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Willenhall

Willenhall is a town in Staffordshire, England, with a population of around 49,587. It has around 1 pharmacy and 7 restaurants and cafés, 37 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Bloxwich North, 1.6 km away. The average sold house price is around £211,359, and there were around 327 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Willenhall area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the South Staffordshire area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 110,471 residents at roughly 271 people per km².

Council
South Staffordshire
County
Staffordshire
Constituency
South Staffordshire
Police force
Staffordshire
70/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 18th of 294 English council areas — better than 94% of them.

Low crime91
Home affordability65
Affordable rents81
Good schools40
Life expectancy64
Low deprivation74
Employment68
Low council tax78

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

17°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 20° / 11° · 49% rain
  • Tomorrow: 22° / 15° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:33

12h 57m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Birmingham Ladywood, United Kingdom

Crime

377 reported · July 2026 10% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences132
  • Shoplifting45
  • Criminal damage & arson42
  • Vehicle crime34

18 stop & searches · mostly article for use in theft

Neighbourhood team: Willenhall · West Midlands

Local policing priorities

  • Community agreed Priority: Drug related activity taking place at New Hall Street, Lister Street, Stafford Street Walkway, Bell Alley Vill…
  • Community agreed Priority: Off road bikes around Willenhall Greenway, Stringes Lane, Willenhall Memorial Park.

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

184 reported road collisions (2024)

37 killed or seriously injured · 253 casualties · 16.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

  • 376 rated 4–5 ★ (288 top)
  • 27 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Willenhall (0.5 km)
  • 57 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Willenhall (0.5 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£310,258 average 5.8% YoY

Across South Staffordshire · to 2026-06

Detached£451,565
Semi-detached£279,367
Terraced£238,375
Flat£149,187

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£949 average monthly rent 4.8% YoY

  • 1 bed £659
  • 2 bed £849
  • 3 bed £1,008

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

7.2× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 7.2 times median annual pay (8.9× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 135.8p · AppleGreen (6.6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (6.6 km)

58 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

71 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 40 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 360 kW
  • Nearest: Tesco Superstore-Willenhall (1.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Sports pitches27
  • Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

110,471 residents in South Staffordshire · 271/km²

  • Under 16: 15%
  • 16–64: 59%
  • 65+: 25%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 235 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,314 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (24% of 49,350)

A £1,542
B £1,800
C £2,057
D £2,314
E £2,828
F £3,342
G £3,856
H £4,627

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

59 schools · 16,630 pupils

36 primary · 7 secondary · 16 other

Ofsted: 19 of 22 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (86%)

50inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Cheslyn Hay AcademyGood
  • Codsall Community High SchoolGood
  • Great Wyrley AcademyGood
  • Kinver High School and Sixth FormGood
  • Wombourne High SchoolGood
  • The Rural Enterprise AcademyInadequate
  • Wolgarston High School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · South Staffordshire

Care & health services

842 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes273
  • GP practices129
  • Dentists179
  • Homecare agencies178
  • Hospitals & hospices18

CQC ratings: 88% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 8 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Staffordshire

Heritage & planning

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 18 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

176 applications decided

82.4% granted · 145 granted, 31 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Pat McFadden

Labour

Wolverhampton South East

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Conservative majority

  • Lab 2
  • Con 28
  • LD 4
  • Grn 2
  • Oth 5

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools7
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets4
  • Parks & greens11
  • Restaurants & cafés13

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,615 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

167 jobs advertised · £41,759 avg

e.g. Roadside Vehicle Technician, Roadside Vehicle Mechanic, Mobile Vehicle Technician

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£765 median full-time weekly pay

2.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£26,228 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

41% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 42,520 certificates

13.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

80% low-carbon electricity

Wind 41% · Nuclear 28% · Gas 12% · Biomass 11%

59 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 85.1 yrs women · 80.3 yrs men

74% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction8.1
  • Feeling worthwhile8.5
  • Happiness yesterday7.6
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Wolverhampton South East:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Locksmith's House · 0.2 km

    The Locksmith's House is a museum in Willenhall, England. The premises, on New Road, consist of a house and backyard workshops, typical of the many family run lock making businesses which once thrived in the town.

  • Willenhall Stafford Street railway station · 0.3 km

    Willenhall Stafford Street railway station was a station built by the Wolverhampton and Walsall Railway in 1872, and was operated by the Midland Railway from 1876 onwards. It served the town of Willenhall, and was loc…

  • Moat House, Willenhall · 0.3 km

    The Moat House, also known as the Willenhall Moated Site, is a former manor house in the area of Willenhall in England. It was once a large building surrounded by a moat, and the Locksmiths' Quarter is scheduled to ex…

  • Memorial Clock, Willenhall · 0.3 km

    The Memorial Clock is a clock tower in the market place of Willenhall, West Midlands, England. It was erected in 1892, in memory of a local doctor.

  • Willenhall railway station · 0.5 km

    Willenhall is a railway station on the Walsall–Wolverhampton line, serving trains running between Shrewsbury and Birmingham New Street. The station serves the town of Willenhall, in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall…

  • Old Hall, Willenhall · 0.5 km

    The Old Hall, also known as the Wilkes Manor House, was a manor house along Walsall Street, Willenhall in England. The Willenhall Library occupies the site today.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Willenhall?
Willenhall is a town in Staffordshire, England, in the South Staffordshire local authority.
What is the population of Willenhall?
Willenhall has an approximate settlement population of 49,587.
How deprived is Willenhall?
The South Staffordshire local authority, which includes Willenhall, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.