# Walsall

Town in Walsall, West Midlands.

Walsall is a town in Walsall, West Midlands. Median sale price £210,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 138.9 per 1,000 people. About 76,064 people.

Town. Code E63002734. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Walsall](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall)

Walsall is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Walsall 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: £210,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Walsall was £210,000 in 2025. Joint 275th 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/walsall#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 70,777** (2021). Walsall had 70,777 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 157th 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/walsall#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 99%** (2022). About 99% of people in Walsall 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/walsall#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 86.9%** (January 2026). In Walsall, 86.9% 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/walsall#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63002734) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 99% of people in Walsall 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=E63002734) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 547 homes were sold in Walsall in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63002734) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Walsall.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63002734) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Walsall had 70,777 usual residents at the census.

## How Walsall compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Walsall | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £210,000 | 16th cheapest | 88 towns, West Midlands · 2025 |
| Population | 70,777 | 18th most populated | 88 towns, West Midlands · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 99% | joint 13th most people in radon Affected Areas | 88 towns, West Midlands · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 86.9% | 6th lowest | 88 towns, West Midlands · Jan 2026 |

## Is Walsall safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Walsall at a rate of 138.9 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, 947 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Walsall.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (4,113), other crime (1,745) and shoplifting (1,506).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Walsall was 133.1 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 Walsall, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Walsall has no single figure. Of its 41 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 19 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in Walsall

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Walsall 018E](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010375) | 2,307 | 158.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 91.4% |
| [Walsall 021A](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010267) | 1,595 | 37.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.6% |
| [Walsall 021B](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010268) | 1,797 | 231.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.2% |
| [Walsall 024A](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010317) | 1,608 | 42.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 95.1% |
| [Walsall 024B](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010318) | 1,626 | 143.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 94.0% |
| [Walsall 024C](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010325) | 1,923 | 81.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 83.9% |
| [Walsall 024D](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010369) | 1,744 | 246.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 88.9% |
| [Walsall 026A](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010269) | 1,635 | 73.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.7% |
| [Walsall 026B](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010270) | 1,757 | 88.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 94.6% |
| [Walsall 026C](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010362) | 1,876 | 102.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.1% |
| [Walsall 026D](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010363) | 2,713 | 276.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 84.3% |
| [Walsall 029A](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010326) | 1,659 | 64.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 78.3% |
| [Walsall 029B](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010327) | 1,695 | 67.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Walsall 029C](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010328) | 1,525 | 43.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 14.8% |
| [Walsall 029D](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010330) | 1,479 | 71.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 78.5% |
| [Walsall 030A](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010368) | 2,196 | 827.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 82.5% |
| [Walsall 030B](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010370) | 2,090 | 179.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 92.2% |
| [Walsall 030D](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010372) | 1,634 | 94.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 88.3% |
| [Walsall 030E](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010373) | 1,890 | 67.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 75.8% |
| [Walsall 030F](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01033896) | 1,618 | 440.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 72.7% |
| [Walsall 030G](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01033897) | 1,432 | 156.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 90.6% |
| [Walsall 031A](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010361) | 1,500 | 135.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 96.4% |
| [Walsall 031B](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010364) | 1,609 | 132.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.1% |
| [Walsall 031C](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010365) | 1,715 | 179.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 87.3% |
| [Walsall 031D](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010366) | 1,821 | 122.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Walsall 031E](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010367) | 1,912 | 61.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.8% |
| [Walsall 034A](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010336) | 1,527 | 139.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.1% |
| [Walsall 034B](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010340) | 1,752 | 76.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 96.9% |
| [Walsall 034C](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010341) | 1,687 | 71.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| [Walsall 034D](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010342) | 1,846 | 58.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.2% |
| [Walsall 034E](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010343) | 1,601 | 68.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.6% |
| [Walsall 034F](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010344) | 1,851 | 42.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Walsall 035A](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010331) | 1,654 | 18.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 15.7% |
| [Walsall 035B](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010332) | 2,003 | 39.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 30.4% |
| [Walsall 035C](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010333) | 1,611 | 36.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 68.0% |
| [Walsall 035D](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010334) | 1,577 | 24.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 95.0% |
| [Walsall 037A](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010335) | 1,635 | 111.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.6% |
| [Walsall 037B](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010337) | 1,378 | 85.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 91.4% |
| [Walsall 037C](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010338) | 1,886 | 157.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 95.9% |
| [Walsall 037D](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010339) | 1,526 | 26.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.7% |
| [Walsall 039A](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010329) | 1,672 | 50.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 94.4% |

## 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 Walsall

[WS1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws1), [WS2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws2), [WS4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws4), [WS5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws5)

## Middle areas in Walsall

[Palfrey](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/palfrey), [Pleck](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/pleck), [The Delves](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/the-delves), [Walsall Central](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/walsall-central), [Walsall East](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/walsall-east), [Walsall North East](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/walsall-north-east), [Walsall South East](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/walsall-south-east), [Walsall West](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/walsall-west)

## Towns near Walsall

[Bloxwich](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bloxwich), [Willenhall](https://openindex.co.uk/town/willenhall), [Darlaston](https://openindex.co.uk/town/darlaston), [Wednesbury](https://openindex.co.uk/town/wednesbury), [West Bromwich](https://openindex.co.uk/town/west-bromwich), [Rushall and Shelfield](https://openindex.co.uk/town/rushall-and-shelfield)

## Walsall in brief

Walsall is a town in Walsall, West Midlands.
About 76,064 people lived in Walsall in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £210,000 in 2025 across 547 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 138.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Walsall was £210,000 in 2025.
Walsall had 70,777 usual residents at the census.
About 99% of people in Walsall live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Walsall, 86.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63002734
- 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: 14.53 km²
- People, mid-2024: 76,064*
- Neighbourhoods: 41
- Output areas: 194

* 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

[West Bromwich](https://openindex.co.uk/town/west-bromwich), [Wednesbury](https://openindex.co.uk/town/wednesbury), [Darlaston](https://openindex.co.uk/town/darlaston), [Bloxwich](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bloxwich), [Willenhall](https://openindex.co.uk/town/willenhall), [Rushall and Shelfield](https://openindex.co.uk/town/rushall-and-shelfield)

## Latest updates for Walsall

- 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/E63002734

## How to cite

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

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