Walsall
Local authority in West Midlands · 169 neighbourhoods
More crime than most councils and low food hygiene.
Areas
39 areasAgainst West Midlands: to the right is safer, better schools, pricier. The tick is West Midlands's middle.
- Streetly South · B744 neighbourhoods£3,740 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Streetly North · B744 neighbourhoods£3,730 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Aldridge South · WS95 neighbourhoods£3,530 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Bloxwich Central & North · WS34 neighbourhoods£3,310 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Walsall South East · WS54 neighbourhoods£3,300 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Ashmore · WV124 neighbourhoods£3,250 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Aldridge North · WS95 neighbourhoods£3,230 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Pheasey & Sutton Road · B437 neighbourhoods£3,190 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Aldridge Central · WS94 neighbourhoods£3,090 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Pelsall North · WS34 neighbourhoods£3,060 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Per m²
- £2,700 per m² · typical West Midlands neighbourhood £3,000
- By type
- Flat £119k · Terraced £187k · Semi £229k · Detached £370k
- 1-year change
- +4.1%
- Neighbourhoods
- 169
Sources
HM Land Registry sales: the middle of the council's neighbourhoods' prices per m², beside the middle of West Midlands's, and typical prices by type from the area price bands. Area figures only, never a home's value.
- Crime
- 99.6 per 1,000 a year · West Midlands 84.7
- Among councils
- More crime than 92%
Sources
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents a year (police.uk), the council's own figure; West Midlands pools every council's crimes and residents.
Schools
104 state schools- Primary
- 85
- Secondary
- 19
- Outstanding
- 4
- Primaries nearby
- Stronger than in 65% of councils
Sources
State primaries and secondaries inside its boundary (DfE GIAS, Ofsted). The standing is each neighbourhood's best primary within 1 km, among West Midlands's primaries.
- Station walk
- 31 min median · typical walk
Sources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood's walk to a station; protected cycle lanes and Cycleways inside the council.
Green & quiet
On map- Noise
- 34% over 55 dB
Sources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood: green space, the share of homes at 55 dB or more from road or rail, and air where it is published.
People
Census 2021- Household income
- £43,700 a year · typical West Midlands neighbourhood £48,200
- Social renting
- 22% of homes · typical West Midlands neighbourhood 13%
- Most-deprived fifth
- 49% of its neighbourhoods
- Least-deprived fifth
- 14% of its neighbourhoods
Sources
Income (ONS) and social renting (Census 2021) beside the middle of West Midlands's neighbourhoods. Deprivation is the official Index of Multiple Deprivation for each neighbourhood, not its people: the share of the council's neighbourhoods in England's most and least deprived fifths.
Living costs
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Questions people ask
Is Walsall safe?
Police recorded about 99.6 crimes for every 1,000 residents in the 12 months to August 2026, higher than West Midlands as a whole (84.7). Figures run high in busy centres where few people live, and they can't tell you how one street feels, so visit at different times of day.
How much do homes cost in Walsall?
Homes sold for a typical £2,660 per m² in the year to August 2026, lower than West Midlands as a whole (£2,960 per m²). At that rate a 70 m² two-bedroom flat would cost roughly £185,000. This is a rough guide, not a valuation.
How many schools are there in Walsall?
There are 85 state primary and 19 state secondary schools inside Walsall's boundary. Living nearby doesn't guarantee a place, so check each school's admissions rules.
Is Walsall a deprived area?
49% of Walsall's 169 neighbourhoods are among the most deprived fifth in England, and 14% among the least deprived fifth, on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation. It combines income, jobs, health, education, crime, housing and living environment.