City Profile • Local Authority
Walsall
Walsall is a local authority district comprising 14 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £226k, reflecting a downward trend of 1.7% over the past year. Crime levels sit at a moderate 96 per 1,000 residents, typical for an area of this size and population density.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Population Trajectory
Annual residents (1991 – 2022)
286,105
Residents (2022)
Constituent Districts
14 AreasB43ExploreB74ExploreWS1ExploreWS10ExploreWS2ExploreWS3ExploreWS4ExploreWS5ExploreWS8ExploreWS9ExploreWV11ExploreWV12ExploreWV13ExploreWV14Explore
Population Composition
Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Walsall authority according to the Census 2021.
Top Ethnicities
White: English67.4%
Indian8.0%
Pakistani6.9%
White: Other White3.4%
African2.3%
Bangladeshi2.2%
Age Profile
30-34 years6.9%
5-9 years6.9%
10-14 years6.9%
50-54 years6.7%
35-39 years6.7%
0-4 years6.4%
Top Occupations
Professional14.9%
Elementary occupations13.5%
Skilled trades12.2%
Associate professional10.6%
Process and machine operatives10.6%
Caring and leisure10.4%
Housing Tenure
Owned: Outright32.3%
Owned: Mortgage27.0%
Social rented: Other15.4%
Private rented: Landlord14.5%
Social rented: Council8.2%
Private rented: Other1.8%
Area DNA
family7/10
health8/10
safety3/10
homeown3/10
transit1/10
affluence1/10
diversity8/10
employment1/10
investment5/10