SHORT STREET, WS10 7JA House Prices & Local Information

WS10 7JA is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Short Street, 0.4km from Church Hill in Wednesbury. Administratively it sits within Wednesbury North ward and the West Bromwich West constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, WS10 7JA is a diverse suburb with younger adults and first-time buyers, good starter homes. During the day, non-white workforce in manufacturing and transport. A balanced community with an average age of 39 — families, professionals, and long-term residents all well represented. 26% 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 is moderate at 61 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: With prices averaging £162k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, up 20.0% 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 WS10 7JA are sourced from Output Area E00051006 (shared with 9 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.