PHOENIX RISE, WS10 7SL House Prices & Local Information

WS10 7SL is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Phoenix Rise, 0.4km from Darlaston in Darlaston. Administratively it sits within Darlaston South ward and the Walsall South constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, WS10 7SL is a culturally diverse area with a strong community identity. The daytime character shifts — non-white workforce in manufacturing and transport. An average age of 30 points to a young professional and early-career population — ambitious, mobile, and predominantly renting. 28% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. The area has a notably diverse population — 41% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Walsall.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 43 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: With prices averaging £48k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, up 11.4% year-on-year. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for WS10 7SL are sourced from Output Area E00177408 (shared with 18 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.