The River Tame enters Hamstead after passing through Sandwell Valley, and runs through the village before exiting into Perry Hall Park.

As of 2020[update], flood alleviation works are being undertaken at Sandwell Valley, to protect Hamstead.

The Tame Valley Canal runs through Hamstead Village near to the old colliery site.

Hamstead Village contains a variety of shops and business which run in the area, such as supermarkets and hairdressers.

A Lidl shop used to be located at Hamstead Village, but has since been moved further down Old Walsall Road where a former GKN factory used to be located at, and is now revamped and much larger than the previous Lidl building, being 1,410sqm, alongside 141 parking spaces.