The name "Chuckery" is believed to originate from the common medieval word to describe a poultry farming area.

Chuckery has a diverse ethnic mix, with a large South Asian community; particularly first and second generation Pakistani immigrants.

Comprising relatively inexpensive housing (predominantly Victorian and Edwardian terraces and five Tower Blocks), it is primarily a working class area.

years residents have complained about the emissions from the foundry's chimney, claiming that it is an irritant, and causes staining to paintwork on houses and cars.

As well as corner shops, the three main Public Houses are the Spring Cottage and the Duke of York, (both built in the late 1930s) and the older Walsall Arms.