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

WS1 3DD 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 3DD 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

- **8 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 50% on July. Walsall 030E: 67 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9664,52.5744,WS13DD
- **Walsall, 1.7 km**: About 21 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9664,52.5744,WS13DD
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9664,52.5744,WS13DD
- **No property in WS1 3DD 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=-1.9664,52.5744,WS13DD
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Walsall 030E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9664,52.5744,WS13DD
- **£215,329 average price**: For the whole of Walsall, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9664,52.5744,WS13DD
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 870 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9664,52.5744,WS13DD
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 750 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9664,52.5744,WS13DD
- **No gigabit broadband at WS1 3DD**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9664,52.5744,WS13DD
- **Low road and rail noise at WS1 3DD**: Road 46 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9664,52.5744,WS13DD
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% 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=-1.9664,52.5744,WS13DD
- **12.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9664,52.5744,WS13DD

## 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 | 360 m (4 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Queen Mary's Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queen-marys-grammar-school-e136773) | Secondary | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2023 | Attainment 8 of 72.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Mayfield Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mayfield-preparatory-school-e104265) | Independent | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Whitehall Junior Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whitehall-junior-community-school-e104162) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 70% 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 | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | – |
| [Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whitehall-nursery-and-infant-academy-e151258) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Blue Coat Church of England Aided Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blue-coat-church-of-england-aided-junior-school-e104230) | Primary | 910 m (11 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 | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | Attainment 8 of 36.5 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2023 | £410,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| January 2025 | £135,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| July 2025 | £165,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| May 2025 | £433,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| September 2025 | £160,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| September 2023 | £360,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| September 2023 | £310,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| December 2024 | £80,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: LITTLE LONDON SURGERY (870 m)
- Pharmacies: A KARIM'S CHUCKERY PHARMACY (730 m); LIMES PHARMACY (810 m); LITTLE LONDON PHARMACY (870 m); ROWLANDS PHARMACY (890 m); CLICK 4 PHARMACY (920 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (720 m); SPRINGHILL DENTAL PRACTICE (WALSALL ) LTD (900 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Walsall Broadway North (750 m, 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 030E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.6** (2025). Walsall 030E has a deprivation score of 11.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,653rd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £383,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Walsall 030E was £383,500 in 2025. Joint 9,614th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,890** (2021). Walsall 030E had 1,890 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,443rd 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: 75.8%** (January 2026). In Walsall 030E, 75.8% 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: 52.5744, -1.9664

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=-1.9664,52.5744,WS13DD

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws1-3dd.

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