Area Information for Howdles Lane, Walsall, WS8 7PJ

Summary Back to Top

Howdles Lane in Walsall is in the West Midlands region of England. The postcode is within the Brownhills ward/electoral division, which is in the constituency of Aldridge-Brownhills. This page combines information for the address Howdles Lane, Walsall, WS8 7PJ, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. If you wish, you can also view information for the whole of WS8 here. For more details on the exact area these statistics cover, please see the map below and click "Show Census Area Covered" immediately below the map.

For information about recent house sales in this postcode, please view our property sales page for WS8 7PJ.

Basic Information

Area Type Urban
Local Authority Walsall
Ward Brownhills
Constituency Aldridge-Brownhills * Note that some postcodes straddle constituency boundaries. To check your exact constituency by house number or name, use the TheyWorkForYou website at this link.
Region West Midlands * Note that this refers to the Region, not the County of the same name
Country England

Nearby Locations

Our information is available for almost all UK postcodes. Why not take a look at some of these other postcodes in the immediate vicinity of Howdles Lane, Walsall, WS8 7PJ:

Wyrley Close, Walsall, WS8 7NR
Anglesey Road, Walsall, WS8 7NX
Anglesey Crescent, Walsall, WS8 7PA
Whitehorse Road, Walsall, WS8 7PG
Hanbury Road, Walsall, WS8 7PB
Hill Close, Walsall, WS8 7PP

Alternatively, click here to view demographic information about WS8 as a whole.

About the Demographic Information

The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about Howdles Lane, Walsall, WS8 7PJ is based on the last census performed in the UK in 2021. They are performed once every 10 years. Our website shows 2021 data for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. For Scotland, 2022 data is shown (the Scottish census was performed a year later than the rest of the UK). Please note: census information may include figures for adjacent streets and postcodes. The figures are therefore representative of the local area, not a specific street address or row of houses. The census collection is designed so that each group of postcodes should contain at least 100 people (50 in Scotland). This is done to preserve the anonymity of the people in that area, as some postcodes cover a very small area, sometimes a single building. You can see the area covered by the census statistics by clicking "Show Census Area Covered" below the map above.

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Housing (27 Sales) Back to Top

House Prices

We have found 27 property sales in Howdles Lane since the beginning of 1995.

Our data comes directly from the Land Registry, and is updated monthly. It does not include commercial sales, or sales of land without property.


Housing Types Embed This Back to Top

The area containing Howdles Lane, Walsall consists predominantly of semi-detached housing, which can be an indicator of an affluent neighbourhood. Please note that the figures may include adjacent streets - see the Summary tab for an explanation and map of the area that these figures cover.

Housing Types
Detached 33
Semi-Detached 93
Terraced 0
Flat (Purpose-Built) 0
Flat (Converted) 0
Residence in Commercial Building 4
Total 130
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Housing Tenure Embed This Back to Top

This area consists predominantly of housing where the property is owned outright - higher than the national average of almost 33%.

Housing Tenure
Owned Outright 78
Owned with Mortgage 42
Shared Ownership 0
Rented: From Council 0
Rented: Other Social 0
Rented: Private Landlord inc. letting agents 10
Rented: Other 4
Rent Free 0
Total 134

Housing Occupancy Embed This Back to Top

This data lists the total number of residents normally resident within each household. The figures do not record under- or over-occupancy.

Housing Occupancy
One Person 27
Two People 57
Three People 30
Four People 13
Five People 6
Six People 0
Seven People 1
8+ People 0
Total 134

Household Composition Embed This Back to Top

The area containing Howdles Lane, Walsall consists predominantly of single-family households, which is more common in suburban areas.

Household Composition
1 Person Household 29
Family Household 98
Other Household 7
Total 134

Household Deprivation Embed This Back to Top

Household deprivation was measured against four dimensions for the 2021 census - employment, education, health/disability, and overcrowding.

Household Deprivation
Not Deprived 62
Deprived In One Dimension 50
Deprived In Two Dimensions 19
Deprived In Three Dimensions 3
Deprived In Four Dimensions 0
Total 134

People Back to Top

Gender Embed This

Across the UK as a whole, the gender split is roughly equal at 49% male, 51% female. This address in Aldridge-Brownhills constituency is broadly in line with those figures, with 48% male.

Gender
Male 155
Female 165
Total 320

Age Groups Embed This Back to Top

Across the UK as a whole, the median age is 40.7 years. In general, inner-city areas show high concentrations of people aged 18-30, suburbs show larger numbers of small children and adults aged 30-50, and rural and small towns are more popular with older workers and retirees. Many poorer areas lack a majority age group, which is due in part to the people in that area being constrained by circumstance rather than being able to choose where to retire, raise a family or grow up.

Age Groups
0-4 16
5-9 11
10-14 10
15-19 18
20-24 16
25-29 15
30-34 18
35-39 17
40-44 11
45-49 16
50-54 19
55-59 29
60-64 23
65-69 24
70-74 22
75-79 28
80-84 18
85+ 10
Total 321

Relationship Status Embed This Back to Top

The postcode WS8 7PJ does not show a significant deviation from the average figures for the UK. In the UK as a whole, the average figures are approximately as follows for relationship statuses: 44.6% married, 37.9% single, 9% divorced, 6.2% widowed, and 2.3% separated.

Figures for relationship status do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. Following the Civil Partnership Act that came into force in 2019, census figures for 2021 no longer categorise same sex relationships as a separate category. Civil partnerships are now included within the figures for the other categories (Married, Divorced and so forth).

Relationship Status
Single 76
Married 147
Separated 4
Divorced 36
Widowed 16
Total 279

Health Embed This Back to Top

Health in the UK is strongly tied to age as you would expect, but the affluence of a neighbourhood also has strong influence, with deprived areas often showing poorer standards of health.

Overall, the UK considers itself to be healthy - 81.7% of residents rated their health as Very Good or Good. The full breakdown is as follows for the United Kingdom: 48.4% Very Good, 33.3% Good, 12.9% Fair, 4.2% Bad and 1.3% Very Bad.

It is notable that the number of residents reporting Very Good or Good health increased in 2021/22 compared to the previous census, despite an aging UK population. This may have been influenced by how people perceived their health against the backdrop of the pandemic.

Health
Very Good 127
Good 121
Fair 55
Bad 14
Very Bad 2
Total 319

Education & Qualifications Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021 census, across the UK 18.2% of residents had no qualification, 10.3% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.2% had 5+ GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS-Levels, 16.6% had 2+ A-Levels, 33.6% had a degree (or similar professional qualification), and 5.6% had an apprenticeship.

The qualification levels are based on current qualification names. The former Ordinary Levels (O-Levels) and CSEs will be included in the GCSE figures. Former Higher School Certificates (HSCs) will be counted as A-Levels.

Highest Qualification Level Achieved
Degree or above, or Similar e.g. professional qualification (accountancy etc) 53
Apprenticeship 14
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 64
5+ GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 37
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 41
No GCSEs or Equivalent 57
Other 10
Total 276

Culture Back to Top

Ethnic Group Embed This

This address (Howdles Lane, Walsall) can be considered less ethnically diverse than the UK average. As whole, the UK population claims itself as approximately 83% white, with residents of this area being 97% so.

As a country with a diverse population, the UK is home to other sizable ethnic groups, with mixed ethnicity (2.7%), Indian (2.9%) and Pakistani (2.6%) being the largest groups reported.

There is considerable division of ethnicities within the UK, with ethnically diverse addresses uncommon outside of urban areas.

Ethnic Group
White 311
Mixed Ethnicity 6
Black African 1
Black Caribbean 1
Total 319

Country of Birth Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 84% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. The other major groups were 6.7% from European countries, 5.2% from Middle Eastern or Asian countries, 2.5% from African countries, and 1.6% from the rest of the world.

Country of Birth
United Kingdom 313
European Union 5
Africa 1
The Americas (North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean) 1
Total 320

Length of Residence Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 83.8% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. Some 9.4% have resided in the UK for 10 years plus, 2.8% for 5-10 years, 2.2% for 2-5 years, and 1.8% for less than two years.

The length of time a person has been resident in the UK has been calculated from the time a resident most recently arrived in the UK (excluding holidays/short stays outside the UK). However, residents that were born in the UK but emigrated and then later returned will still be counted as "Born in the United Kingdom".

Length of Residence
Born in The United Kingdom 313
10+ Years 5
5-10 Years 0
2-5 Years 0
Less Than 2 Years 0
Total 318

Passport(s) Held Embed This Back to Top

Note that an individual may hold one or more passports. The data may include people living in adjacent addresses to WS8 7PJ.

Passport(s) Held
None 58
United Kingdom 258
Republic of Ireland 3

Religion Embed This Back to Top

The largest religious group in England and Wales are Christians - 46.2% of residents. However, a sizeable portion of the population (37.2%) claim to have no religion, which has increased substantially from the 25.1% reported in the 2011 census. Some 6.5% identify themselves as Muslim, 1.7% Hindu, 0.9% Sikh, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.5% Jewish, and 0.6% as other religions, while the remaining 6% did not state their religious views.

Religion
No Religion 106
Christian 197
Buddhist 0
Hindu 0
Jewish 0
Muslim 1
Sikh 0
Other Religion 1
Not Stated 17
Total 322

Employment Back to Top

Economic Activity Embed This

This address within the Brownhills ward showed a higher-than-average concentration of retired residents - 34% of the resident population. On average, around 21.7% of census respondents were retired. This represents a significant increase since the 2011 census, where 13.8% were retired. This may be partly explained by the number of people aged 65 years and over increasing in the UK, and partially by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the workforce in the time leading up to the census.

Figures for economic activity do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. The data was correct as of the 2021/22 census, which was a period of depressed economic activity.

The 2021 census occurred during period of depressed economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, care should be taken in interpreting figures relating to labour market participation.

Economic Activity
Full-Time Employee 99
Part-Time Employee (defined as 30 hours or less per week) 36
Self Employed (No Subordinates) 18
Self Employed (With Subordinates) 4
Unemployed 1
Full-Time Student (with or without job) 13
Retired 96
Looking After Home or Family 5
Long-Term Sick or Disabled 9
Other 1
Total 282

Occupation Group Embed This Back to Top

This data is based on resident aged 16+ on census day 2021/22, who were in employment. The categories used are taken from the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 2020.

Occupation Group
Managers, Directors and Senior Officials 20
Professional Occupations 18
Associate Professional Occupations 14
Administrative and Secretarial Occupations 25
Skilled Trades Occupations 16
Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations 19
Sales and Customer Service Occupations 15
Process, Plant and Machine Operatives 17
Elementary Occupations 19
Total 163

Socio-Economic Classification Embed This Back to Top

Classifications are assigned based on an algorithm created by the National Statistics Agency, called the Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).

Socio-Economic Classification
Large Employer or Higher Managerial/Professional 21
Supervisory, or Lower Managerial/Administrative/Professional 51
Intermediate Occupation e.g. clerical, sales, technical, engineering occupations 49
Own Account Worker/Small Employer 30
Lower Technical or Supervisory Occupation 24
Routine Occupation e.g. sales, service, production, operative, agricultural occupations 32
Semi-Routine Occupation 49
Never Worked or Long-Term Unemployed 9
Full-time Student 12
Total 277

Policing and Crime Back to Top

Howdles Lane, Walsall, WS8 7PJ is within the Brownhills policing neighbourhood, under the West Midlands Police force area. For non-urgent queries, contact 101. For emergency assistance, please contact 999.


Neighbourhood Team

Crime: Click here to view crimes committed near Howdles Lane
Neighbourhood Team Address Brownhills
Anchor Road
Aldridge
WS9 8PN
Website: http://www.west-midlands.police.uk/node/2781

Data courtesy of police.uk. See our Data Sources page for more information.

Nearby Services Back to Top

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Below are the details of the closest services to WS8 7PJ. All distances are straight-line distances, please consult the map of the facility to check the exact location. You can also view these details on our interactive services map for WS8 7PJ.

Nearest Railway Stations Back to Top

Listed here are the 20 closest railway stations to Howdles Lane, Walsall, WS8 7PJ. The nearest railway station is Landywood, approximately 3.7 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Landywood 3.7 miles
Shenstone 4 miles
Cannock 4.1 miles
Bloxwich North 4.3 miles
Bloxwich 4.4 miles
Hednesford 4.5 miles
Lichfield City 4.7 miles
Blake Street 5.3 miles
Walsall 5.7 miles
Lichfield Trent Valley 5.9 miles
Butlers Lane 6.1 miles
Rugeley Town 6.5 miles
Four Oaks 7.1 miles
Bescot Stadium 7.2 miles
Rugeley Trent Valley 7.6 miles
Tame Bridge Parkway 7.6 miles
Sutton Coldfield 8 miles
Hamstead (Birmingham) 8.9 miles
Wylde Green 8.9 miles
Penkridge 9 miles

Nearest Primary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest primary schools to Howdles Lane, Walsall, WS8 7PJ. The nearest is Watling Street Primary School, approximately 660 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance* Ofsted Rating
Watling Street Primary School 660 yards
    
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School 0.6 miles
    
Ridgeway Primary Academy 0.8 miles
    
St James Primary School 0.9 miles
    
Brownhills West Primary School 0.9 miles
    
St Joseph and St Theresa Catholic Primary 1 mile
    
Millfield Primary School 1.2 miles
    
Springhill Primary Academy 1.3 miles
    
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School 1.5 miles
    
Chase Terrace Primary School 1.6 miles
    

Nearest Secondary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest secondary schools to Howdles Lane, Walsall, WS8 7PJ. The nearest is Brownhills Ormiston Academy, approximately 680 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance* Ofsted Rating
Brownhills Ormiston Academy 680 yards
    
Erasmus Darwin Academy 0.6 miles
    
Chase Terrace Academy 1.6 miles
    
Shire Oak Academy 1.8 miles
    
Norton Canes High School 1.9 miles
    
Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy 2.6 miles
    
Great Wyrley Academy 3.6 miles
    
Walsall Academy 3.7 miles
    
Kingsmead School 3.9 miles
    
The Friary School 4.3 miles
    

Nearest Doctor's Surgeries/GP Practices Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest GPs (General Practitioners) to Howdles Lane, Walsall, WS8 7PJ. The nearest is Holland Park Surgery, approximately 0.7 miles away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Dentists Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest dentists to Howdles Lane, Walsall, WS8 7PJ. The nearest is Combined Community Dental Services: Brownhills, approximately 0.7 miles away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Hospitals Back to Top

Listed here are the 9 closest hospitals to Howdles Lane, Walsall, WS8 7PJ. The nearest is Bloxwich Hospital, approximately 4.4 miles away.

Nearest Opticians Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest opticians to Howdles Lane, Walsall, WS8 7PJ. The nearest is Specsavers Opticians and Audiologists - Brownhills, approximately 0.9 miles away.

* Distances are measured in a straight line from the given postcode. Please consult the facility's map page or your preferred route finding/GPS app for driving directions.


 

Broadband Connectivity Back to Top

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Broadband in WS8 7PJ

This postcode has support for gigabit broadband at one or more premises. Gigabit broadband is the latest high-speed standard, meaning fixed line broadband at a potential speed of 1,000Mbps or more - more than enough for even the most demanding household gaming, video calling, video and internet browsing needs. Note that occasionally some properties in a postcode may still not be eligible due to conditions on the ground, or the building structure. If you wish to enquire about a specific property in this postcode, contact the major suppliers, for instance Virgin Media, BT Broadband and Plusnet. For more information on Superfast Broadband, see the OpenReach website.

Broadband data is based on information provided by the major fixed internet service providers in the UK, including Virgin Media and BT. It does not include providers of satellite internet.

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Gigabit (1,000Mbps+) Internet Available? Yes
Ultrafast (300Mbps+) Broadband Available? Yes
Superfast (30Mbps+) Broadband Available? Yes
Maximum Download Speed Available 1000Mbps+

Top Broadband Suppliers Back to Top

Thanks to a survey[link] performed for Broadband Genie, we can show you the best broadband suppliers in the United Kingdom as of 2019. The most popular supplier was Plusnet, based on average scores for value, support, speed, reliability, customer service, security and whether the customer would recommend the supplier.

Supplier Customer Rating
Plusnet 76.2%
Zen Internet 75.8%
Post Office 74%
EE Broadband 73.4%
NOW TV 70.8%
Vodafone 70%
Sky Digital 69.2%
BT Broadband 67.4%
Virgin Media 67.4%
TalkTalk 65.2%
 

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