# WS1 3AR: area report for a postcode in Walsall

WS1 3AR 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 3AR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Walsall](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall) › [WS1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws1) › [WS1 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws1-3)

## Around this postcode

- **38 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 40% on July. Walsall 030B: 179 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9740,52.5774,WS13AR
- **Walsall, 1.1 km**: About 13 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9740,52.5774,WS13AR
- **11 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9740,52.5774,WS13AR
- **No property in WS1 3AR 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=-1.9740,52.5774,WS13AR
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Walsall 030B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9740,52.5774,WS13AR
- **£215,329 average price**: For the whole of Walsall, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9740,52.5774,WS13AR
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9740,52.5774,WS13AR
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 600 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9740,52.5774,WS13AR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WS1 3AR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9740,52.5774,WS13AR
- **Low road and rail noise at WS1 3AR**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9740,52.5774,WS13AR
- **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=-1.9740,52.5774,WS13AR
- **11.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9740,52.5774,WS13AR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Mary's The Mount Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-the-mount-catholic-primary-school-e104232) | Primary | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blue-coat-church-of-england-aided-infant-school-e104231) | Primary | 310 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | – |
| [Mayfield Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mayfield-preparatory-school-e104265) | Independent | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Blue Coat Church of England Aided Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blue-coat-church-of-england-aided-junior-school-e104230) | Primary | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 70% 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 | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | Attainment 8 of 36.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Caldmore Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/caldmore-primary-academy-e143904) | Primary | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Queen Mary's Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queen-marys-grammar-school-e136773) | Secondary | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2023 | Attainment 8 of 72.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whitehall-nursery-and-infant-academy-e151258) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2023 | £127,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2026 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| May 2023 | £69,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| December 2025 | £765,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| March 2026 | £345,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2025 | £460,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| December 2024 | £190,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| November 2025 | £395,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: LITTLE LONDON SURGERY (450 m); BRACE STREET HEALTH CENTRE (630 m); BRACE STREET HC- KUMAR (630 m); BRACE STREET HC- MAHBUB (M91659) (630 m)
- Pharmacies: LIMES PHARMACY (270 m); ROWLANDS PHARMACY (340 m); CLICK 4 PHARMACY (390 m); LITTLE LONDON PHARMACY (450 m); A KARIM'S CHUCKERY PHARMACY (460 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (210 m); SPRINGHILL DENTAL PRACTICE (WALSALL ) LTD (380 m); DENTAL SURGERY (540 m); BRACE STREET HEALTH CENTRE (630 m); DENTAL SURGERY (720 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Central Walsall Walsall (600 m, Lidl); Asda St Matthews Superstore (680 m, Asda); Co-op Walsall Town Centre (910 m, Midcounties Co-operative); Heron Walsall (930 m, Heron); Morrisons Daily Walsall Broadway North (1 km, Morrisons)

## 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 030B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 56.8** (2025). Walsall 030B has a deprivation score of 56.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,347th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 2,090** (2021). Walsall 030B had 2,090 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,054th 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: 92.2%** (January 2026). In Walsall 030B, 92.2% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 11.8%** (August 2026). In Walsall 030B, 11.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 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: 52.5774, -1.9740

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)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [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=-1.9740,52.5774,WS13AR

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.8. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws1-3ar