# WS10 9QF: area report for a postcode in Sandwell

WS10 9QF is a postcode in Sandwell.

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 Sandwell. Open the map at WS10 9QF for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Sandwell](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell) › [WS10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws10) › [WS10 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws10-9)

## Around this postcode

- **36 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 16% on July. Sandwell 001D: 71 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.0136,52.5626,WS109QF
- **Bescot Stadium, 1.5 km**: About 19 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.0136,52.5626,WS109QF
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 40 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.0136,52.5626,WS109QF
- **No property in WS10 9QF 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=-2.0136,52.5626,WS109QF
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Sandwell 001D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.0136,52.5626,WS109QF
- **£207,065 average price**: For the whole of Sandwell, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.0136,52.5626,WS109QF
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 930 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.0136,52.5626,WS109QF
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.0136,52.5626,WS109QF
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WS10 9QF**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.0136,52.5626,WS109QF
- **Low road and rail noise at WS10 9QF**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.0136,52.5626,WS109QF
- **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=-2.0136,52.5626,WS109QF
- **16.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.0136,52.5626,WS109QF

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Albert Pritchard Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/albert-pritchard-infant-school-e103906) | Primary | 40 m (1 minute on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | – |
| [Wood Green Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wood-green-junior-school-e103913) | Primary | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stuart-bathurst-catholic-high-school-e147881) | Secondary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | Attainment 8 of 41.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Mary's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-primary-school-e147795) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wood Green Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wood-green-academy-e136616) | Secondary | 680 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | Attainment 8 of 43.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Old Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/old-park-primary-school-e103909) | Primary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), May 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kings Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-hill-primary-school-e104179) | Primary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Mesty Croft Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mesty-croft-primary-e137972) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £290,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| October 2023 | £175,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| August 2025 | £220,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| July 2025 | £200,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| December 2023 | £225,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| January 2023 | £185,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| June 2026 | £235,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| August 2025 | £220,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: OAKESWELL HEALTH CENTRE (930 m)
- Pharmacies: PARK LANE PHARMACY (290 m); BOOTS (550 m); BRUTONS PHARMACY(OAKESWELL) (930 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Wednesbury Manor House Rd (360 m, Morrisons); M&S Wednesbury Foodhall (530 m, Marks and Spencer)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £207,065** (August 2026). Sandwell’s average house price was £207,065 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). No change in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £33,029** (2025). Full-time workers living in Sandwell earned a median of £33,029 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 19th 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 Sandwell costs 6.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 114th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 33.8** (2025). Sandwell has a deprivation score of 33.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 19th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Sandwell 001D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 35.7** (2025). Sandwell 001D has a deprivation score of 35.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,894th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £246,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sandwell 001D was £246,000 in 2025. Joint 11,155th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,619** (2021). Sandwell 001D had 1,619 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,176th 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Sandwell 001D, 100.0% 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.

## WS10 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £205,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WS10 was £205,250 in 2025. 432nd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 51,454** (2021). WS10 had 51,454 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 182nd 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: 79%** (2022). About 79% of people in WS10 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: 97.0%** (January 2026). In WS10, 97.0% 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: [Sandwell](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell)
- Centre: 52.5626, -2.0136

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

## Your MP

- [Tipton and Wednesbury](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/tipton-and-wednesbury): Antonia Bance (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), August 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=-2.0136,52.5626,WS109QF

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