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Walsall Borough Housing Strategy 2026 - References

  • Walsall Council (2024). Borough Profile and Strategic Housing Evidence Base
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) (2019). English Indices of Deprivation 2019.
  • Office for National Statistics (ONS) (2024a). Population Projections.
  • Office for National Statistics (ONS) (2021). Census 2021
  • Department for Education (DfE) (2023). School Census
  • Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (2024). Sub-regional Fuel Poverty Data.
  • Office for National Statistics (ONS) (2024b). Health State Life Expectancies.
  • Sport England (2024). Active Lives Survey
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) (2023). Air Quality Statistics
  • Office for National Statistics (ONS) (2024c). Regional Gross Value Added
  • Office for National Statistics (ONS) (2024d). Business Demography.
  • Office for National Statistics (ONS) (2024e). Regional Export Data.
  • Office for National Statistics (ONS) (2024f). Housing Affordability in England and Wales
  • Office for National Statistics (ONS) (2024g). Energy Performance of Buildings Data England and Wales.
  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities (DLUHC) (2024a). Net Additional Dwellings.
  • Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities (DLUHC) (2024b). Affordable Housing Supply
  • Ofcom (2024). Connected Nations Report
  • Ofsted (2023). School Inspection Outcomes
  • Transport for West Midlands (2023). Strategic Transport Plan.
  • West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) (2023). Strategic Economic and Housing Growth Plan.
  • UK Parliament (2025). Renters’ Rights Bill
  • National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), December 2024 (amended February 2025).
  • Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2024). Planning Practice Guidance
  • Department for Business & Trade (2025). Modern Industrial Strategy
  • Walsall Borough Council (2025). Housing Market Assessment Update
  • Walsall Council (2025). Housing with Care and Support Services: Market Position Statement 2025–2040. Prepared by Housing LIN. Final Version, 17 November 2025.
  • Local Government Outcomes Framework: Priority outcomes and draft metrics. UK Government. 2025.