Bloxwich North West

Walsall · West Midlands · population 7,403 · 5 LSOAs

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

10Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,188 of 6,856 in England
  • #618 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #29 of 39 in Walsall
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,425
Median age (est.)38
Density4,137per km²
No qualifications32%
Degree or above17%
No car or van32%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 12%25–44 25%45–64 25%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 27%Mortgage/shared: 23%Social rent: 35%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 27%Mortgage/shared 23%Social rent 35%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 17%Other: 13%
One person 29%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 17%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 17% · Skilled trades 15% · Caring & leisure 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary17%
Skilled trades15%
Caring & leisure13%
Process & plant12%
Sales & customer service10%
Associate professional9%
Administrative9%
Professional9%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 91%Asian: 3%Black: 3%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 91%Asian 3%Black 3%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 43% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 7%

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

Bloxwich North West is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,188 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #29 of 39 in Walsall. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (61) but weak on Education (5). Typical homes here, about £175,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 30% in five years (from 67 sales), 22% below the wider Walsall median of £225,000. Typical household take-home income is around £30,619 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 85 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 8 · #6,270
Employment 8 · #6,291
Education 5 · #6,524
Health 9 · #6,209
Crime 23 · #5,297
Housing & access 50 · #3,412
Living environment 61 · #2,685

House prices ?

£175,000median (12m) · 0.0% yr · n=67
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£175,000670.0%+29.6%
Detached£287,50010-0.9%+6.5%
Semi-detached£202,50016+12.5%+35.0%
Terraced£170,00039+7.6%+42.6%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=2)
This area£175,000
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)£30,619±£4,331 · #6,281 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£24,792
Price-to-income ?5.7×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 ?

27Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

85 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 627 offences
Walsall98
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #4,310 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences262
Theft153
Burglary13
Vehicle crime25
Criminal damage & arson81
Public order & weapons48
Drugs11
Robbery12
Other22

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 48 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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