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On the way to work, 14% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. 9,498 people live in this town in West Midlands.
Pheasey’s strongest subject is hazard risk (A). Cost of living is its weak spot: a typical home costs £255,000 and rent runs £924 a month. The overall grade comes out at B−, #8 of 35 in West Midlands. It comes out better than 53% of UK towns. The rest of its grades are middling: B for safety, B− for schools, B− for health, B for jobs & income and B− for walkability.
Figures: flood risk, Environment Agency · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · life expectancy and income, ONS · claimants, DWP · commuting, Census 2021.
The 2 things Pheasey 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 Pheasey is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 5 buildings inside Pheasey’s built-up area.
1% 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 Pheasey.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Conservation areas cover 22% of Pheasey’s land, above West Midlands’ towns (3%) and England’s towns (7%) alike. 1% of homes were built before 1919. One registered park or garden lies locally.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Attainment 8 at the 8 secondary schools within 3 km averages 44, and just over two in five pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths. Pheasey’s two primaries and one secondary have 2,557 pupils between them. 65% of pupils at the town’s 2 primary schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pheasey Park Farm Primary School and Early Years CentreLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 621 | B |
| Barr Beacon SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,469 | B+ |
Just over one in ten households are private tenants. Social housing holds 5% of households, below West Midlands’ towns (22%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. The £255,000 median rests on 415 standard sales inside the built-up area (September 2023 to August 2026).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £295,500 | 38 |
| Semi-detached | £265,000 | 215 |
| Terraced | £240,000 | 126 |
| Flat or maisonette | £165,250 | 36 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violence and sexual offences made up 43% of the total. Homes saw 10.6 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, lower than West Midlands’ towns (19.6) yet higher than England’s towns (9.4). Reported offences in Pheasey came to 337 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 17.
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.
2 GP practices serve the town; 77% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. 4.8% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, below both West Midlands’ towns (6%) and England’s towns (5.2%). The nearest A&E to Pheasey is Good Hope Hospital, 4.1 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Pheasey | West Midlands | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.8% | 6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 24% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Households had £55K a year before tax, about level with England’s towns (£55K) and above West Midlands’ towns (£47K). 84% of commuters drove to work at the census. Among 16 to 64s, 3% claimed unemployment benefits in 2026.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Those 65 and older account for 19% of residents. 11% of residents are 15 to 24, below both West Midlands’ towns (14%) and England’s towns (12%). The median resident of Pheasey is 41.3 years old. The under-15s are 18% of the population here.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Pheasey | West Midlands | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 20% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 24% | 25% |
| 65+ | 19% | 16% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.6% | 4.6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 24% | 28% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · West Midlands and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Pheasey. Best known first.
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pheasey | 9,498 | — | B− | D | B | B− |
| Streetly | 16,790 | 1.8 | A− | D− | A− | A− |
| Royal Sutton Coldfield | 93,392 | 3.4 | B | D− | C | B |
| Walsall | 70,777 | 3.4 | D | C− | D− | D |
| Aldridge | 15,827 | 3.5 | C | D | C | C+ |
| West Bromwich | 103,099 | 3.5 | D− | D | D− | D |
| Wednesbury | 20,321 | 4.4 | D− | C− | D− | D− |
| Rushall and Shelfield | 12,844 | 4.4 | D− | C− | C− | D |
People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Band D council tax in Pheasey is £2,627 for 2026–27, more than in 90% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
About the middle for its size: 36% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people report less crime per resident. Against all UK towns, it grades B.
Town in West Midlands, England
Pheasey is a built-up area of 9,498 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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