Birmingham commuter townsCannock vs Walsall

Cannock vs Walsall: which commuter town suits you?

Walsall is 17 minutes closer to Birmingham and £8k cheaper on the average sold price.
Cannock

#8 of 24

Walsall

#4 of 24

Train to Birmingham

39 min
22 min

Average house price

£225k
£218k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

6.2x
6.2x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

52
76

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

1040 Mb
1016 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

8.0
7.4

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

7
13

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

761 ha
575 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

163
428

Estimates only. Prices from HM Land Registry (August 2025 to July 2026), crime from police.uk (August 2025 to July 2026); broadband, life satisfaction and train times from Ofcom, ONS and National Rail, reviewed periodically. A tinted figure is the better of the two on that row alone, not an overall verdict.

The full picture on each

Living in Cannock

Staffordshire · 39 min to Birmingham · average sold price £225k.

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Living in Walsall

West Midlands · 22 min to Birmingham · average sold price £218k.

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