Codsall

South Staffordshire · West Midlands · population 7,198 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

96Area Score / 100 ?
  • #252 of 6,856 in England
  • #19 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #1 of 13 in South Staffordshire
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,142
Median age (est.)49
Density586per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above38%
No car or van8%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 9%25–44 20%45–64 28%65+ 27%

Tenure

Own outright: 50%Mortgage/shared: 37%Social rent: 6%Private rent: 7%
Own outright 50%Mortgage/shared 37%Social rent 6%Private rent 7%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 7%Other: 20%
One person 25%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 7%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 26% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional26%
Managers & directors16%
Associate professional15%
Administrative12%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service5%
Elementary5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 91%Asian: 5%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 91%Asian 5%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 63% · No religion 28% · Sikh 3%

Born outside the UK: 4%

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

Codsall is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #252 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #1 of 13 in South Staffordshire. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (97) and lowest on Housing & access (70). Typical homes here sold for about £365,000 over the past year, up 15% across five years (from 98 sales), 25% above the wider South Staffordshire median of £292,500. Typical household take-home income is around £43,380 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 23 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 91 · #615
Employment 88 · #793
Education 93 · #498
Health 81 · #1,301
Crime 97 · #211
Housing & access 70 · #2,020
Living environment 82 · #1,218

House prices ?

£365,000median (12m) · +8.1% yr · n=98
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£365,00098+8.1%+15.0%
Detached£435,000490.0%+1.2%
Semi-detached£315,00033+9.6%+21.1%
Terraced£273,00011-0.3%+9.2%
Flat£257,5005
This area£365,000
South Staffordshire£292,500
West Midlands£252,500
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£43,380±£6,189 · #2,476 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£37,924
Price-to-income ?8.4×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

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 ?

80Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

23 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 164 offences
South Staffordshire53
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #89 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences83
Theft20
Burglary12
Vehicle crime4
Criminal damage & arson19
Public order & weapons14
Drugs6
Robbery1
Other5

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 29 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 →

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