United Kingdom · West Midlands · Local Authority
Walsall
Metropolitan district · West Midlands, England · population ~287k · 120 state-funded schools
Affordable to buy, but expensive to live in. Walsall’s median house price is 6.3 times median annual pay, lower than the West Midlands average, and rent takes a significant 30.6% of gross earnings. This is compounded by the region's highest Band D council tax at £2,627, and crime rates are also high at 90.5 per 1,000. While deprivation is a concern, with a score of 31.56, school quality is just below the regional median at 92.3%. This option suits those prioritising lower property purchase prices over day-to-day living costs and local safety.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Walsall ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£35,495/yr
Very low
Worse than 88% of UK LAs
House price
£223,000
Affordable
Better than 71% of UK LAs
Rent
£904/mo
Affordable
Better than 61% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,627/yr
Most expensive
Worse than 94% of UK LAs
Crime
90.5/1k
High
Worse than 74% of UK LAs
Deprivation
31.6
Most deprived
Worse than 92% of UK LAs
Schools
93.3%
Mid
Around UK average
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
120 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
111 of 119 (93.3%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 1 school is on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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120 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 120 schools, sortable and filterable.
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What we don't know yet
Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.