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

WS1 3SL 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 3SL 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

- **64 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 28% on July. Walsall 030D: 94 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9798,52.5756,WS13SL
- **Walsall, 1 km**: About 13 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9798,52.5756,WS13SL
- **14 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 100 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9798,52.5756,WS13SL
- **No property in WS1 3SL 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=-1.9798,52.5756,WS13SL
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Walsall 030D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9798,52.5756,WS13SL
- **£215,329 average price**: For the whole of Walsall, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9798,52.5756,WS13SL
- **7 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 80 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9798,52.5756,WS13SL
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 780 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9798,52.5756,WS13SL
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WS1 3SL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9798,52.5756,WS13SL
- **Low road and rail noise at WS1 3SL**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9798,52.5756,WS13SL
- **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=-1.9798,52.5756,WS13SL
- **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=-1.9798,52.5756,WS13SL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Caldmore Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/caldmore-primary-academy-e143904) | Primary | 100 m (1 minute on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whitehall-nursery-and-infant-academy-e151258) | Primary | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Palfrey Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/palfrey-infant-school-e151660) | Primary | 520 m (7 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), October 2022, before the school changed | – |
| [Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blue-coat-church-of-england-aided-infant-school-e104231) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | – |
| [St Mary's The Mount Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-the-mount-catholic-primary-school-e104232) | Primary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Palfrey Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/palfrey-junior-school-e104160) | Primary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 49% 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 | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | Attainment 8 of 36.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Whitehall Junior Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whitehall-junior-community-school-e104162) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £130,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| February 2026 | £190,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| June 2023 | £161,666 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| November 2023 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| June 2026 | £166,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| January 2025 | £200,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| March 2025 | £174,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| April 2026 | £202,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: LITTLE LONDON SURGERY (80 m); BRACE STREET HEALTH CENTRE (320 m); BRACE STREET HC- KUMAR (320 m); BRACE STREET HC- MAHBUB (M91659) (320 m); PALFREY HEALTH CENTRE (780 m)
- Pharmacies: LITTLE LONDON PHARMACY (80 m); CLICK 4 PHARMACY (90 m); PHARMACARE PHARMACY (110 m); ALLCARE PHARMACY (230 m); MEDISURE PHARMACY (320 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (260 m); BRACE STREET HEALTH CENTRE (320 m); DENTAL SURGERY (590 m); SPRINGHILL DENTAL PRACTICE (WALSALL ) LTD (680 m); DENTAL SURGERY (850 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda St Matthews Superstore (780 m, Asda); Co-op Fullbrook Food (820 m, Midcounties Co-operative); Lidl Central Walsall Walsall (840 m, Lidl); Heron Walsall (920 m, Heron); Co-op Walsall Town Centre (960 m, Midcounties Co-operative)

## 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 030D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 43.4** (2025). Walsall 030D has a deprivation score of 43.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,716th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,634** (2021). Walsall 030D had 1,634 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,450th 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: 88.3%** (January 2026). In Walsall 030D, 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.
- **Claimant rate: 8.0%** (August 2026). In Walsall 030D, 8.0% 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: 52.5756, -1.9798

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=-1.9798,52.5756,WS13SL

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