Pelsall South

Walsall · West Midlands · population 6,067 · 4 LSOAs

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

53Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,220 of 6,856 in England
  • #283 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #7 of 39 in Walsall
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,081
Median age (est.)48
Density3,383per km²
No qualifications26%
Degree or above22%
No car or van18%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 21%45–64 27%65+ 27%

Tenure

Own outright: 45%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 45%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 14%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 10%Other: 18%
One person 31%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 10%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 16% · Professional 15% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades16%
Professional15%
Associate professional14%
Administrative11%
Managers & directors10%
Elementary10%
Caring & leisure10%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 94%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 60% · No religion 33% · Sikh 1%

Born outside the UK: 3%

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

Pelsall South sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,220 of 6,856 in England, and #7 of 39 in Walsall. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (65) and lowest on Health (37). Typical homes here sold for about £240,000 over the past year, up 23% across five years (from 86 sales), 7% above the wider Walsall median of £225,000. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #1,116 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure. Typical household take-home income is around £33,914 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 72 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 51 · #3,371
Employment 40 · #4,077
Education 48 · #3,563
Health 37 · #4,317
Crime 56 · #3,049
Housing & access 60 · #2,747
Living environment 65 · #2,377

House prices ?

£240,000median (12m) · +4.9% yr · n=86
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£240,00086+4.9%+23.1%
Detached£310,00020+9.9%+1.6%
Semi-detached£239,25032+4.0%+29.3%
Terraced£223,50026+14.6%+44.2%
Flat£125,0008+7.1%
This area£240,000
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)£33,914±£4,817 · #5,374 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£32,448
Price-to-income ?7.1×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 ?

84Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

72 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 435 offences
Walsall98
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #3,643 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences136
Theft126
Burglary35
Vehicle crime48
Criminal damage & arson32
Public order & weapons30
Drugs12
Robbery7
Other9

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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