# WS10

Postcode district covering Darlaston and Wednesbury, in Sandwell and Walsall.

WS10 is a postcode district covering Darlaston and Wednesbury, in Sandwell and Walsall. Median sale price £205,250 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code WS10. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [WS](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an WS10 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws10#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws10#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws10#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws10#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=WS10) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 79% of people in WS10 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=WS10) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 350 homes were sold in WS10 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=WS10) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for WS10.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=WS10) (Census 2021, England and Wales): WS10 had 51,454 usual residents at the census.

## How WS10 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | WS10 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £205,250 | 3rd cheapest | 15 postcode districts, WS · 2025 |
| Population | 51,454 | 2nd most populated | 15 postcode districts, WS · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 79% | 4th most people in radon Affected Areas | 15 postcode districts, WS · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 97.0% | 2nd highest | 15 postcode districts, WS · Jan 2026 |

## Is WS10 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in WS10 at a rate of 109.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 94.2 per 1,000 people across the WS postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 499 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in WS10.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,381), other crime (967) and shoplifting (660).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in WS10 was 113.7 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in WS10, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so WS10 has no single figure. Of its 30 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 8 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 14 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in WS10

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Sandwell 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01010085) | 1,838 | 71.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.9% |
| [Sandwell 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01010086) | 1,761 | 100.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.9% |
| [Sandwell 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01010087) | 1,664 | 274.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.0% |
| [Sandwell 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01010088) | 1,619 | 70.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Sandwell 001E](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01010089) | 1,875 | 69.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.6% |
| [Sandwell 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01009960) | 1,584 | 111.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Sandwell 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01009961) | 1,244 | 35.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Sandwell 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01009966) | 1,225 | 112.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.6% |
| [Sandwell 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01009967) | 1,882 | 62.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.8% |
| [Sandwell 003E](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01010092) | 1,877 | 97.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 92.0% |
| [Sandwell 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01009962) | 1,363 | 21.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.4% |
| [Sandwell 004B](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01009963) | 1,372 | 109.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Sandwell 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01009964) | 1,628 | 102.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.7% |
| [Sandwell 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01009965) | 1,352 | 72.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Sandwell 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01010090) | 2,125 | 228.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 87.4% |
| [Sandwell 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01010091) | 1,704 | 72.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.3% |
| [Sandwell 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01010096) | 1,820 | 240.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 94.8% |
| [Sandwell 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01010097) | 1,904 | 87.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 94.6% |
| [Sandwell 013F](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/neighbourhood/e01010100) | 2,033 | 66.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 89.5% |
| [Walsall 033B](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010263) | 1,616 | 240.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.8% |
| [Walsall 033C](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010264) | 2,027 | 96.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.3% |
| [Walsall 033D](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010265) | 2,033 | 121.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 95.2% |
| [Walsall 036A](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010262) | 1,796 | 64.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.4% |
| [Walsall 036B](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010309) | 2,218 | 109.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 94.4% |
| [Walsall 036C](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010311) | 2,773 | 95.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.3% |
| [Walsall 036D](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010316) | 1,706 | 96.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Walsall 038A](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010310) | 2,168 | 61.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.9% |
| [Walsall 038B](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010312) | 1,796 | 114.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.7% |
| [Walsall 038C](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010313) | 1,527 | 66.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.8% |
| [Walsall 038D](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010314) | 1,668 | 96.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 95.2% |

## Your MP

- [Tipton and Wednesbury](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/tipton-and-wednesbury): Antonia Bance (Labour), MP since July 2024. 58% of the people here.
- [Wolverhampton South East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wolverhampton-south-east): Pat McFadden (Labour), MP since July 2024. 41% of the people here.
- [West Bromwich](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/west-bromwich): Sarah Coombes (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.1% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in WS10

[Darlaston Central](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/darlaston-central), [Darlaston East](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/darlaston-east), [Darlaston West](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/darlaston-west), [Friar Park](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/friar-park), [Wednesbury](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/wednesbury), [Wood Green & Old Park](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/wood-green-and-old-park), [Woods & Mesty Croft](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell/woods-and-mesty-croft)

## Postcode sectors in WS10

[WS10 0 (228 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws10-0), [WS10 1 (15 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws10-1), [WS10 7 (177 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws10-7), [WS10 8 (271 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws10-8), [WS10 9 (241 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws10-9)

## Councils WS10 covers

[Sandwell](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell), [Walsall](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall)

## Towns in WS10

[Bilston](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bilston), [Darlaston](https://openindex.co.uk/town/darlaston), [Tipton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/tipton), [Wednesbury](https://openindex.co.uk/town/wednesbury), [West Bromwich](https://openindex.co.uk/town/west-bromwich)

## Postcode districts next to WS10

[B70](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b70), [B71](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b71), [DY4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy4), [WS1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws1), [WS2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws2), [WS5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws5), [WV13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv13), [WV14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv14)

## Nearest rail stations

[Wednesbury Central (1.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.0243,52.5485), [Wednesbury Parkway (1.2 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.0306,52.5495), [Darlaston (2.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.0205,52.5759), [Bescot Stadium (2.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.9911,52.5631)

## More in the WS postcode area

[All WS postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## WS10 in brief

WS10 is a postcode district covering Darlaston and Wednesbury, in Sandwell and Walsall.
About 53,041 people lived in WS10 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £205,250 in 2025 across 350 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 109.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in WS10 was £205,250 in 2025.
WS10 had 51,454 usual residents at the census.
About 79% of people in WS10 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In WS10, 97.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: WS10
- Postcode area: [WS](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws)
- Constituency: [Tipton and Wednesbury †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/tipton-and-wednesbury)
- Council: [Sandwell †](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell)
- Area: 13.34 km²
- People, mid-2024: 53,041*
- Neighbourhoods: 30
- Output areas: 148

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[B71](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b71), [WV14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv14), [DY4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy4), [WS2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws2), [B70](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b70), [WV13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv13)

## Latest updates for WS10

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/WS10

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws10, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws10#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws10