WS8 6DE House Prices & Local Information

WS8 6DE is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood located 0.3km from Catshill in Brownhills. Administratively it sits within Brownhills ward and the Aldridge-Brownhills constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, WS8 6DE is an older retirement area, many residents well beyond working age. With an average age of 54, this is established family country — quiet streets, strong community ties, and low rental churn. 90% 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 47 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. 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 6DE are sourced from Output Area E00052057 (shared with 6 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.