Willenhall
Coventry · West Midlands · population 7,792 · 4 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #6,675 of 6,856 in England
- #712 of 736 in West Midlands
- #42 of 42 in Coventry
- Most deprived 10% in England
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Elementary 24% · Professional 13% · Caring & leisure 13%
All occupation groups
| Elementary | 24% |
| Professional | 13% |
| Caring & leisure | 13% |
| Process & plant | 10% |
| Skilled trades | 9% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
| Associate professional | 8% |
| Managers & directors | 7% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 50% · No religion 34% · Muslim 7%
Born outside the UK: 27%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
In summary
Willenhall is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,675 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #42 of 42 in Coventry. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (75) but weak on Health (1). Typical homes here sold for about £200,000 over the past year, up 18% across five years (from 51 sales), 13% below the wider Coventry median of £230,000. Typical household take-home income is around £30,925 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 163 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £200,000 | 51 | +1.0% | +18.0% |
| Detached | £332,500 | 8 | — | +27.9% |
| Semi-detached | £230,000 | 15 | 0.0% | +30.7% |
| Terraced | £180,500 | 22 | -3.0% | +38.8% |
| Flat | £117,500 | 6 | +16.0% | +29.1% |
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Household income
Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →
Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #6,422 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #5,996 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 580 |
| Theft | 207 |
| Burglary | 62 |
| Vehicle crime | 66 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 144 |
| Public order & weapons | 98 |
| Drugs | 66 |
| Robbery | 21 |
| Other | 23 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 68 incidents.
Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Coventry
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Castle ValeBirmingham3£200,000
- Seacroft North & MonkswoodLeeds3£178,000
- Saltley WestBirmingham3£166,250
- Headland & West ViewHartlepool3£127,000
- Herdings & Gleadless ValleySheffield3£125,000
- Elswick NorthNewcastle upon Tyne3£115,500