Wednesbury South
Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore
Wednesbury South at a glance
- House prices
- £224,000
- Lower prices27th percentile
- Schools
- 30th percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 67th percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 101.9 per 1,000 residents
- Weak23rd percentile
- Flood risk
- 6.4% of the area in flood zones
- Middle57th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Wednesbury South a good place to live?
Wednesbury South may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England. School performance appears weaker and crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Sandwell below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Wednesbury South
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 101.9 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 23rd percentile nationally
Recorded crime is higher than in most neighbourhoods nationally.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Wednesbury South
House prices
- Median sale price
- £224,000
- Percentile
- 27th percentile nationally
House prices are below the national middle range.
Median of 80 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Wednesbury South
Schools
30th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Wednesbury South
Flood risk
6.4% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 2.9% of the area. That is the 57th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Wednesbury South
Transport
67th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Wednesbury South a good place to live?
Wednesbury South may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England. School performance appears weaker and crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Wednesbury South safe?
Wednesbury South ranks in the 23rd percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Wednesbury South?
The median sale price was £224,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 27th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Wednesbury South?
Schools rank in the 30th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Wednesbury South?
Nearby public profiles include Newton in Sandwell and Langley in Sandwell.
