THORNE ROAD, WV13 1AS House Prices & Local Information

WV13 1AS is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Thorne Road, 0.4km from Wellington Place in Willenhall. Administratively it sits within Willenhall South ward and the Walsall North constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, WV13 1AS is a diverse suburb with younger adults and first-time buyers, good starter homes. The daytime character shifts — non-white workforce in manufacturing and transport. An average age of 32 points to a young professional and early-career population — ambitious, mobile, and predominantly renting. 49% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. Full-time employment stands at 23% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 35 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: With prices averaging £177k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, down 10.0% 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 WV13 1AS are sourced from Output Area E00052558 (shared with 3 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.