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

WS10 9RZ 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 9RZ 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

- **30 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 9% on July. Sandwell 001C: 275 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.0163,52.5673,WS109RZ
- **Darlaston, 1 km**: About 12 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.0163,52.5673,WS109RZ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 590 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.0163,52.5673,WS109RZ
- **No property in WS10 9RZ 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=-2.0163,52.5673,WS109RZ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Sandwell 001C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.0163,52.5673,WS109RZ
- **£205,830 average price**: For the whole of Sandwell, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.0163,52.5673,WS109RZ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 960 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.0163,52.5673,WS109RZ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 660 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.0163,52.5673,WS109RZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WS10 9RZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.0163,52.5673,WS109RZ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at WS10 9RZ**: Road 62 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.0163,52.5673,WS109RZ
- **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=-2.0163,52.5673,WS109RZ
- **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=-2.0163,52.5673,WS109RZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Albert Pritchard Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/albert-pritchard-infant-school-e103906) | Primary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | – |
| [Salisbury Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/salisbury-primary-school-e104178) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kings Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-hill-primary-school-e104179) | Primary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 74% 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 | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | Attainment 8 of 41.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Wood Green Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wood-green-junior-school-e103913) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Old Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/old-park-primary-school-e103909) | Primary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), May 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wood Green Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wood-green-academy-e136616) | Secondary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | Attainment 8 of 43.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Mary's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-primary-school-e147795) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £270,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2024 | £157,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2025 | £160,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| March 2025 | £270,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| May 2026 | £194,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| October 2025 | £260,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| February 2026 | £153,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| November 2023 | £155,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: DARLASTON MEDICAL CENTRE (960 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (570 m); PARK LANE PHARMACY (710 m)
- Dental practices: BHANDAL DENTAL SURGERY (990 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S Wednesbury Foodhall (660 m, Marks and Spencer); Morrisons Daily Wednesbury Manor House Rd (780 m, Morrisons)

## 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 001C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 31.5** (2025). Sandwell 001C has a deprivation score of 31.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,568th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £238,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sandwell 001C was £238,000 in 2025. Joint 10,306th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,664** (2021). Sandwell 001C had 1,664 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,050th 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: 99.0%** (January 2026). In Sandwell 001C, 99.0% 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: 52.5673, -2.0163

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=-2.0163,52.5673,WS109RZ

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