OAK CRESCENT, WS3 1BQ House Prices & Local Information

WS3 1BQ is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Oak Crescent, 0.9km from Harden in Bloxwich. Administratively it sits within Blakenall ward and the Walsall North constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, WS3 1BQ is a diverse suburb with younger adults and first-time buyers, good starter homes. The daytime character shifts — white, female workforce with low qualifications, working locally. An average age of 34 points to a young professional and early-career population — ambitious, mobile, and predominantly renting. 33% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. The area has a notably diverse population — 32% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Walsall.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 38 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: With prices averaging £145k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, up 10.5% 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 WS3 1BQ are sourced from Output Area E00051960 (shared with 8 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.