Aldridge North

Walsall · West Midlands · population 6,718 · 5 LSOAs

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

69Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,096 of 6,856 in England
  • #190 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #6 of 39 in Walsall
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,756
Median age (est.)49
Density2,043per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above28%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 10%25–44 21%45–64 29%65+ 26%

Tenure

Own outright: 47%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 9%
Own outright 47%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 11%Private rent 9%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 9%Other: 18%
One person 27%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 9%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors13%
Skilled trades13%
Administrative11%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure8%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 92%Asian: 4%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 92%Asian 4%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 60% · No religion 30% · Sikh 2%

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

Aldridge North is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,096 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #6 of 39 in Walsall. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (86) and lowest on Health (40). Typical homes here sold for about £286,500 over the past year, up 22% across five years (from 82 sales), 27% above the wider Walsall median of £225,000. Typical household take-home income is around £36,492 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 46 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 60 · #2,774
Employment 54 · #3,172
Education 60 · #2,713
Health 40 · #4,084
Crime 83 · #1,184
Housing & access 79 · #1,410
Living environment 86 · #992

House prices ?

£286,500median (12m) · -2.9% yr · n=82
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£286,50082-2.9%+21.9%
Detached£367,50032+5.0%+38.7%
Semi-detached£278,25028-5.7%+23.7%
Terraced£220,00019-17.0%+1.1%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£286,500
Walsall£225,000
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)£36,492±£5,159 · #4,539 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,494
Price-to-income ?7.9×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

85Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

46 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 312 offences
Walsall98
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #1,820 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences134
Theft65
Burglary22
Vehicle crime37
Criminal damage & arson18
Public order & weapons17
Drugs4
Robbery3
Other12

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 10 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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