Sandwell is a metropolitan borough of the West Midlands region of England. The borough is named after the Sandwell Priory, which dates back to the 12th century.
According to Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, the borough comprises the six towns of Oldbury, Rowley Regis, Smethwick, Tipton, Wednesbury, and West Bromwich. The council head office is in Oldbury, although West Bromwich is the largest town.
Sandwell has a large and growing children and young people population. Of the 325,000 population in 2017, 21 per cent were aged under 15, three percentage points above the national average. The population grew 14 per cent between 2001 and 2017 largely thanks to a rise in international migration and rising birth rates.
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