Bloxwich South

Walsall · West Midlands · population 6,638 · 4 LSOAs

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

3Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,654 of 6,856 in England
  • #704 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #39 of 39 in Walsall
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,679
Median age (est.)34
Density3,198per km²
No qualifications34%
Degree or above17%
No car or van39%

Age

0–14 25%15–24 12%25–44 26%45–64 24%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 18%Mortgage/shared: 16%Social rent: 50%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 18%Mortgage/shared 16%Social rent 50%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 21%Other: 11%
One person 31%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 21%Other 11%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 20% · Process & plant 14% · Caring & leisure 14%

All occupation groups
Elementary20%
Process & plant14%
Caring & leisure14%
Skilled trades13%
Sales & customer service11%
Associate professional8%
Professional7%
Managers & directors7%
Administrative6%

Ethnic group

White: 89%Asian: 3%Black: 5%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 89%Asian 3%Black 5%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 43% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 8%

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 South is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,654 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #39 of 39 in Walsall. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (73) but weak on Employment (1). Typical homes here, about £167,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 34% in five years (from 42 sales), 26% below the wider Walsall median of £225,000. Typical household take-home income is around £27,654 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 105 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 3 · #6,654
Employment 1 · #6,764
Education 1 · #6,764
Health 6 · #6,455
Crime 16 · #5,763
Housing & access 73 · #1,876
Living environment 28 · #4,947

House prices ?

£167,000median (12m) · -6.2% yr · n=42
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£167,00042-6.2%+34.1%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detached£182,50013-3.9%+37.7%
Terraced£165,00025-4.3%+32.5%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£167,000
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)£27,654±£4,152 · #6,715 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£23,091
Price-to-income ?6.0×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 ?

8Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

105 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 698 offences
Walsall98
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #5,075 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences367
Theft50
Burglary31
Vehicle crime62
Criminal damage & arson75
Public order & weapons53
Drugs21
Robbery9
Other30

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 25 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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