SLADE CLOSE, B71 3QX House Prices & Local Information

B71 3QX is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Slade Close, 0.9km from Bird End in West Bromwich. Administratively it sits within Charlemont with Grove Vale ward and the West Bromwich East constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, B71 3QX is a diverse renting area with many ethnic minority families, mostly European-born. Work and footfall patterns mark this as a self-employed tradespeople in multicultural metro suburbs zone — ethnically mixed self-employed with no fixed place of work in construction, transport, and storage. The 35 average age reflects a thriving young professional community — a good mix of renters and first-time buyers, with strong employment rates. 77% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 42 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: With prices averaging £110k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area. 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 B71 3QX are sourced from Output Area E00050323 (shared with 5 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.