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With 51,891 residents, it is a large town in West Midlands.
More weak spots than strong ones. Its lowest grade is for health (D−) — men here can expect to live to 75.5, women to 78.8. It takes 4.3 years of household income in the Walsall council area to buy the median home, at £200,000. Where it does best is walkability: on the way to work, 22% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. Overall, that makes a D−, behind almost every UK town. In the ranking it comes #31 of 35 in West Midlands. Safety lags: 52.3 violent and sexual offences and 25.8 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year. Set beside UK towns and cities of 50,000 or more, its crime per resident is higher than in 84%.
Figures: commuting, Census 2021 · life expectancy and incomes, ONS · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026.
The 3 things Bloxwich does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Bloxwich is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 12 buildings inside Bloxwich’s built-up area, and 1 scheduled monument.
7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bloxwich.
Graduates make up 19% of adults. Ages in Bloxwich split evenly at 36.3: half are older, half younger. Just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24, about level with England’s towns (12%) and below West Midlands’ towns (14%).
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Bloxwich | West Midlands | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 24% | 25% |
| 65+ | 16% | 16% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.4% | 4.6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 19% | 28% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · West Midlands and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Secondary results at the town’s 2 secondary schools: an Attainment 8 score of 38.4, with 28% at grade 5 or above in English and maths. St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School’s results beat 85% of schools in England like it. Key Stage 2 results at the town’s 17 primary schools: 58% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Of its 25 schools, three are shown below, each with the reason.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goldsmith Primary AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 482 | A− |
| Walsall AcademyLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,423 | C |
| St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary SchoolTop results in townPrimary | Primary | 296 | A |
Just over a fifth of residents in Bloxwich live with a disability. Of the 40 towns in West Midlands, Bloxwich has the largest share in bad or very bad health: 8.1%. At the census, 76% of people in Bloxwich called their health good or very good, below West Midlands’ towns (80%) and England’s towns (82%) alike. 10 GP practices serve the town; 78% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Bloxwich | West Midlands | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 76% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 8.1% | 6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 22% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Read these answers with age in mind: they aren’t adjusted, so younger places do better. The Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
Town centres with shops, stations and nightlife record more crime per resident: police.uk counts crimes where they happen, not where victims live.
Over the year to August 2026, 5,928 offences were reported in Bloxwich, along with 213 incidents of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 44% of recorded crime. There were 8.9 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), above both West Midlands’ towns (6) and England’s towns (7.8).
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Before 1919: that is when 7% of homes were built. Scaled to its population, Bloxwich has 2 listed buildings per 10,000 people, lower than both West Midlands’ towns (6) and England’s towns (39). One scheduled monument lies locally.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 13% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Households had £42K a year before tax, below West Midlands’ towns (£48K) and England’s towns (£55K) alike. Jobs per working resident: 0.7. By car: that was how 75% of commuters travelled at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
47% of households own their home, lower than both West Midlands’ towns (57%) and England’s towns (61%). The private rented sector houses 15% of households. Private rents average £924 a month across the Walsall council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £300,000 | 295 |
| Semi-detached | £205,000 | 555 |
| Terraced | £171,000 | 435 |
| Flat or maisonette | £90,000 | 56 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Bloxwich. Best known first.
Art galleryThe New Art Gallery1.2 km outside town, to the south
MuseumThe Leather Museum900 m outside town, to the south
MuseumAston Manor Transport Museum3 km outside town, to the east
MuseumWillenhall Lock Museum3.3 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumBliston Craft Gallery and Library5 km outside town, to the southwestGardenGardenWalsall Arboretum1.2 km outside town, to the southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
12 listed buildings in Bloxwich.
Bloxwich Golf Club Clubhouse: Photo: Martin Neylon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Yieldfields Hall Farmhouse: Photo: Martin Neylon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bloxwich Hall: Photo: Martin Neylon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cross Approximately 10 Metres South of Church of All Saints: Photo: Martin Neylon · CC BY-SA 4.0
15 notable people were born in Bloxwich.
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloxwich | 51,891 | — | D− | C | D− | D− |
| Pelsall | 10,455 | 1.5 | D | D | C | C |
| Rushall and Shelfield | 12,844 | 1.7 | D− | C− | C− | D |
| Willenhall | 49,582 | 2.2 | D− | C | D | D |
| Walsall | 70,777 | 2.6 | D | C− | D− | D |
| Essington | 3,471 | 2.6 | D | B | C− | C− |
| Clayhanger | 1,698 | 2.8 | — | D | B− | C |
| Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay | 17,647 | 3.2 | B− | A− | C+ | C |
Clayhanger has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
GCSE results trail 94% of towns in England, and primary results trail 69% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2).
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £200,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £90,000, terraced houses £171,000, semi-detached houses £205,000 and detached houses £300,000. Household incomes are lower than in 89% of UK towns, so cost of living grades C.
Large town in West Midlands, England
Bloxwich is a built-up area of 51,891 people, in the Walsall council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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