Wilnecote East

Tamworth · West Midlands · population 7,532 · 5 LSOAs

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

67Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,260 of 6,856 in England
  • #200 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #3 of 10 in Tamworth
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,488
Median age (est.)41
Density3,038per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above24%
No car or van11%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 11%25–44 26%45–64 29%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 43%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 43%Social rent 11%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 22%Couple, no children: 23%Couple with children: 32%Lone parent: 9%Other: 15%
One person 22%Couple, no children 23%Couple with children 32%Lone parent 9%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 14% · Professional 13% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary14%
Professional13%
Managers & directors12%
Associate professional12%
Administrative12%
Skilled trades11%
Process & plant10%
Sales & customer service8%
Caring & leisure7%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 95%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 46% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 6%

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

Wilnecote East is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,260 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #3 of 10 in Tamworth. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (97) but weak on Education (40). Typical homes here, about £268,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 33% in five years (from 103 sales), 7% above the wider Tamworth median of £250,000. Typical household take-home income is around £39,482 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 36 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 61 · #2,672
Employment 59 · #2,781
Education 40 · #4,125
Health 53 · #3,247
Crime 76 · #1,643
Housing & access 47 · #3,611
Living environment 97 · #197

House prices ?

£268,000median (12m) · +4.5% yr · n=103
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£268,000103+4.5%+33.3%
Detached£337,50046-0.7%+16.4%
Semi-detached£240,00029+7.9%+32.6%
Terraced£198,25022-1.9%+34.9%
Flat£155,0006+3.3%+16.3%
This area£268,000
Tamworth£250,000
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)£39,482±£5,603 · #3,571 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£33,169
Price-to-income ?6.8×typical home ÷ net income — less 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 ?

88Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

36 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 268 offences
Tamworth71
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #871 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences142
Theft29
Burglary11
Vehicle crime30
Criminal damage & arson18
Public order & weapons18
Drugs12
Robbery1
Other7

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 61 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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