Sandwell

This article is about the metropolitan district in England. For the techno collective, see Sandwell District.

Borough of Sandwell
Metropolitan borough
West Bromwich, the largest town in Sandwell
West Bromwich, the largest town in Sandwell
Coat of arms of Borough of Sandwell
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Unity and Progress
Sandwell shown within the West Midlands and England
Sandwell shown within the West Midlands and England
Coordinates: 52°30′19″N 2°1′2″W / 52.50528°N 2.01722°W / 52.50528; -2.01722
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionWest Midlands
Metropolitan countyWest Midlands
Historic CountyStaffordshire and Worcestershire
StatusMetropolitan borough
Incorporated1 April 1974
Admin HQOldbury
Government
 • TypeMetropolitan district council
 • BodySandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
 • LeadershipLeader & Cabinet (Labour)
 • MayorCllr Bill Gavan (2023 - Present)
 • MPsJohn Spellar (L)
Shaun Bailey (C)
Nicola Richards (C)
James Morris (C)
Area
 • Total33 sq mi (86 km2)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total344,210 (Ranked 29th)
 • Density9,720/sq mi (3,752/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
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 • Ethnic groups
List
Religion (2021)
[1]
 • Religion
List
Time zoneGMT BST
Postcode
B 43 & 64-71, DY 4, WS 5 & 10, WV 14,
Area code(s)0121, 01384
ISO 3166 codeGB-SAW
ONS code00CS (ONS)
E08000028 (GSS)
OS grid referenceSO9954890217
NUTS 3UKG37
Websitewww.sandwell.gov.uk

Sandwell is a metropolitan borough of the West Midlands county in England. The borough is named after the Sandwell Priory, and spans a densely populated part of the West Midlands conurbation. Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council defines the borough as the six amalgamated towns of Oldbury, Rowley Regis, Smethwick, Tipton, Wednesbury and West Bromwich. Rowley Regis includes the towns of Blackheath and Cradley Heath.[2]

Sandwell's Strategic Town Centre is designated as West Bromwich, the largest town in the borough, while Sandwell Council House (the headquarters of the local authority) is situated in Oldbury. In 2019 Sandwell was ranked 12th most deprived of England's 317 boroughs.[3]

Bordering Sandwell is the City of Birmingham to the east, the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley to the south and west, the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall to the north, and the City of Wolverhampton to the north-west. Spanning the borough are the parliamentary constituencies of West Bromwich West, West Bromwich East, Warley, and part of Halesowen and Rowley Regis, which crosses into the Dudley borough.

The borough covers an area of 86 square kilometres (33 sq mi). At the 2011 census, it had a population of 309,000.[4]

  1. ^ a b UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Sandwell Local Authority (E08000028)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Where is Sandwell?". Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Deprivation - Sandwell in a West Midlands Context". Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Sandwell in Brief". Sandwell Trends. Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council. Archived from the original on 11 June 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2013.