PARK STREET, WS1 1NW House Prices & Local Information

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

This is a well-established rental postcode — a diverse renting area with many ethnic minority families, mostly European-born. The daytime character shifts — major retail centres of national and regional significance. An average age of 31 points to a young professional and early-career population — ambitious, mobile, and predominantly renting. 74% of homes are privately rented — a strong rental market with good supply for incoming tenants. The area has a notably diverse population — 32% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Walsall. Employment levels are high (50% in full-time work) — a well-connected, economically active community.

Safety: Crime rates are high (610 per 1,000 residents) — commercial zones and transport hubs in the vicinity contribute to these figures. 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 1NW are sourced from Output Area E00177409 (shared with 47 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.