Neighbourhood · South Staffordshire
Featherstone West, Coven & Shareshill: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Featherstone West, Coven & Shareshill neighbourhood of South Staffordshire, England (ONS area South Staffordshire 006). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes WV10, WV11, WV9. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near WV10 7NZ.
A middle-income neighbourhood, with signals pointing away from gentrification
Featherstone West, Coven & Shareshill is a middle-income neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against South Staffordshire (2 of 17 signals falling, 1 rising). Houses here typically resell for £269,998 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across South Staffordshire (0.7 times the borough's rate) and the nearest railway station, Bilbrook, is 5.9 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
£269,998
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +32% 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 -0.14; 1 of 17 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 5 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 5 to 8.
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
0.7 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 West, Coven & Shareshill sits in South Staffordshire
- Typical house price: 6th 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 West, Coven & Shareshill
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 17 counted signals point towards rising affluence against South Staffordshire, 2 the other way and 14 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
- Residents aged 25 to 29
Falling behind the borough
- Income deprivation ranking
- Borough against the region
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Bilbrook Railway station, 5.9 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Birmingham New Street (about 39 min) and Shrewsbury (about 44 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 Paul's CofE First School 1.6 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Feb 2024).
- Nearest state secondary school Ormiston NEW Academy 3.8 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 3 (Apr 2026).
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 West, Coven & Shareshill
What is the typical house price in Featherstone West, Coven & Shareshill?
£269,998. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +32% against 2017-2019.
How does Featherstone West, Coven & Shareshill compare with the rest of South Staffordshire?
Typical house price: 6th lowest of 13 neighbourhoods in South Staffordshire. Average household income: joint lowest of 13 neighbourhoods in South Staffordshire.
Is Featherstone West, Coven & Shareshill an affluent area?
Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Featherstone West, Coven & Shareshill gentrifying?
Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.14; 1 of 17 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Featherstone West, Coven & Shareshill?
Bilbrook. Railway station, 5.9 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Birmingham New Street (about 39 min) and Shrewsbury (about 44 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Featherstone West, Coven & Shareshill?
Nearest state primary school. St Paul's CofE First School. 1.6 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Feb 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Ormiston NEW Academy. 3.8 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 3 (Apr 2026).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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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.
