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Willenhall

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South west Walsall. About 16,757 people in 4.5 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Willenhall, 97.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
15,630
668th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
6.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
65.3%
2,023rd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Willenhall compares

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Population20 wards, Walsall · 2021
Population: every ward in Walsall20 areas from 12,713 to 17,262. The middle area is 13,800. Willenhall is 15,630.
15,6304th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage20 wards, Walsall · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Walsall20 areas from 71.7% to 99.2%. The middle area is 96.2%. Willenhall is 97.3%.
97.3%joint 5th highest
Claimant rate20 wards, Walsall · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Walsall20 areas from 1.8% to 9.7%. The middle area is 5.6%. Willenhall is 6.6%.
6.6%8th highest
Aged 15 to 6420 wards, Walsall · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Walsall20 areas from 58.3% to 69.0%. The middle area is 62.5%. Willenhall is 65.3%.
65.3%2nd highest

Figures for the whole of Walsall

These figures are published for the whole of Walsall, not for each ward, so they describe all of Walsall and not Willenhall 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
Willenhall in brief

Willenhall had 15,630 usual residents at the census.

In Willenhall, 97.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Willenhall, 6.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

65.3% of residents in Willenhall were aged 15 to 64 at the census.