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New Invention

Middle area

West Walsall. 6,808 people in 1.2 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for New Invention’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£206,750
1,656th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,602
3,669th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
6.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How New Invention compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

New InventionMiddle
Median sale price39 middle areas, Walsall · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Walsall39 areas from £149,000 to £382,750. The middle area is £215,000. New Invention is £206,750.
£206,75017th lowest
Population39 middle areas, Walsall · 2021
Population: every middle area in Walsall39 areas from 5,270 to 11,431. The middle area is 6,823. New Invention is 6,602.
6,60216th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage39 middle areas, Walsall · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Walsall39 areas from 51.0% to 99.7%. The middle area is 96.7%. New Invention is 99.7%.
99.7%highest
Claimant rate39 middle areas, Walsall · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Walsall39 areas from 1.6% to 9.7%. The middle area is 5.8%. New Invention is 6.3%.
6.3%joint 16th highest

Figures for the whole of Walsall

These figures are published for the whole of Walsall, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Walsall and not New Invention alone. See Walsall

Average house price
£215,329
Up 1.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,036
33rd lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.3×
117th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
31.7
28th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
New Invention in brief

The median price paid for a home in New Invention was £206,750 in 2025.

New Invention had 6,602 usual residents at the census.

In New Invention, 99.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In New Invention, 6.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.