Aldridge

7°CPartly Cloudy

• Today: 10° / 6° · 18% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 6° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

19US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Birmingham Ladywood, United Kingdom

• 8.0 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 6.0% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

76 reported · August 2026▲ 33% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences23
• Shoplifting13
• Vehicle crime10
• Criminal damage & arson7

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

407 reported road collisions (2025)

81 killed or seriously injured · 510 casualties · 14.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

231 food businesses within 2 miles

• 175 rated 4–5 ★ (129 top)
• 9 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Blake Street (4.9 km)
• 58 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£216,878 average▲ 2.6% YoY

Across Walsall · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£924 average monthly rent▲ 9.7% YoY

• 1 bed £653
• 2 bed £797
• 3 bed £953

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

6.4× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 6.4 times median annual pay (6.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

2,487 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 135.8p · AppleGreen (11.6 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (11.6 km)

23 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

36 charging locations within ~8 km

• 23 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 258 kW
• Nearest: Morrisons Aldridge (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Gyms3
• Swimming pools2
• Sports pitches20
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

284,124 residents in Walsall · 2,733/km²

• Under 16: 21%
• 16–64: 61%
• 65+: 17%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK15,533
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK16,813
• Net moves−1,280

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 38 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

25% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,627 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (44% of 118,680)

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

132 schools · 52,740 pupils

85 primary · 17 secondary · 30 other

Ofsted: 50 of 58 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (86%)

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Walsall

277 CQC-registered services

• Care homes72
• GP practices57
• Dentists40
• Homecare agencies89
• Hospitals & hospices9

CQC ratings: 87% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 9 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Walsall

• In a conservation area (Aldridge)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 12 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

148 applications decided

79.7% granted · 118 granted, 30 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Wendy Morton

Conservative

Aldridge-Brownhills

Source: UK Parliament

Reform UK majority

• Lab 1
• Con 10
• Ref 37
• Oth 12

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

• Schools8
• GPs & clinics3
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets3
• Parks & greens5
• Restaurants & cafés29

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

9,895 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

85 jobs advertised · £31,420 avg

e.g. Senior Care Assistant, Field Service Generator Engineer, AVON Representatives wanted in Aldridge, West Midlands, England – start today

Source: Adzuna

£683 median full-time weekly pay

6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£18,993 disposable income per head (2024)

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

40% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 128,498 certificates

17.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

54% low-carbon electricity

Gas 42% · Wind 31% · Nuclear 22% · Imports 4%

165 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 82.2 yrs women · 78.1 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 55 women · 56.2 men

70% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.3
• Feeling worthwhile7.9
• Happiness yesterday7.3
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4

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

6 GP surgeries · 7 pharmacies in WS9

• St John'S Medical Centre
• Streets Corner Surgery
• Portland Medical Practice

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Aldridge-Brownhills:

• Remove the grey belt planning rules230 local signatures · 12,329 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth173 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND173 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Reform UK Bail Law: Require Passport Surrender for Serious Criminal Charges141 local signatures · 6,379 nationwide
• Fund routine screening for bacterial vaginosis (BV) during pregnancy.138 local signatures · 5,484 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05