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Featherstone East & Essington: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Featherstone East & Essington neighbourhood of South Staffordshire, England (ONS area South Staffordshire 007). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes WS3, WS6, WV10, WV11. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near WV11 2BJ.

A middle-income neighbourhood, with signals pointing away from gentrification

Featherstone East & Essington is a middle-income neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against South Staffordshire (5 of 18 signals falling, 1 rising). Houses here typically resell for £250,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across South Staffordshire (1.4 times the borough's rate) and the nearest railway station, Bloxwich North, is 3.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£250,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +28% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Middle income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Moving the other way

Weighted balance -0.30; 1 of 18 signals up, 5 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 7 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 2 to 7.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£45,400

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.4 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Where Featherstone East & Essington sits in South Staffordshire

  • Typical house price: 3rd lowest of 13 neighbourhoods in South Staffordshire
  • Average household income: joint lowest of 13 neighbourhoods in South Staffordshire

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Featherstone East & Essington

House prices: Featherstone East & Essington against South Staffordshire: This neighbourhood £48k (1995) to £275k (2026); South Staffordshire £59k (1995) to £295k (2026).£80k£268k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£275kSouth Staffordshire£295k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across South Staffordshire, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

1 of 18 counted signals point towards rising affluence against South Staffordshire, 5 the other way and 12 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Air quality

Falling behind the borough

  • Income deprivation ranking
  • Catching up with neighbouring areas
  • Homes selling
  • Borough against the region
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Bloxwich North Railway station, 3.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 4 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Birmingham International (about 59 min) and Rugeley Trent Valley (about 24 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school St John's Primary Academy 350 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jan 2023).
  • Nearest state secondary school Coppice Performing Arts School 2.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Oct 2022).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Featherstone East & Essington

What is the typical house price in Featherstone East & Essington?

£250,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +28% against 2017-2019.

How does Featherstone East & Essington compare with the rest of South Staffordshire?

Typical house price: 3rd lowest of 13 neighbourhoods in South Staffordshire. Average household income: joint lowest of 13 neighbourhoods in South Staffordshire.

Is Featherstone East & Essington an affluent area?

Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Featherstone East & Essington gentrifying?

Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.30; 1 of 18 signals up, 5 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Featherstone East & Essington?

Bloxwich North. Railway station, 3.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 4 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Birmingham International (about 59 min) and Rugeley Trent Valley (about 24 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Featherstone East & Essington?

Nearest state primary school. St John's Primary Academy. 350 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jan 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Coppice Performing Arts School. 2.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Oct 2022).

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.