High Street, Walsall, West Midlands

High Street is classified by the ONS as Outer City Hardship. High Street is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

High Street is located in the Brownhills ward of the Walsall district in West Midlands.
Coordinates 52.64198, -1.924912
Grid Ref SK051049
Constituency Aldridge-Brownhills

House Prices

The average house price in High Street is 2.03% higher than the rest of Walsall. The last sale we have on record is 33 High Street, that sold for £187,250. The average house price in Walsall is £181,192 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in High Street

Date No. Type Price
20/12/2022 33 Terrace £187,250
20/12/2022 MARTON COURT, 1 Flat £79,500
12/12/2022 35 Terrace £193,000
02/12/2022 127 Semi £240,000
17/11/2022 77 Terrace £225,000
04/11/2022 29 Semi £245,000
17/10/2022 190 Terrace £150,000
06/09/2022 10 Semi £180,000
01/09/2022 38 £210,000
11/08/2022 47 £119,750

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in High Street, West Midlands

There were 7 street crime incidents in High Street in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by West-midlands Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in High Street
# Category Outcome
1 Anti Social Behaviour -
2 Anti Social Behaviour -
3 Anti Social Behaviour -
4 Bicycle Theft Under investigation
5 Criminal Damage Arson Unable to prosecute suspect
6 Shoplifting Under investigation
7 Vehicle Crime Under investigation

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes High Street and compared that to the average for the Brownhills ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in High Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Brownhills ward

Social economic statistics for High Street

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean High Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean High Street is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around High Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around High Street are in the top 10% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around High Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in High Street are in the top 20% of the most employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in High Street are in the top 10% of the most health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of High Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in High Street are in the top 10% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for High Street

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of High Street.

Unemployment in High Street

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
3.57% of High Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in High Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of High Street. The proportion of retirees on High Street is 7.22% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
25.82% of High Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in High Street

The proportion of home owners on High Street is 36.48% lower than the national average of 62%. 7.53% of properties in High Street are private rented and 62.76% are social rented.
25.52% of residents of High Street own their home

Country of Birth of High Street residents

The proportion if High Street residents born in the UK is 11.43% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 5.92% of High Street residents were born outside the UK.
94.08% of High Street residents were born in the UK

High Street Summary

With house prices in High Street less than the average for West Midlands and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. High Street is the the top 10% of income deprivated streets in England. High Street has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in High Street maybe easier than surrounding areas.

High Street has very high levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe harder compared to the rest of the country.

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