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Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Local authority area: Sandwell

Sandwell is a metropolitan borough, in the West Midlands region of England. It covers 85.6 km² and had 344,210 residents in 2022 — about 4,023 people per km². The authority dates from 1974. The council is based in Oldbury.

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Council headquartersWednesbury Town Hall
Wednesbury Town Hall
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People

Population

Estimates recorded for Sandwell, 2012–2022.

Residents, 2022344,210+10.6% since 2012
Land area85.6km²33.0 sq mi
Density4,023/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#54of 382 UK councils · #50 in England
Population estimates6 data points
311.3K316.7K319.5K327.4K341.8K344.2K
201220142015201820212022
History

How the council came to be

  1. 1974
    Created

    Sandwell became a local authority area.

Abroad

Twinned with

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Same region, same type

Other metropolitan boroughs in West Midlands

All councils in West Midlands
Birmingham1,157,603Coventry355,600Dudley324,969Walsall286,105City of Wolverhampton267,651Solihull217,678
Elections

24 electoral wards

Census 2021: 341,849 residents in 130,247 households across the wards; 14.5% aged 65+, 53.8% of homes owned, 29.2% of households without a car.

1St Pauls4,949 households · 9.3% aged 65+16,7082Blackheath6,997 households · 19.1% aged 65+16,5243Great Bridge6,130 households · 13.4% aged 65+16,2594Soho & Victoria5,002 households · 6.5% aged 65+15,6725Tipton Green6,146 households · 13.6% aged 65+15,6696Bristnall5,751 households · 15.4% aged 65+15,556

All wards of Sandwell

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Council offices

Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.

CSandwell Business Growth Team & Sandwell Start-Up HubCouncil office · Oldbury B69 2AJ · hours listedCSandwell CouncilCouncil office · Oldbury B69 3DE · hours listedCSandwell Council - HousingCouncil office · Oldbury B69 3DE · hours listedCSandwell Local, SmethwickCouncil office · Smethwick B66 3NT · hours listedCSandwell Local, TiptonCouncil office · Tipton DY4 9JB · hours listedCSandwell Register OfficeCouncil office · West Bromwich B70 8RJ · hours listed
Source: Wikidata Q285964 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.