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Palfrey

Middle area

South Walsall. 11,073 people in 1.6 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 Palfrey’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£160,000
646th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
10,264
974th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
9.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Palfrey compares

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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. Palfrey is £160,000.
£160,000joint 2nd 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. Palfrey is 10,264.
10,2643rd highest
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%. Palfrey is 98.2%.
98.2%joint 10th 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%. Palfrey is 9.6%.
9.6%2nd 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 Palfrey 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
Palfrey in brief

The median price paid for a home in Palfrey was £160,000 in 2025.

Palfrey had 10,264 usual residents at the census.

In Palfrey, 98.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Palfrey, 9.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.