# WS2 0HQ: area report for a postcode in Walsall

WS2 0HQ 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 WS2 0HQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Walsall](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall) › [WS2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws2) › [WS2 0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws2-0)

## Around this postcode

- **44 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 29% on July. Walsall 023C: 117 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.0213,52.5862,WS20HQ
- **Darlaston, 1.1 km**: About 14 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.0213,52.5862,WS20HQ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.0213,52.5862,WS20HQ
- **No property in WS2 0HQ 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=-2.0213,52.5862,WS20HQ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Walsall 023C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.0213,52.5862,WS20HQ
- **£215,329 average price**: For the whole of Walsall, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.0213,52.5862,WS20HQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.0213,52.5862,WS20HQ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.0213,52.5862,WS20HQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WS2 0HQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.0213,52.5862,WS20HQ
- **Low road and rail noise at WS2 0HQ**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.0213,52.5862,WS20HQ
- **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=-2.0213,52.5862,WS20HQ
- **13.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.0213,52.5862,WS20HQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [King Charles Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/king-charles-primary-school-e104175) | Primary | 230 m (3 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [County Bridge Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/county-bridge-primary-school-e104189) | Primary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2022 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Jane Lane School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/jane-lane-school-e104271) | Special | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | – |
| [Bentley West Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bentley-west-primary-school-e150291) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), November 2022, before the school changed | 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Alumwell Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/alumwell-nursery-school-e104140) | Nursery | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, November 2023 | – |
| [Alumwell Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/alumwell-junior-school-e104142) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Alumwell Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/alumwell-infant-school-e104143) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | – |
| [West Walsall E-ACT Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-walsall-e-act-academy-e138374) | Secondary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | Attainment 8 of 37.9 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £239,990 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2025 | £180,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| April 2023 | £160,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| February 2026 | £221,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| August 2023 | £170,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| June 2024 | £150,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| June 2024 | £185,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |
| August 2023 | £207,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: MODALITY KINGFISHER DARLASTON PRACTICE (390 m); STROUD PRACTICE (390 m)
- Pharmacies: J DOCTER PHARMACY (390 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Walsall Bentley Churchill Rd (350 m, Morrisons); M&S Boundary Outlet Walsall (430 m, Marks and Spencer); Spar - Bentley (910 m, Spar)

## 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 023C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 38.0** (2025). Walsall 023C has a deprivation score of 38.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,138th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £210,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Walsall 023C was £210,000 in 2025. Joint 7,374th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,872** (2021). Walsall 023C had 1,872 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,860th 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: 98.5%** (January 2026). In Walsall 023C, 98.5% 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.

## WS2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £175,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WS2 was £175,000 in 2025. Joint 211th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 42,371** (2021). WS2 had 42,371 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 375th 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: 88%** (2022). About 88% of people in WS2 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: 95.0%** (January 2026). In WS2, 95.0% 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: [Walsall](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall)
- Centre: 52.5862, -2.0213

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

## Your MP

- [Wolverhampton South East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wolverhampton-south-east): Pat McFadden (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=-2.0213,52.5862,WS20HQ

## How to cite

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