Electoral wardE05016632
West Bromwich Central ward, Sandwell
West Bromwich Central is one of 24 electoral wards of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (West Midlands). At the 2021 Census it had 11,456 residents in 4,428 households — 2,520 people per km², the 24th largest of the council's wards by population.
Residents, 202111,456council ward average 14,244
Households4,4282.59 residents per household
Density2,520/ km²about 4.55 km² · Sandwell 3,995
Aged 65+14.8%Sandwell: 14.5% · under 16: 19.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.0% · 687
5–96.0% · 686
10–157.4% · 842
16–194.8% · 547
20–247.1% · 816
25–3415.5% · 1,774
35–4921.4% · 2,449
50–6417.1% · 1,953
65–748.1% · 933
75–844.7% · 541
85+2.0% · 224
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van44.3% · 1,960
1 car or van37.1% · 1,640
2 cars or vans12.5% · 551
3 or more6.2% · 273
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Sandwell overall: 53.8% owned, 26.6% social rented, 18.6% private rented.
Owned outright22.5% · 997
With mortgage15.3% · 677
Shared ownership0.6% · 26
Social rented35.6% · 1,576
Private rented24.6% · 1,088
Lives rent free1.4% · 62
Type of home
Detached house14.4% · 639
Semi-detached house20.6% · 913
Terraced house21.2% · 938
Purpose-built flat36.3% · 1,606
Converted house5.4% · 239
Other conversion0.7% · 30
Above shop / office1.4% · 62
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05016632- Region
- West Midlands
- Density rank in council
- 22 of 24
Council offices in this ward
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 6 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.