# WS2 7LW: area report for a postcode in Walsall

WS2 7LW 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 7LW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Walsall](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall) › [WS2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws2) › [WS2 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws2-7)

## Around this postcode

- **23 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 44% on July. Walsall 017C: 131 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.0159,52.6039,WS27LW
- **Bloxwich, 1.6 km**: About 20 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.0159,52.6039,WS27LW
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 420 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.0159,52.6039,WS27LW
- **4 of 21 properties in WS2 7LW at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.0159,52.6039,WS27LW
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Walsall 017C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.0159,52.6039,WS27LW
- **£215,329 average price**: For the whole of Walsall, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.0159,52.6039,WS27LW
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 680 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.0159,52.6039,WS27LW
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 560 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.0159,52.6039,WS27LW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WS2 7LW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.0159,52.6039,WS27LW
- **Moderate road and rail noise at WS2 7LW**: Road 57 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.0159,52.6039,WS27LW
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-2.0159,52.6039,WS27LW
- **11.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.0159,52.6039,WS27LW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Mary Elliot Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mary-elliot-academy-e149678) | Special | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Bloxwich Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bloxwich-academy-e137274) | All-through | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Old Hall School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/old-hall-school-e104274) | Special | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [Willenhall E-ACT Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/willenhall-e-act-academy-e137706) | Secondary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 32.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Lodge Farm Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lodge-farm-primary-school-e142765) | Primary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | 39% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Castle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castle-school-e104269) | Special | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Phoenix Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/phoenix-academy-e143382) | Special | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | – |
| [Woodlands Academy of Learning](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodlands-academy-of-learning-e138343) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2023 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2026 | £220,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| February 2026 | £170,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| October 2025 | £157,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| July 2025 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| May 2025 | £165,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| May 2023 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| February 2025 | £174,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: BEECHDALE CENTRE (680 m)
- Pharmacies: WELL (570 m)
- Dental practices: PREMIER DENTAL CARE (250 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Walsall Stephenson Square (560 m, Morrisons)

## 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 017C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 56.6** (2025). Walsall 017C has a deprivation score of 56.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,375th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £156,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Walsall 017C was £156,000 in 2025. Joint 2,833rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,505** (2021). Walsall 017C had 1,505 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 23,273rd 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 Walsall 017C, 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.

## 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: 52.6039, -2.0159

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

## Your MP

- [Walsall and Bloxwich](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/walsall-and-bloxwich): Valerie Vaz (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=-2.0159,52.6039,WS27LW

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