Willenhall Lane, Walsall, West Midlands

Willenhall Lane is classified by the ONS as Hard-Pressed Ethnic Mix. Willenhall Lane is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Willenhall Lane is located in the Bloxwich West ward of the Walsall district in West Midlands.
Coordinates 52.611501, -2.014873
Grid Ref SJ990015
Suburb New Invention
Constituency Walsall North

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Willenhall Lane in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Willenhall Lane, West Midlands

There were 2 street crime incidents in Willenhall Lane 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 Willenhall Lane
# Category Outcome
1 Anti Social Behaviour -
2 Violent 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 Willenhall Lane and compared that to the average for the Bloxwich West ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Willenhall Lane, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Bloxwich West ward

Social economic statistics for Willenhall Lane

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 Willenhall Lane is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Willenhall Lane 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 Willenhall Lane experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Willenhall Lane 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 Willenhall Lane involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Willenhall Lane are in the top 10% 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 Willenhall Lane are in the top 20% 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 Willenhall Lane, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Willenhall Lane are in the top 10% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Willenhall Lane

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

Unemployment in Willenhall Lane

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.
3.32% of Willenhall Lane residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Willenhall Lane

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Willenhall Lane. The proportion of retirees on Willenhall Lane is 2.49% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
16.11% of Willenhall Lane residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Willenhall Lane

The proportion of home owners on Willenhall Lane is 18.19% lower than the national average of 62%. 13.33% of properties in Willenhall Lane are private rented and 40.95% are social rented.
43.81% of residents of Willenhall Lane own their home

Country of Birth of Willenhall Lane residents

The proportion if Willenhall Lane residents born in the UK is 10.9% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 6.45% of Willenhall Lane residents were born outside the UK.
93.55% of Willenhall Lane residents were born in the UK

Willenhall Lane Summary

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

Willenhall Lane 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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