# Willenhall

Town in Walsall, West Midlands.

Willenhall is a town in Walsall, West Midlands. Median sale price £207,750 in 2025. Recorded crime 105.3 per 1,000 people. About 51,624 people.

Town. Code E63002699. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Walsall](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall)

Willenhall is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Willenhall 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: £207,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Willenhall was £207,750 in 2025. 269th 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/willenhall#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 49,582** (2021). Willenhall had 49,582 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 222nd 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/willenhall#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 86%** (2022). About 86% of people in Willenhall 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/willenhall#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.8%** (January 2026). In Willenhall, 97.8% 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/willenhall#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63002699) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 86% of people in Willenhall 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=E63002699) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 460 homes were sold in Willenhall in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63002699) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Willenhall.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63002699) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Willenhall had 49,582 usual residents at the census.

## How Willenhall compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Willenhall | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £207,750 | 15th cheapest | 88 towns, West Midlands · 2025 |
| Population | 49,582 | 29th most populated | 88 towns, West Midlands · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 86% | 27th most people in radon Affected Areas | 88 towns, West Midlands · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 97.8% | joint 17th highest | 88 towns, West Midlands · Jan 2026 |

## Is Willenhall safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Willenhall at a rate of 105.3 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, 488 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Willenhall.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,158), other crime (755) and shoplifting (630).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Willenhall was 104.8 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 Willenhall, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Willenhall has no single figure. Of its 30 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 2: 13 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 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 Willenhall

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Walsall 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010395) | 1,350 | 38.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.4% |
| [Walsall 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010397) | 1,701 | 95.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Walsall 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010398) | 1,534 | 42.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.9% |
| [Walsall 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010399) | 1,525 | 37.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.8% |
| [Walsall 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010393) | 1,468 | 24.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Walsall 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010394) | 1,345 | 27.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.6% |
| [Walsall 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010396) | 1,680 | 72.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Walsall 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010400) | 2,108 | 114.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.3% |
| [Walsall 019A](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010378) | 1,177 | 89.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Walsall 019B](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010379) | 1,272 | 64.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 95.2% |
| [Walsall 019C](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010382) | 1,500 | 72.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.4% |
| [Walsall 019D](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010383) | 1,679 | 85.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.8% |
| [Walsall 020A](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010376) | 1,225 | 49.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.6% |
| [Walsall 020B](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010377) | 1,811 | 49.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.9% |
| [Walsall 020C](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010380) | 1,426 | 46.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Walsall 020D](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010381) | 1,570 | 139.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.6% |
| [Walsall 023A](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010258) | 1,660 | 99.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.5% |
| [Walsall 023B](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010259) | 1,592 | 85.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Walsall 023C](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010260) | 1,872 | 116.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.5% |
| [Walsall 023D](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010266) | 1,317 | 95.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Walsall 025A](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010401) | 1,619 | 73.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.4% |
| [Walsall 025B](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010403) | 1,953 | 109.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.1% |
| [Walsall 025C](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010404) | 2,027 | 189.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 94.9% |
| [Walsall 025D](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010407) | 1,877 | 79.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.9% |
| [Walsall 025E](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010408) | 1,759 | 74.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.5% |
| [Walsall 027A](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010402) | 1,750 | 140.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.9% |
| [Walsall 027B](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010405) | 1,837 | 123.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.5% |
| [Walsall 027C](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010406) | 2,868 | 363.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 92.5% |
| [Walsall 027D](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010409) | 1,549 | 104.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.8% |
| [Walsall 033A](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010261) | 1,873 | 126.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 79.2% |

## Your MP

- [Wolverhampton South East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wolverhampton-south-east): Pat McFadden (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 Willenhall

[WS2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws2), [WV12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv12), [WV13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv13)

## Middle areas in Willenhall

[Ashmore](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/ashmore), [Bentley](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/bentley), [New Invention](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/new-invention), [Short Heath East](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/short-heath-east), [Short Heath West](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/short-heath-west), [Willenhall Park](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/willenhall-park), [Willenhall Town](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/willenhall-town)

## Towns near Willenhall

[Bloxwich](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bloxwich), [Wolverhampton](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton), [Walsall](https://openindex.co.uk/town/walsall), [Darlaston](https://openindex.co.uk/town/darlaston), [Bilston](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bilston), [Wednesbury](https://openindex.co.uk/town/wednesbury)

## Willenhall in brief

Willenhall is a town in Walsall, West Midlands.
About 51,624 people lived in Willenhall in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £207,750 in 2025 across 460 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 105.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Willenhall was £207,750 in 2025.
Willenhall had 49,582 usual residents at the census.
About 86% of people in Willenhall live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Willenhall, 97.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63002699
- Constituency: [Wolverhampton South East †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wolverhampton-south-east)
- Council: [Walsall †](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall)
- Region: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 10.96 km²
- People, mid-2024: 51,624*
- Neighbourhoods: 30
- Output areas: 146

* 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

[Wolverhampton](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton), [Darlaston](https://openindex.co.uk/town/darlaston), [Bilston](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bilston), [Walsall](https://openindex.co.uk/town/walsall), [Bloxwich](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bloxwich), [Wednesbury](https://openindex.co.uk/town/wednesbury)

## Latest updates for Willenhall

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63002699

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/willenhall, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/willenhall#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 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/town/willenhall