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

WS10 9RQ 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 9RQ 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

- **33 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 38% on July. Sandwell 001B: 100 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.0220,52.5661,WS109RQ
- **Darlaston, 1.1 km**: About 14 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.0220,52.5661,WS109RQ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.0220,52.5661,WS109RQ
- **No property in WS10 9RQ 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=-2.0220,52.5661,WS109RQ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Sandwell 001B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.0220,52.5661,WS109RQ
- **£205,830 average price**: For the whole of Sandwell, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.0220,52.5661,WS109RQ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 580 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.0220,52.5661,WS109RQ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 710 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.0220,52.5661,WS109RQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WS10 9RQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.0220,52.5661,WS109RQ
- **Low road and rail noise at WS10 9RQ**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.0220,52.5661,WS109RQ
- **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=-2.0220,52.5661,WS109RQ
- **12.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.0220,52.5661,WS109RQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Kings Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-hill-primary-school-e104179) | Primary | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Old Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/old-park-primary-school-e103909) | Primary | 520 m (6 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), May 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Salisbury Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/salisbury-primary-school-e104178) | Primary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Albert Pritchard Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/albert-pritchard-infant-school-e103906) | Primary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | – |
| [Wood Green Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wood-green-junior-school-e103913) | Primary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Mary's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-primary-school-e147795) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 52% 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 | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | Attainment 8 of 41.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Old Church Church of England C Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/old-church-church-of-england-c-primary-school-e152027) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024, before the school changed | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2024 | £227,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| May 2025 | £175,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| March 2026 | £114,950 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| March 2026 | £115,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| March 2024 | £96,400 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| November 2025 | £189,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |
| October 2025 | £260,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| October 2025 | £53,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: DARLASTON MEDICAL CENTRE (580 m); DARLASTON FAMILY PRACTICE (970 m); DARLASTON HEALTH CENTRE (970 m)
- Pharmacies: PARK LANE PHARMACY (680 m); BOOTS (940 m); ASDA PHARMACY (970 m); WELL (970 m); JHL PHARMACIES (970 m)
- Dental practices: BHANDAL DENTAL SURGERY (640 m); WALSALL ROAD DENTAL SURGERY (820 m); DARLASTON HEALTH CENTRE (970 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Wednesbury Manor House Rd (710 m, Morrisons); Heron Darlaston West Bromwich (880 m, Heron); Asda Darlaston Superstore (960 m, Asda)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £205,830** (July 2026). Sandwell’s average house price was £205,830 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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: 6.2×** (2025). A home in Sandwell costs 6.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 106th 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: 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 001B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 41.7** (2025). Sandwell 001B has a deprivation score of 41.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,139th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,761** (2021). Sandwell 001B had 1,761 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,177th 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: 98.9%** (January 2026). In Sandwell 001B, 98.9% 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: 7.8%** (August 2026). In Sandwell 001B, 7.8% 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.

## 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: 52.5661, -2.0220

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), 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=-2.0220,52.5661,WS109RQ

## How to cite

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