Pleck

Walsall · West Midlands · population 8,660 · 5 LSOAs

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

7Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,394 of 6,856 in England
  • #657 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #34 of 39 in Walsall
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,555
Median age (est.)33
Density4,443per km²
No qualifications31%
Degree or above22%
No car or van33%

Age

0–14 24%15–24 13%25–44 30%45–64 20%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 26%Mortgage/shared: 20%Social rent: 25%Private rent: 29%
Own outright 26%Mortgage/shared 20%Social rent 25%Private rent 29%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 11%Couple with children: 32%Lone parent: 16%Other: 15%
One person 26%Couple, no children 11%Couple with children 32%Lone parent 16%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 20% · Process & plant 16% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary20%
Process & plant16%
Caring & leisure12%
Professional11%
Sales & customer service10%
Skilled trades10%
Associate professional8%
Administrative8%
Managers & directors6%

Ethnic group

White: 32%Asian: 51%Black: 9%Mixed: 4%Other: 4%
White 32%Asian 51%Black 9%Mixed 4%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Muslim 38% · Christian 29% · No religion 14%

Born outside the UK: 37%

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

Pleck is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,394 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #34 of 39 in Walsall. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (66) but weak on Income (3). Typical homes here, about £175,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 38% in five years (from 55 sales), 22% below the wider Walsall median of £225,000. Typical household take-home income is around £32,967 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 116 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 · #6,661
Employment 9 · #6,209
Education 7 · #6,401
Health 19 · #5,578
Crime 11 · #6,072
Housing & access 66 · #2,322
Living environment 9 · #6,216

House prices ?

£175,000median (12m) · +5.4% yr · n=55
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£175,00055+5.4%+37.8%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=4)
Semi-detached£195,00015+5.4%+34.5%
Terraced£155,00032+1.0%+30.5%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=4)
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)£32,967±£4,730 · #5,692 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£23,815
Price-to-income ?5.3×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 ?

19Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

116 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,009 offences
Walsall98
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #5,379 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences487
Theft185
Burglary31
Vehicle crime76
Criminal damage & arson80
Public order & weapons77
Drugs46
Robbery9
Other18

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 41 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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