Walsall West

Walsall · West Midlands · population 8,218 · 4 LSOAs

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

8Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,305 of 6,856 in England
  • #640 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #30 of 39 in Walsall
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,982
Median age (est.)33
Density3,685per km²
No qualifications31%
Degree or above23%
No car or van37%

Age

0–14 23%15–24 14%25–44 31%45–64 22%65+ 10%

Tenure

Own outright: 21%Mortgage/shared: 19%Social rent: 30%Private rent: 30%
Own outright 21%Mortgage/shared 19%Social rent 30%Private rent 30%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 16%Other: 16%
One person 31%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 16%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 19% · Professional 14% · Process & plant 14%

All occupation groups
Elementary19%
Professional14%
Process & plant14%
Caring & leisure12%
Skilled trades10%
Sales & customer service9%
Associate professional8%
Administrative7%
Managers & directors6%

Ethnic group

White: 40%Asian: 43%Black: 9%Mixed: 4%Other: 4%
White 40%Asian 43%Black 9%Mixed 4%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Muslim 38% · Christian 31% · No religion 18%

Born outside the UK: 33%

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

Walsall West is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,305 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #30 of 39 in Walsall. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (60) but weak on Income (3). Typical homes here, about £149,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 37% in five years (from 43 sales), 34% below the wider Walsall median of £225,000. Typical household take-home income is around £31,365 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 143 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 3 · #6,627
Employment 9 · #6,236
Education 6 · #6,476
Health 17 · #5,715
Crime 16 · #5,736
Housing & access 60 · #2,713
Living environment 25 · #5,153

House prices ?

£149,000median (12m) · -1.8% yr · n=43
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£149,00043-1.8%+36.7%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detached£199,00016-2.9%+80.9%
Terraced£142,50019-2.4%+11.8%
Flat£95,0007+19.5%+37.7%
This area£149,000
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)£31,365±£4,456 · #6,107 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£23,620
Price-to-income ?4.8×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 ?

24Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

143 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,177 offences
Walsall98
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #5,847 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences538
Theft126
Burglary68
Vehicle crime128
Criminal damage & arson97
Public order & weapons117
Drugs67
Robbery14
Other22

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 54 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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