# WS1 1XU: area report for a postcode in Walsall

WS1 1XU is a postcode in Walsall.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Walsall. Open the map at WS1 1XU for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Walsall](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall) › [WS1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws1) › [WS1 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws1-1)

## Around this postcode

- **236 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 8% on July. Walsall 030A: 827 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9809,52.5864,WS11XU
- **Walsall, 340 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9809,52.5864,WS11XU
- **12 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9809,52.5864,WS11XU
- **No property in WS1 1XU listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.9809,52.5864,WS11XU
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Walsall 030A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9809,52.5864,WS11XU
- **£215,329 average price**: For the whole of Walsall, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9809,52.5864,WS11XU
- **7 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 110 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9809,52.5864,WS11XU
- **8 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9809,52.5864,WS11XU
- **63% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-1.9809,52.5864,WS11XU
- **Moderate road and rail noise at WS1 1XU**: Road 56 dB, rail 43 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9809,52.5864,WS11XU
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.9809,52.5864,WS11XU
- **12.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9809,52.5864,WS11XU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Walsall College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/walsall-college-e130483) | Sixth form and further education | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Walsall Studio School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/walsall-studio-school-e139789) | Secondary | 440 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 32.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [West Midlands Education and Skills](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-midlands-education-and-skills-e146563) | Special | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Queen Mary's High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queen-marys-high-school-e136777) | Secondary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 74.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Ladder School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-ladder-school-e143750) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | – |
| [St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-patricks-catholic-primary-school-walsall-e104233) | Primary | 520 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Butts Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/butts-primary-school-e104147) | Primary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Blue Coat Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blue-coat-church-of-england-academy-e138606) | Secondary | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | Attainment 8 of 36.5 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2025 | £51,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| November 2025 | £82,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| September 2025 | £50,250 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| May 2023 | £115,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| January 2026 | £155,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| December 2025 | £61,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 220 m |
| June 2026 | £120,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 260 m |
| March 2024 | £165,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 280 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Walsall (340 m, 4 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: UMBRELLA MEDICAL (110 m); SADDLERS HEALTH CENTRE (110 m); ST PETER'S SURGERY (940 m); FORRESTER STREET MEDICAL CENTRE (990 m); BRACE STREET HEALTH CENTRE (1 km)
- Pharmacies: I-DISPENSE (110 m); BOOTS (220 m); MORRISONS PHARMACY (260 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (310 m); ROWLANDS PHARMACY (770 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (230 m); THE BRIDGE DENTAL CENTRE (330 m); DENTAL SURGERY (350 m); DENTAL SURGERY (390 m); WS4 DENTAL CARE (750 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Walsall Extra (190 m, Tesco); Co-op Walsall Town Centre (250 m, Midcounties Co-operative); Morrisons Lichfield Street Walsall (310 m, Morrisons); Heron Walsall (350 m, Heron); Asda St Matthews Superstore (430 m, Asda)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £215,329** (July 2026). Walsall’s average house price was £215,329 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,036** (2025). Full-time workers living in Walsall earned a median of £34,036 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 33rd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.3×** (2025). A home in Walsall costs 6.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 117th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 31.7** (2025). Walsall has a deprivation score of 31.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 28th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Walsall 030A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 63.3** (2025). Walsall 030A has a deprivation score of 63.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 702nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £83,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Walsall 030A was £83,500 in 2025. Joint 157th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,196** (2021). Walsall 030A had 2,196 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,873rd most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 82.5%** (January 2026). In Walsall 030A, 82.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## WS1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £169,050** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WS1 was £169,050 in 2025. 192nd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 27,917** (2021). WS1 had 27,917 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,033rd most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in WS1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 88.3%** (January 2026). In WS1, 88.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Walsall](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall)
- Centre: 52.5864, -1.9809

Council: [Walsall](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Walsall and Bloxwich](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/walsall-and-bloxwich): Valerie Vaz (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.9809,52.5864,WS11XU

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