Town Hall · 0.2 km

  Wednesbury Town Hall is a municipal building in Holyhead Road in Wednesbury, West Midlands, England. The structure, which was the meeting place of Wednesbury Borough Council, now operates as an events venue.

• 
  Wednesbury Central railway station · 0.3 km

  Wednesbury Central railway station was a station on the Great Western Railway's London Paddington to Birkenhead via Birmingham Snow Hill line. It was opened as Wednesbury in 1854 and was one of two stations serving We…

• 
  Wednesbury Great Western Street tram stop · 0.3 km

  Wednesbury Great Western Street tram stop is a tram stop in Wednesbury, Sandwell, England. It was opened on 31 May 1999 and is situated on West Midlands Metro Line 1. The stop is next to the West Midlands Metro tram d…

• 
  Wednesbury · 0.3 km

  Wednesbury is a market town in the Sandwell district, in the county of the West Midlands, England; it was historically in Staffordshire. It is located near the source of the River Tame and is part of the Black Country…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)