HODGKINS CLOSE, WS8 6BP House Prices & Local Information

WS8 6BP is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Hodgkins Close, 0.0km from Catshill in Brownhills. Administratively it sits within Brownhills ward and the Aldridge-Brownhills constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, WS8 6BP is a transitional terrace area — improving but still facing economic pressures. The 42 average age reflects a mixed, mid-career community — settling down but not yet slowing down. 29% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. Full-time employment stands at 24% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 31 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: With prices averaging £146k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, up 12.7% 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 6BP are sourced from Output Area E00052093 (shared with 5 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.