Darlaston East

Walsall · West Midlands · population 7,617 · 4 LSOAs

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

8Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,325 of 6,856 in England
  • #644 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #31 of 39 in Walsall
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,548
Median age (est.)33
Density2,809per km²
No qualifications29%
Degree or above20%
No car or van32%

Age

0–14 25%15–24 13%25–44 29%45–64 22%65+ 11%

Tenure

Own outright: 24%Mortgage/shared: 22%Social rent: 35%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 24%Mortgage/shared 22%Social rent 35%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 20%Other: 13%
One person 26%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 20%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 16% · Process & plant 14% · Sales & customer service 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary16%
Process & plant14%
Sales & customer service12%
Caring & leisure12%
Skilled trades11%
Professional10%
Associate professional9%
Administrative9%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 50%Asian: 34%Black: 7%Mixed: 7%Other: 1%
White 50%Asian 34%Black 7%Mixed 7%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 30% · Muslim 29% · No religion 26%

Born outside the UK: 22%

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

Darlaston East is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,325 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #31 of 39 in Walsall. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (57) and lowest on Income (5). Typical homes here, about £175,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 30% in five years (from 33 sales), 22% below the wider Walsall median of £225,000. Typical household take-home income is around £30,749 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 132 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 5 · #6,531
Employment 8 · #6,305
Education 9 · #6,264
Health 13 · #5,989
Crime 10 · #6,147
Housing & access 57 · #2,946
Living environment 18 · #5,626

House prices ?

£175,000median (12m) · +2.9% yr · n=33
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£175,00033+2.9%+29.6%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=4)
Semi-detached£190,00017+8.6%+25.0%
Terraced£160,00011-3.3%+42.9%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
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)£30,749±£4,442 · #6,255 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£25,737
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 ?

22Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

132 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,007 offences
Walsall98
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #5,687 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences402
Theft150
Burglary42
Vehicle crime159
Criminal damage & arson101
Public order & weapons75
Drugs19
Robbery30
Other29

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 79 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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