TENNYSON ROAD, WS3 1DG House Prices & Local Information

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

An affordable area with active regeneration, WS3 1DG is a diverse suburb with younger adults and first-time buyers, good starter homes. During the day, white, female workforce with low qualifications, working locally. It has a young, student-heavy population (average age 25) — lively, but with high tenant turnover. 66% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. Full-time employment stands at 20% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 40 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: With prices averaging £169k, 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 WS3 1DG are sourced from Output Area E00177405 (shared with 6 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.