BRICKILN STREET, WS8 6AU House Prices & Local Information

WS8 6AU is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Brickiln Street, 0.5km from Catshill in Brownhills. Administratively it sits within Brownhills ward and the Aldridge-Brownhills constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, WS8 6AU is a striving suburban area — non-UK born households working to get ahead. At 39 years average, expect a well-rounded neighbourhood — a blend of established families, working professionals, and longer-term owner-occupiers. 40% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 77 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: With prices averaging £172k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, up 1.5% 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 WS8 6AU are sourced from Output Area E00052090 (shared with 15 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.