Wilnecote West & Hockley

Tamworth · West Midlands · population 9,982 · 6 LSOAs

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

51Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,371 of 6,856 in England
  • #297 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #6 of 10 in Tamworth
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,936
Median age (est.)38
Density2,740per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above22%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 11%25–44 29%45–64 26%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 31%Mortgage/shared: 38%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 38%Social rent 15%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 14%Other: 13%
One person 24%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 14%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 14% · Associate professional 13% · Elementary 13%

All occupation groups
Professional14%
Associate professional13%
Elementary13%
Managers & directors11%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative11%
Process & plant10%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service9%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 1%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 1%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 47% · Other 0%

Born outside the UK: 5%

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 West & Hockley sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,371 of 6,856 in England, and #6 of 10 in Tamworth. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (82) but weak on Education (26). Typical homes here sold for about £243,500 over the past year, up 19% across five years (from 140 sales), in line with the wider Tamworth median of £250,000. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #1,314 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure. Typical household take-home income is around £39,881 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 65 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 51 · #3,371
Employment 46 · #3,665
Education 26 · #5,043
Health 42 · #4,001
Crime 50 · #3,419
Housing & access 58 · #2,857
Living environment 82 · #1,266

House prices ?

£243,500median (12m) · +5.9% yr · n=140
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£243,500140+5.9%+18.8%
Detached£360,00028+5.9%+30.9%
Semi-detached£247,25060+5.2%+24.8%
Terraced£216,75040+14.1%+35.5%
Flat£142,50012+5.6%+29.5%
This area£243,500
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)£39,881±£5,689 · #3,462 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£31,629
Price-to-income ?6.1×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 ?

81Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

65 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 648 offences
Tamworth71
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #3,208 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences291
Theft173
Burglary24
Vehicle crime32
Criminal damage & arson30
Public order & weapons60
Drugs16
Robbery9
Other13

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 104 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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