PARK STREET, WS1 1LY House Prices & Local Information

WS1 1LY is an up-and-coming urban area on Park Street, 0.3km from Walsall in Walsall. Administratively it sits within St Matthew's ward and the Walsall South constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, WS1 1LY is a busy family neighbourhood — lots of children, diverse backgrounds. Outside of residential hours, major retail centres of national and regional significance. At 29 years average, this is a working-age, professionally active neighbourhood with good transport links and a dynamic social mix. 39% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. The area has a notably diverse population — 56% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Walsall.

Safety: Crime rates are high (553 per 1,000 residents) — commercial zones and transport hubs in the vicinity contribute to these figures. Property: Average house prices are around £313k. 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 WS1 1LY are sourced from Output Area E00168256 (shared with 57 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.