MASEFIELD ROAD, WS3 1DE House Prices & Local Information

WS3 1DE is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Masefield Road, 0.6km from Harden in Bloxwich. Administratively it sits within Blakenall ward and the Walsall North constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, WS3 1DE is a striving suburban area — non-UK born households working to get ahead. During the day, ethnically mixed workforce primarily in care and education. The community skews young professional (average age 35) — expect a mix of renters, sharers, and first-time buyers. 45% 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 37 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: With prices averaging £153k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, up 26.9% 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 WS3 1DE are sourced from Output Area E00051947 (shared with 4 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.