Avg IMD
Least deprived 40–50%
Census 2021
7,116
Households
3,027
Crimes · Aug '26
26
3,027
Households
White Brit. · 92%
Ethnicity
Christian · 52%
Religion
Least deprived 40–50%
Avg IMD
26
Crimes · Aug '26
£250,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 78 sales
165
Postcodes
3,027
Households
White Brit. · 92%
Ethnicity
Christian · 52%
Religion
Least deprived 40–50%
Avg IMD
26
Crimes · Aug '26
£250,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 78 sales
165
Postcodes

Sold prices in Mercian

England & Wales
Property sales · Mercian
HM Land Registry · Mercian
Average price
£272,262
Median price: £250,000
Median -3.8% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 78 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '25 – Aug '26Aug '26: 2 sales · avg £259,975
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£356k£293k£230k
Sep '25Dec '25Mar '26Jun '26Aug '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Mercian

England & Wales
Crime trends · Mercian

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
12
YoY stable
22133
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
3
YoY —
630
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
840
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
630
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
2
YoY —
630
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
6
YoY —
1493
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

0 of 6 key categories improving

26
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics in Mercian

Ethnicity

Total residents: 7,112
White Brit.91.9%
Other White4.0%
White & Black Caribbean0.8%
White Irish0.6%
Indian0.5%
+ 14 other groups · 2.2%

Religion

Total residents: 7,116
Christian52.1%
No religion41.9%
Not answered4.7%
Sikh0.4%
Other religion0.3%
+ 3 other religions · 0.6%

Age groups

Total residents: 7,116
50–6419.7%
35–4917.6%
65–7412.3%
25–3412.3%
75–847.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.2%

Households

Total households: 3,027
One person: aged 66+15.0%
One person: other12.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.8%
Single family household, all members 66+11.4%
+ 9 other households · 37.0%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Mercian

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Least deprived 40–50%
Mean decile 6.15 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Least deprived 40–50% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 6.15 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Flood risk in Mercian

High flood risk in part of this area

2 of 9 sampled points in Zone 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

Zone 3 is land with a 1 in 100 (1%) or greater chance of flooding in any year.

Recorded as Fluvial Models · Fluvial Models and Fluvial Events

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

Amenities in Mercian

GPs make up most of the mapped places

13 GPs · 2 Museums · 1 Libraries · 16 in all

  • GPs13
  • Museums2
  • Libraries1

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

School applications

We've matched this area to Staffordshire.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Tamworth is the district council. School applications go through Staffordshire.

Last published allocation

None of the schools listed here has a published last-distance figure, so we cannot compare a postcode with last year's allocation. We do not draw catchment maps in this list; where we hold a council's map, it is on the school's page.

Apply for a primary place via Staffordshire

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Overview of Mercian

Coordinates52.6437, -1.7110
Postcodes
165
Census 2021
7,116
Households (Census)
3,027
Recorded crime · Aug '26
26

Postcode Districts in Mercian

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