Birmingham commuter townsSutton Coldfield vs Walsall

Sutton Coldfield vs Walsall: which commuter town suits you?

Sutton Coldfield is 1 minute closer to Birmingham, but Walsall is £143k cheaper on the average sold price.
Sutton Coldfield

#5 of 24

Walsall

#4 of 24

Train to Birmingham

21 min
22 min

Average house price

£360k
£218k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

9.3x
6.2x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

47
76

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

1031 Mb
1016 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.2
7.4

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

22
13

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

1182 ha
575 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

342
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 Sutton Coldfield

West Midlands · 21 min to Birmingham · average sold price £360k.

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Living in Walsall

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

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