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Walsall 031B

Neighbourhood

South west Walsall. 1,700 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.4 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

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In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Walsall 031B is in decile 1.

Deprivation score
50.8
Joint 2,220th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
1,609
Joint 17,629th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
7.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Walsall 031B compares

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

Walsall 031BMiddle
Deprivation scoreEngland only169 neighbourhoods, Walsall · 2025
Deprivation score: every neighbourhood in Walsall169 areas from 3.4 to 70.4. The middle area is 31.8. Walsall 031B is 50.8.
50.827th most deprived
Population169 neighbourhoods, Walsall · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Walsall169 areas from 1,121 to 2,868. The middle area is 1,619. Walsall 031B is 1,609.
1,60981st least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage169 neighbourhoods, Walsall · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Walsall169 areas from 14.8% to 100.0%. The middle area is 98.1%. Walsall 031B is 99.1%.
99.1%joint 63rd highest
Claimant rate169 neighbourhoods, Walsall · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in Walsall169 areas from 0.9% to 12.1%. The middle area is 5.6%. Walsall 031B is 7.6%.
7.6%joint 41st highest

Is Walsall 031B safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Walsall 031B at a rate of 132.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 124.5 per 1,000 people across Pleck.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 28 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Walsall 031B.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (159), criminal damage and arson (26) and other crime (18).

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.

Figures for the whole of Walsall

These figures are published for the whole of Walsall, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Walsall and not Walsall 031B alone. See Walsall

Average house price
£216,878
Up 2.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,036
33rd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.4×
Joint 122nd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
295,722
Up 0.4% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Walsall 031B in brief

Walsall 031B has a deprivation score of 50.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Walsall 031B had 1,609 usual residents at the census.

In Walsall 031B, 99.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Walsall 031B, 7.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.