Willenhall Park

Walsall · West Midlands · population 9,313 · 5 LSOAs

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

12Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,030 of 6,856 in England
  • #599 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #27 of 39 in Walsall
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,235
Median age (est.)36
Density3,630per km²
No qualifications29%
Degree or above20%
No car or van27%

Age

0–14 22%15–24 12%25–44 29%45–64 24%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 25%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 26%Private rent: 23%
Own outright 25%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 26%Private rent 23%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 19%Other: 13%
One person 28%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 19%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 17% · Process & plant 13% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary17%
Process & plant13%
Skilled trades12%
Professional11%
Caring & leisure11%
Sales & customer service10%
Administrative9%
Associate professional9%
Managers & directors8%

Ethnic group

White: 73%Asian: 14%Black: 6%Mixed: 5%Other: 2%
White 73%Asian 14%Black 6%Mixed 5%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 42% · No religion 38% · Sikh 10%

Born outside the UK: 15%

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

Willenhall Park is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #6,030 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #27 of 39 in Walsall. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (69) but weak on Education (7). Typical homes here, about £200,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 43% in five years (from 62 sales), 11% below the wider Walsall median of £225,000. Typical household take-home income is around £32,169 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 100 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 11 · #6,113
Employment 9 · #6,222
Education 7 · #6,394
Health 13 · #5,982
Crime 20 · #5,475
Housing & access 69 · #2,096
Living environment 42 · #3,960

House prices ?

£200,000median (12m) · +17.0% yr · n=62
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£200,00062+17.0%+42.9%
Detached£282,00013+8.5%+24.8%
Semi-detached£205,00027+14.2%+39.9%
Terraced£168,00021+2.8%+34.4%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
This area£200,000
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)£32,169±£4,583 · #5,912 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£26,659
Price-to-income ?6.2×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 ?

30Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

100 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 930 offences
Walsall98
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #4,933 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences464
Theft79
Burglary57
Vehicle crime95
Criminal damage & arson101
Public order & weapons75
Drugs11
Robbery15
Other33

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 68 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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