Sandwell · England
Oldbury population
10,830people · latest estimate
Oldbury has a population of 10,830, making it the 5th largest place in Sandwell.
Year-by-year official estimates for the wider area: Sandwell population trends, 2001–2024.
Oldbury in context
Distances are straight-line from the settlement's recorded coordinates. The 10 km figure sums the recorded places within that radius, so it describes how built-up the surroundings are rather than people per square kilometre.
The centre of Oldbury sits in postcode district B69.
Council tax
The area Band D council tax for Sandwell, the billing authority covering Oldbury, is £2,244 for 2026–27.
From MHCLG's council tax statistics (Table 9): the area average including police, fire and parish precepts, so it is the council's figure rather than the town's, and your own band depends on your property's 1991 valuation.
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Nearby in Sandwell
| # | Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smethwick | 53,653 |
| 2 | Tipton | 47,000 |
| 3 | Wednesbury | 20,313 |
| 4 | Cradley Heath | 5,001 |
| 5 | Rowley Regis | 1,001 |