Local authority · E08000028
Sandwell
In useSandwell is a local authority in England, published in boundary releases since December 2011.
The May 2026 boundary, generalised to about 100 m.
- Code
- E08000028
- Kind
- Local authority
- Area
- 85 km²
- Population
- 353,860Mid-2024 estimate
- In use
- 2011 to now
Where it sits
RegionWest Midlands
Ceremonial countyWest Midlands (ceremonial county)
Grouping of councilsSandwell
CountryEngland
What it contains
190 LSOAs, as of the December 2021 boundaries
1 parish, as of the May 2026 boundaries
- Sandwell, unparished area
24 wards, as of the May 2026 boundaries
- Bearwood
- Blackheath
- Bristnall
- Charlemont & Grove Vale
- Cradley Heath & Old Hill
- Friar Park & Stone Cross
- Great Barr, Tamebridge & Yew Tree
- Great Bridge
- Greets Green & Lyng
- Hateley Heath
- Hill Top
- Langley
- Newton & Valley
- Old Warley
- Oldbury
- Princes End
- Rowley
- Smethwick
- Soho & Victoria
- St Pauls
- Tipton Green
- Tividale
- Wednesbury
- West Bromwich Central
Neighbours
4 local authorities share a border with Sandwell, longest border first.
- Dudley 22.8 km
- Birmingham 19.3 km
- Walsall 13.5 km
- Wolverhampton 2.3 km
Data published for it
37 of the Atlas's datasets publish figures for Sandwell itself.
- Adult social care activity in England2025
- Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework, England2025
- Air Quality2024
- Attainment 8 Gap2025
- Broadband Coverage2025
- Car Availability2021
- Child Poverty2022 to 2025 (4 years)
- Claimant Count2026
- Council Tax levels in England2026
- Crime2026
- Ethnicity2021
- EU Referendum Results2016
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions2005 to 2024 (20 years)
- House price to residence-based earnings ratio2025
- Housing supply: net additional dwellings2025
- Income2025
- Indices of Multiple Deprivation2025
- Jobs2011 to 2024 (14 years)
- Land Area2024
- Life Expectancy2024
- Life Expectancy Series2003 to 2024 (22 years)
- Local authority revenue expenditure and financing2026
- Mobile Coverage2025
- NHS Waiting Times2026
- Planning applications in England2026
- Population (Local Authority)2011 to 2024 (14 years)
- Public electric vehicle chargers by local authority2026
- Qualifications2021
- Road Collisions by Local Authority2024 and 2025
- School Performance (KS4)2025
- Subnational electricity consumption2015 to 2024 (10 years)
- Subnational gas consumption2015 to 2024 (10 years)
- Temporary Accommodation2026
- Travel to Work2021
- UK business: activity, size and location2025
- Unemployment2021
- Workplace income2025
Ask the API
Everything on this page comes from the UK Data Atlas API's geography resolver. These requests return it, for the May 2026 release.
- The areaDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E08000028 - Its boundaryDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E08000028/geometry?tier=medium - Its historyDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E08000028/history - What it sits withinDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E08000028/parents - What it containsDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E08000028/children - Its neighboursDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E08000028/neighbours - What you can ask about itDocs
GET/v1/areas/localAuthority/2026-05-uk-bgc/E08000028?include=capabilities