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Primary school results beat 97% of towns in England. 16,790 people live in this town in West Midlands.
Much to like here, and you pay for it. Work and incomes are strong: households earn a mean £61,130 a year, and 1.6% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. At A− overall, Streetly ranks #5 of 35 in West Midlands. Nationally, it does better than nearly four fifths of UK towns. Health outcomes beat most towns: men here can expect to live to 82, women to 86.2. Homes are dear: the median home sold for £360,000, 7.8 years of area income. Getting around depends on the car: 8% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport.
Figures: income and life expectancy, ONS · claimants, DWP · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · commuting, Census 2021.
The 3 things Streetly 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 Streetly is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 10 buildings inside Streetly’s built-up area, and 1 scheduled monument.
3% 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 Streetly.
Social housing holds 2% of households, below West Midlands’ towns (22%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Renting privately is how 8% of households live. Private rents average £954 a month across the Walsall council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £558,750 | 248 |
| Semi-detached | £330,000 | 256 |
| Terraced | £310,000 | 56 |
| Flat or maisonette | £180,000 | 115 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
St Anne's Catholic Primary School, Streetly’s results beat nearly every one of schools in England like it. Below are three of its 6 schools, each with why it was picked. GCSE results at the 7 secondary schools within 3 km: 48% of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 46.9.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackwood SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 677 | A− |
| The Streetly AcademyLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,544 | C |
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School, StreetlyTop results in townPrimary | Primary | 242 | A+ |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 33% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
By car: that was how nine in ten commuters travelled at the census. About 6% of its commuters stay in Streetly for work. This West Midlands town counts 0.4 jobs per working resident.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
3% of homes date from before 1919. Of Streetly’s land, 19% lies in conservation areas, higher than both West Midlands’ towns (3%) and England’s towns (7%). This West Midlands town has one registered historic park or garden.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
At the census, 3.7% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below both West Midlands’ towns (6%) and England’s towns (5.2%). Asked at the census, 85% of residents of Streetly said they were in good or very good health. Also worth knowing: 2 GP practices serve the town; 77% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Streetly | West Midlands | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.7% | 6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 14% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy and early deaths.
There were 1.3 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), lower than both West Midlands’ towns (6.2) and England’s towns (7.8). Burglary and damage come to 9 per 1,000 residents a year. Police recorded 516 crimes inside Streetly’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 17 reports of anti-social behaviour. For its size, Streetly records less crime per resident than 99% of the 645 UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people.
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
9.1% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Children under 15 make up 16%, lower than both West Midlands’ towns (20%) and England’s towns (18%). At 48.3, the median resident of Streetly sits in the middle of the age range. Degrees are held by 37% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Streetly | West Midlands | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 20% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 24% | 25% |
| 65+ | 26% | 16% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.6% | 4.6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 37% | 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 Streetly. Best known first.
MuseumAston Manor Transport Museum3 km outside town, to the northwestGardenGardenWalsall Arboretum4 km outside town, to the westZooZooOak Tree Children's Farm2.5 km outside town, to the northRuinsRuinsBooth's Farm farmhouse2.8 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumThe E.M. Flint Art Gallery4.8 km outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
10 listed buildings in Streetly.
Church of St Peter: Photo: Andy Mabbett · CC BY-SA 3.0 · The war memorial cross outside All Saints' Church, Streetly: Photo: JThomas · CC BY-SA 2.0
3 notable people were born in Streetly.
Diane Leather: Victuallers, Public domain
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Streetly | 16,790 | — | A− | D− | A− | A− |
| Pheasey | 9,498 | 1.8 | B− | D | B | B− |
| Aldridge | 15,827 | 2.4 | C | D | C | C+ |
| Royal Sutton Coldfield | 93,392 | 2.7 | B | D− | C | B |
| Stonnall | 1,340 | 3.7 | — | C+ | B+ | B+ |
| Rushall and Shelfield | 12,844 | 3.8 | D− | C− | C− | D |
| Walsall | 70,777 | 3.9 | D | C− | D− | D |
| Shenstone | 2,196 | 4.5 | — | C | C | B+ |
Stonnall and Shenstone have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Police recorded 516 crimes inside Streetly’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, 33% of them violence and sexual offences, a police category that includes harassment and stalking.
Secondary results are closer to the middle, beating 59%.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £360,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £180,000, terraced houses £310,000, semi-detached houses £330,000 and detached houses £558,750.
Town in West Midlands, England
Streetly is a built-up area of 16,790 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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