# Bloxwich

Town in Walsall, West Midlands.

Bloxwich is a town in Walsall, West Midlands. Median sale price £200,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 110.5 per 1,000 people. About 54,404 people.

Town. Code E63002672. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Walsall](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall)

Bloxwich is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Bloxwich add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £200,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bloxwich was £200,000 in 2025. Joint 230th cheapest of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/bloxwich#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 51,891** (2021). Bloxwich had 51,891 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 207th most populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/bloxwich#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 72%** (2022). About 72% of people in Bloxwich live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/town/bloxwich#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.1%** (January 2026). In Bloxwich, 97.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/bloxwich#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=E63002672) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 72% of people in Bloxwich live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=E63002672) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 473 homes were sold in Bloxwich in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=E63002672) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Bloxwich.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=E63002672) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Bloxwich had 51,891 usual residents at the census.

## How Bloxwich compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Bloxwich | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £200,000 | joint 6th cheapest | 88 towns, West Midlands · 2025 |
| Population | 51,891 | 27th most populated | 88 towns, West Midlands · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 72% | 32nd most people in radon Affected Areas | 88 towns, West Midlands · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 97.1% | joint 27th highest | 88 towns, West Midlands · Jan 2026 |

## Is Bloxwich safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bloxwich at a rate of 110.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 93.4 per 1,000 people across West Midlands.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 517 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bloxwich.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,649), other crime (942) and criminal damage and arson (670).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Bloxwich was 108.7 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in Bloxwich, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Bloxwich has no single figure. Of its 30 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 17 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 9 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in Bloxwich

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Walsall 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010284) | 1,680 | 141.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.4% |
| [Walsall 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010285) | 1,855 | 92.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 87.1% |
| [Walsall 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010286) | 1,635 | 60.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Walsall 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010290) | 1,653 | 67.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.1% |
| [Walsall 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010292) | 1,949 | 343.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 88.6% |
| [Walsall 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010294) | 1,513 | 84.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 95.0% |
| [Walsall 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010296) | 1,455 | 130.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Walsall 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010297) | 1,336 | 27.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.5% |
| [Walsall 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010291) | 1,478 | 86.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.6% |
| [Walsall 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010293) | 1,681 | 81.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 91.0% |
| [Walsall 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010298) | 1,220 | 74.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Walsall 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010299) | 1,582 | 67.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Walsall 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010300) | 1,459 | 132.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.2% |
| [Walsall 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010282) | 1,349 | 152.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.3% |
| [Walsall 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010287) | 1,713 | 167.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.0% |
| [Walsall 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010288) | 1,645 | 125.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.8% |
| [Walsall 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010289) | 1,956 | 77.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.9% |
| [Walsall 013B](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010277) | 1,766 | 93.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Walsall 013D](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010283) | 1,923 | 97.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 96.4% |
| [Walsall 013F](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01033894) | 1,809 | 122.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.3% |
| [Walsall 013G](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01033895) | 1,657 | 64.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.4% |
| [Walsall 017A](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010271) | 2,113 | 109.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 91.6% |
| [Walsall 017B](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010272) | 1,543 | 94.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.1% |
| [Walsall 017C](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010273) | 1,505 | 130.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.9% |
| [Walsall 017D](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010295) | 1,518 | 106.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 94.6% |
| [Walsall 018B](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010279) | 2,018 | 110.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.5% |
| [Walsall 018D](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010374) | 2,707 | 85.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.7% |
| [Walsall 018F](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01032888) | 2,757 | 118.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.0% |
| [Walsall 021C](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010274) | 1,580 | 160.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Walsall 021D](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010275) | 1,891 | 80.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |

## Your MP

- [Walsall and Bloxwich](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/walsall-and-bloxwich): Valerie Vaz (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Council

[Walsall](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall)

## Postcode districts covering Bloxwich

[WS2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws2), [WS3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws3)

## Middle areas in Bloxwich

[Blakenall North](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/blakenall-north), [Blakenall South](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/blakenall-south), [Bloxwich Central & North](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/bloxwich-central-and-north), [Bloxwich North West](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/bloxwich-north-west), [Bloxwich South](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/bloxwich-south), [Leamore](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/leamore), [Little Bloxwich](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/little-bloxwich), [Walsall Ryecroft](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/walsall-ryecroft)

## Towns near Bloxwich

[Willenhall](https://openindex.co.uk/town/willenhall), [Walsall](https://openindex.co.uk/town/walsall), [Pelsall](https://openindex.co.uk/town/pelsall), [Rushall and Shelfield](https://openindex.co.uk/town/rushall-and-shelfield), [Wolverhampton](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton), [Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay](https://openindex.co.uk/town/great-wyrley-and-cheslyn-hay)

## Bloxwich in brief

Bloxwich is a town in Walsall, West Midlands.
About 54,404 people lived in Bloxwich in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £200,000 in 2025 across 473 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 110.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Bloxwich was £200,000 in 2025.
Bloxwich had 51,891 usual residents at the census.
About 72% of people in Bloxwich live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Bloxwich, 97.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63002672
- Constituency: [Walsall and Bloxwich †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/walsall-and-bloxwich)
- Council: [Walsall †](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall)
- Region: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 10.71 km²
- People, mid-2024: 54,404*
- Neighbourhoods: 30
- Output areas: 158

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Walsall](https://openindex.co.uk/town/walsall), [Willenhall](https://openindex.co.uk/town/willenhall), [Pelsall](https://openindex.co.uk/town/pelsall), [Rushall and Shelfield](https://openindex.co.uk/town/rushall-and-shelfield), [Wolverhampton](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton), [Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay](https://openindex.co.uk/town/great-wyrley-and-cheslyn-hay)

## Latest updates for Bloxwich

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63002672

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/bloxwich, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/bloxwich#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.10. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/town/bloxwich