Hospital Street, Walsall, West Midlands

Hospital Street is classified by the ONS as Asian Terraces and Flats. Hospital Street is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Hospital Street is located in the Birchills Leamore ward of the Walsall district in West Midlands.
Coordinates 52.594331, -1.98797
Grid Ref SP009996
Constituency Walsall North
Postcodes WS2 8BW, WS2 8JP, WS2 8JW

House Prices

The average house price in Hospital Street is 13.25% lower than the rest of Walsall. The last sale we have on record is 35 Hospital Street, that sold for £100,000. The average house price in Walsall is £181,192 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Hospital Street

Date No. Type Price
26/05/2023 35 Terrace £100,000
17/05/2022 77 Terrace £210,000
12/01/2022 84 Semi £130,000
24/08/2020 100 Detached £115,000
19/06/2020 93 Terrace £245,000
10/01/2020 97 Terrace £140,000

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

Crime in Hospital Street, West Midlands

There were 2 street crime incidents in Hospital 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 Hospital Street
# Category Outcome
1 Criminal Damage Arson Unable to prosecute suspect
2 Vehicle Crime Investigation complete; no suspect identified

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 Hospital Street and compared that to the average for the Birchills Leamore ward.

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

Social economic statistics for Hospital 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 Hospital Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Hospital 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 Hospital Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Hospital Street are in the top 20% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Hospital Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Hospital 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 Hospital 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 Hospital Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Hospital Street are in the top 10% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Hospital Street

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

Unemployment in Hospital 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.
4.06% of Hospital Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Hospital Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Hospital Street. The proportion of retirees on Hospital Street is 15.55% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
3.05% of Hospital Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Hospital Street

The proportion of home owners on Hospital Street is 41.66% lower than the national average of 62%. 70.34% of properties in Hospital Street are private rented and 9.32% are social rented.
20.34% of residents of Hospital Street own their home

Country of Birth of Hospital Street residents

The proportion if Hospital Street residents born in the UK is 34.35% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 51.7% of Hospital Street residents were born outside the UK.
48.3% of Hospital Street residents were born in the UK

Hospital Street Summary

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

Hospital 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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