How we are transforming the borough
We have exciting regeneration plans with £1.5bn for our town centre masterplan being invested to transform the borough and many of these projects are already well underway.
Our connected gateway project Connected Gateway Project | Walsall Council is an exciting and transformative project that will:
Create a public transport gateway that improves connections between the town’s bus and rail hubs.
Enhance the presence of Walsall Rail Station by improving accessibility to it and the arrival experience into the town centre.
Modernise and repurpose the Saddlers Shopping Centre and diversify the uses within the centre, and transform the public realm in the heart of Park Street.
Our Values
We are working hard to embed our values, which were chosen in consultation with our staff and our culture. Your contributions will shape the future of our community, making a lasting impact on the lives of our residents.
Walsall Borough: A Vibrant Place to Work and Thrive
Walsall is an ambitious borough on the rise. With a £1.5 billion regeneration programme, a growing economy, and a strong sense of community, Walsall offers a supportive environment for professionals, businesses, and families alike. It’s a place where opportunity meets inclusivity, and where people are proud to live, work, and grow.
Walsall’s central location in the West Midlands provides excellent transport links within the region and beyond. Situated at the heart of the motorway network there is road access to the M6, M5, M54 and M6 Toll. Rail links connect the borough to Birmingham New Street in just 21 minutes and Birmingham International Airport is just 30 minutes away.
Walsall’s economy is robust and growing, with sector strengths spanning advanced manufacturing, retail, logistics, and engineering. Major local employers include Poundland HQ, Homeserve, RAC, and AF Blakemore. Working alongside our partners, Walsall Council is supporting a range of regeneration schemes across the borough to support inclusive growth that benefit our businesses and residents. These include a £40 million Town Centre Connected Gateway project to reinvent the heart of Walsall’s town centre and deliver improved connections to transport hubs, revitalised public spaces and a new adult learning facility with Walsall College.
The borough is home to a richly diverse population of over 290,000 residents, living in distinctive neighbourhoods that have a strong sense of local identity. One in four residents is from a minority ethnic background and over 100 languages are spoken. Walsall celebrates its diversity through vibrant cultural programmes that have helped to promote integration, mutual respect and cohesion across our communities. Within the council, one of our core values is respect, and we are proud to reflect Walsall’s multi-national identity in our practices.
Award-winning greenspaces and cultural attractions, like the Arboretum and New Art Gallery, add to the quality of life in the borough and are complemented by affordable housing and excellent schools. Walsall is more than a place to work—it’s a place to belong. With its dynamic economy, inclusive communities, and ambitious vision for the future, Walsall Borough is a vibrant destination for anyone seeking opportunity, connection, and growth.
In addition, organisations from across Walsall have come together to develop our ambitions. We are Walsall 2040 is the vision for the future of the borough which has been shaped by the views, ideas and ambitions of the people who live, visit and work here.
A recent Peer Review has highlighted lots of areas of good practice with strong governance arrangements and effective financial planning. The review praised the good work that our Council has implemented including our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
There are strong and effective partnerships within Walsall. This includes Walsall Together, a strong integrated partnership across health and social care. Walsall Together was also shortlisted for the LGC Awards in 2024.
We are proud to have won the “Most Improved Council” at the LGC Awards in 2024, this award recognised the progress that we’ve made in recent years and the improved outcomes that we continue to deliver.
Our transformation as an organisation over the previous five years was recognised for:
Our PROUD transformation is embedded across the organisation
The Walsall Connected programme ensures residents have access to services.
90% of the 4,000+ people who we supported with their long-term care needs are satisfied with their care and support and feel it helps them to have a better quality of life
£1.5billion is being invested into regeneration projects to transform the borough.
We now have a collective long-term vision for Walsall through ‘We are Walsall 2040’.
We were delighted that our Children’s Services were rated “Outstanding” by His Majesty’s Ofsted inspectors described Walsall Council as a place where children are at the heart of, in a report published in July this year.
The accolade builds upon the council’s previous rating of ‘good’ in 2021 and puts Walsall firmly on the map of excellence as the only outstanding local authority for overall effectiveness in the Black Country.
Since 2018, children’s services have been on a transformational journey of improvement to provide better outcome for children, young people and their families, which is set out in the council’s Walsall Right 4 Children approach.
Following an inspection in May, Walsall’s children’s services were judged ‘outstanding’ in three areas: the impact of leaders on social work practice with children and families, the experiences and progress of children in care, and overall effectiveness. The experiences and progress of children who need help and protection were judged as ‘good’, as well as a new category of judgement, the experiences and progress of care leavers.
In the report, inspectors commended the council for its unwavering commitment to ensuring the voices of children and families in Walsall are listened to, understood and have influence over the way services are delivered.
The report explains that children in the local authority’s care receive outstanding support, and that they benefit from living in stable and long-lasting homes, where children feel loved by their carers. Social workers were also praised for the quality of the work they produce, and how they forge positive and trusting relationships with children to gain a clear understanding of them, their needs and their reality.
Underpinning the work delivered by children’s services is what inspectors describe as a formidable leadership team, with a relentless focus on continuous improvement outlined in strategy. The report describes how the work of leaders in Walsall will have local, regional and national impacts in services for vulnerable children.
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