Home › UK › West Midlands England · County Find your town in West Midlands West Midlands has 35 towns of 2,500 or more and 9 villages and smaller places. Towns are graded against towns across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on cost of living, safety, schools, health and more.
35 graded towns
5 grade A− or better
9 villages and smaller places
Birmingham largest · 1,121,367
How West Midlands compares: its report card → West Midlands at a glance What West Midlands is like The typical West Midlands town grades highest on walkability and hazard risk against towns across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and lowest on safety. Choose a subject to find the towns that do best on it.
The typical town, subject by subject The median West Midlands town against UK towns · the line marks the typical UK town
Walkability B+ ahead of 66% Hazard risk B ahead of 57% Outdoors C+ ahead of 44% Schools C+ ahead of 38% Cost of living C− ahead of 24% Jobs & income C− ahead of 23% Health D ahead of 15% Safety D ahead of 7% The finder
Find a town that’s… 35 towns · ordered by West Midlands rank
#1 in West Midlands A Town · 4,797 people · #133 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A+ Jobs & incomeA HealthLowest C− Walkability
#2 in West Midlands A Town · 19,323 people · #148 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A+ Jobs & incomeA+ SchoolsLowest C Cost of living
#3 in West Midlands A Town · 2,743 people · #191 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A SchoolsA HealthLowest D Walkability
#4 in West Midlands A− Town · 7,094 people · #376 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A+ Jobs & incomeA HealthLowest C Walkability
#5 in West Midlands A− Town · 16,790 people · #446 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A+ Jobs & incomeA− HealthLowest D− Cost of living
#6 in West Midlands B+ City · 107,754 people · #622 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A− SchoolsB+ Jobs & incomeLowest C− Safety
#7 in West Midlands B Large town · 93,392 people · #907 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A+ SchoolsA− Jobs & incomeLowest D− Cost of living
#8 in West Midlands B− Town · 9,498 people · #993 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A Hazard riskB Jobs & incomeLowest D Cost of living
#9 in West Midlands B− Large town · 60,103 people · #1,030 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest B+ Cost of livingB WalkabilityLowest C Safety
#10 in West Midlands C+ Large town · 56,961 people · #1,206 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest B SchoolsB WalkabilityLowest C− Safety
#11 in West Midlands C+ Large town · 51,900 people · #1,263 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest B+ Cost of livingB Hazard riskLowest C Health
#12 in West Midlands C Town · 15,827 people · #1,419 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A Hazard riskB+ SchoolsLowest D Cost of living
#13 in West Midlands C Large town · 31,976 people · #1,449 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest B+ Cost of livingB Hazard riskLowest C− Safety
#14 in West Midlands C Large town · 32,311 people · #1,476 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A Cost of livingB+ WalkabilityLowest D Safety
#15 in West Midlands C− Large town · 25,206 people · #1,682 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A Hazard riskA− Cost of livingLowest D Schools
#16 in West Midlands C− Large town · 64,277 people · #1,701 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A Cost of livingA− WalkabilityLowest D− Safety
#17 in West Midlands D City · 344,289 people · #1,857 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A WalkabilityB− Hazard riskLowest D Safety
#18 in West Midlands D Large town · 70,777 people · #1,890 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A WalkabilityB SchoolsLowest D− Safety
#19 in West Midlands D City · 234,029 people · #1,914 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A− WalkabilityB SchoolsLowest D Safety
#20 in West Midlands D Large town · 39,052 people · #1,929 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest B+ WalkabilityB Hazard riskLowest D Health
#21 in West Midlands D City · 1,121,367 people · #1,930 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A WalkabilityB SchoolsLowest D− Safety
#22 in West Midlands D Town · 10,455 people · #1,969 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A Hazard riskC+ Jobs & incomeLowest D Cost of living
#23 in West Midlands D Large town · 56,343 people · #2,011 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A+ WalkabilityA Hazard riskLowest D Safety
#24 in West Midlands D− Town · 12,844 people · #2,040 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest B− WalkabilityC SchoolsLowest D Health
#25 in West Midlands D− Large town · 21,541 people · #2,053 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A− WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest D− Health
#26 in West Midlands D− Large town · 45,188 people · #2,056 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A− WalkabilityC+ SchoolsLowest D Safety
#27 in West Midlands D− Large town · 21,238 people · #2,069 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A Hazard riskB− WalkabilityLowest D Safety
#28 in West Midlands D− Large town · 34,631 people · #2,070 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A WalkabilityC+ SchoolsLowest D− Safety
#29 in West Midlands D− Town · 6,950 people · #2,096 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A− WalkabilityC+ Hazard riskLowest D− Safety
#30 in West Midlands D− City · 103,099 people · #2,101 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A WalkabilityB− Hazard riskLowest D− Safety
#31 in West Midlands D− Large town · 51,891 people · #2,114 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A− WalkabilityB+ Hazard riskLowest D− Health
#32 in West Midlands D− Town · 18,819 people · #2,117 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A− WalkabilityB− Hazard riskLowest D Safety
#33 in West Midlands D− Large town · 49,582 people · #2,118 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest B+ WalkabilityC Cost of livingLowest D Safety
#34 in West Midlands D− Large town · 47,202 people · #2,125 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A− WalkabilityC Hazard riskLowest D− Health
#35 in West Midlands D− Large town · 20,321 people · #2,132 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A− WalkabilityC Hazard riskLowest D− Safety
Show all 35 towns Dots: each town’s overall grade, sized by population. Labels: the top five.
Go deeper West Midlands lists Every list ranks the same 2,500+ towns, so a town’s rank means the same thing on each.
All West Midlands rankings → Villages and small towns 9 smaller places in West Midlands Places of 1,000 to 2,500 people have subject grades on their pages, but no overall grade or rank. The search at the top finds these too.
4 places under 1,000 people Photos: 0: David Martin · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 1: Bill Boaden · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 2: David Stowell · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 3: Necrothesp at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · 4: John Proctor · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 5: Robin Stott · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 7: Richard Law · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 8: Oliver Mills · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 10: Roger Kidd · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 12: Gordon Griffiths · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 14: Whatlep · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 15: Brian Clift · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 17: Martin Richard Phelan · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 18: Roger D Kidd · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 20: Gillie Rhodes · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 21: Mike Faherty · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 22: Chris Whippet · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 23: Adrian Rothery · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 24: Richard Vince · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 25: Dave Bevis · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 26: Jpb1301 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · 28: Cutler at English Wikipedia · Public domain · 29: A J Paxton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 32: John M · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 33: Tony Hisgett · CC BY 2.0
Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only · ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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