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Would I like living here? What stands out, a day in the life, schools in reach, journey times, shops and leisure, and places with the same character.
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
| Oldbury & Rood End | Sandwell | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crimes per 1,000 residents a year | 142 | 106 | 99 |
| In good or very good health | 79% | 79% | 82% |
| Households with dependent children | 38% | 35% | 29% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 15% | 19% |
| Degree or higher | 21% | 23% | 34% |
| Nitrogen dioxide (µg/m³) | 16.6 | 14.7 | 10.1 |
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The nearest station is Langley Green, about a 10-minute walk (700 m), with 161k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham Moor Street.
The nearest bus stop is Parsonage Street, 200 m away, with a bus about every 55 minutes on weekdays (route 23); 24 departures an hour from the 9 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 14 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
The nearest primary school is Christ Church Church of England Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (600 m).
The closest top-rated primary is Moat Farm Junior School (1.8 km).
The nearest secondary is West Bromwich Collegiate Academy, 1.2 km away; Attainment 8: 45.3 · 9.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Bristnall Hall Academy (2.1 km) and St Paul's School for Girls (5.3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: King Edward VI Handsworth Grammar School for Boys (5 km) and King Edward VI Handsworth School (5.7 km).
It's a family area: 23% of residents are under 15.
Near the middle of the neighbourhood, the closest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 950 m away, with Pinkiessweeties closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Empire Medical Clinic and Training Academy (400 m), with C H White Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (600 m).
For a haircut, Beauty By JK is 350 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Sandwell Health Campus, 3.4 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 57% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 60% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 15 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 17 restaurants and cafés, 6 pubs and bars.
Cafelicious is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and Warley Rugby Club the nearest pub (200 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (16 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 142 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 30 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 22% flats and 10% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1919-1929.
| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christ Church Church of England Primary School | Primary | 600 m | – |
| St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School | Primary | 650 m | 71% met the expected standard |
| Rood End Primary School | Primary | 700 m | 50% met the expected standard |
| West Bromwich Collegiate Academy | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 45.3 · 9.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Holly Lodge High School College of Science | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 42.1 · 5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Q3 Academy Langley | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 51.8 · 13.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bristnall Hall Academy | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 48.1 · 10.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Oldbury Academy | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 37.4 · 7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Al Khair Primary School | Independent | 1.3 km | – |
| The British Muslim School | Independent | 2.2 km | 2.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sandwell Valley School | Independent | 2.3 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Oldbury & Rood End | Sandwell |
|---|
| Oldbury & Rood End | Sandwell | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rush hour to central London, public transport | 156 min | 158 min | 163 min |
| Rush hour to the nearest big city centre | 49 min | 51 min | 93 min |
| Minutes to a town centre | 20 min | 18 min | 20 min |
| Distance to the nearest station | 0.7 km | 1.4 km | 2.8 km |
| Buses an hour within a 5-minute walk | 49 | 40 | 21 |
| Commute by train or Tube | 4% | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home | 14% | 18% | 30% |
| Households without a car | 35% | 29% | 23% |
DfT journey time statistics, our rush-hour journey times, NaPTAN, ORR, Census 2021.
| Oldbury & Rood End | Sandwell | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants and cafés | 17 | 10 | 10 |
| Pubs and bars | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Independent cafés, takeaways and shops | 91% | 87% | 85% |
| Named parks within 2 km | 14 | 12 | 5 |
| Postcodes within 400 m of a public park | 79% | 63% | 55% |
| Gyms, pools and sports centres within 2 km | 20 | 7 | 4 |
| Public swimming pools within 5 km | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Cinemas, theatres and libraries within 5 km | 22 | 21 | 8 |
FSA, OpenStreetMap (ODbL), Sport England (CC BY).
Matched on character, not price: age mix, education, tenure, home types, how people travel, deprivation, crime, places to eat and distance to London. "Alike" is 100 for an identical profile and 0 for no closer than a typical area.
How the neighbourhoods around it compare on crime, schools, journeys, parks and price.
| Warley South | 51 | 2 | 53 min | 6 | £291k |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Barr | 60 | 1 | 51 min | 4 | £329k |
| Tividale | 61 | 0 | 65 min | 12 | £221k |
| Yew Tree & Tamebridge | 65 | 2 | 51 min | 7 | £238k |
| Hamstead East | 74 | 1 | 57 min | 6 | £235k |
| Rowley West | 75 | 0 | 65 min | 15 | £249k |
| Ocker Hill | 77 | 0 | 57 min | 19 | £195k |
| Friar Park | 78 | 1 | 46 min | 9 | £234k |
| Brandhall | 78 | 1 | 57 min | 9 | £230k |
| Warley East | 80 | 4 | 52 min | 13 | £229k |
| Wednesbury South | 82 | 0 | 54 min | 12 | £227k |
| Woods & Mesty Croft | 84 | 1 | 56 min | 10 | £233k |
| Tipton | 85 | 0 | 47 min | 24 | £203k |
| Hamstead West | 86 | 1 | 51 min | 3 | £245k |
| Charlemont | 87 | 0 | 48 min | 8 | £290k |
| Warley West | 88 | 2 | 56 min | 12 | £212k |
| Old Hill | 92 | 1 | 60 min | 10 | £216k |
| Princes End & Willingsworth | 95 | 0 | 60 min | 20 | £231k |
| Smethwick South | 97 | 4 | 41 min | 8 | £175k |
| Smethwick North & West | 98 | 0 | 27 min | 8 | £196k |
| Stone Cross & Hateley Heath | 99 | 1 | 57 min | 10 | £245k |
| Great Bridge & Dudley Port | 100 | 0 | 50 min | 17 | £237k |
| Langley Green | 101 | 1 | 54 min | 12 | £209k |
| Rowley East | 102 | 0 | 56 min | 11 | £215k |
| Bearwood & Warley Woods | 106 | 4 | 48 min | 10 | £221k |
| Cradley Heath | 109 | 1 | 62 min | 11 | £228k |
| Whiteheath | 111 | 0 | 51 min | 16 | £226k |
| West Bromwich North | 114 | 1 | 42 min | 14 | £223k |
| Wood Green & Old Park | 116 | 3 | 64 min | 6 | £215k |
| North Tividale | 116 | 0 | 69 min | 17 | £195k |
| Tibbington | 130 | 0 | 57 min | 26 | £216k |
| Greets Green West | 130 | 1 | 50 min | 17 | £209k |
| Smethwick South East | 132 | 4 | 38 min | 16 | £163k |
| Blackheath | 138 | 0 | 49 min | 10 | £205k |
| Oldbury & Rood End (this one) | 142 | 1 | 49 min | 14 | £177k |
| Wednesbury | 163 | 2 | 49 min | 8 | £226k |
| Smethwick East | 192 | 3 | 41 min | 17 | £198k |
| West Bromwich East & Kenrick Park | 214 | 1 | 33 min | 13 | £259k |
| Greets Green East | 261 | 1 | 36 min | 15 | £232k |
It's growing: about 204 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Broadwell Park, 650 m away; for exercise, Elena Rhythmic Gymnastics Club (100 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 16.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 18 km away.
Most households own their home, 29% rent privately.
It's young: 21% of residents are aged 15–29.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers.
| England and Wales |
|---|
| Top-rated state primaries within 2 km | 1 | 1 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top-rated state secondaries within 6 km | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Good or outstanding nurseries within 2 km | 8 | 9 | 7 |
| Grammar schools within 15 km | 11 | 10 | 0 |
| Minutes to a primary school | 7 min | 8 min | 9 min |
| Minutes to a secondary school | 14 min | 14 min | 18 min |
DfE performance tables and Ofsted.
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| To | Public transport | Car |
|---|---|---|
| Central London (Bank) | 2 h 36 | 2 h 24 |
| Birmingham city centre | 49 min | 22 min |
| Birmingham airport | 82 min | 30 min |
From the middle of the neighbourhood, leaving on a weekday between 8 and 9am (the typical journey across that hour, including walking and waiting). Buses, trams and the Tube from the Bus Open Data Service, trains from the National Rail timetable; car times assume free-flowing traffic on OpenStreetMap road speeds, so rush-hour driving is often slower. The city and airport are the nearest by car. Contains OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).