# WS2 8QN: area report for a postcode in Walsall

WS2 8QN 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 8QN for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Walsall](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall) › [WS2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws2) › [WS2 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws2-8)

## Around this postcode

- **56 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 30% on July. Walsall 021B: 232 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9968,52.5924,WS28QN
- **Walsall, 1.2 km**: About 15 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9968,52.5924,WS28QN
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 480 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9968,52.5924,WS28QN
- **No property in WS2 8QN 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=-1.9968,52.5924,WS28QN
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Walsall 021B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9968,52.5924,WS28QN
- **£216,878 average price**: For the whole of Walsall, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9968,52.5924,WS28QN
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9968,52.5924,WS28QN
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9968,52.5924,WS28QN
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WS2 8QN**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9968,52.5924,WS28QN
- **Low road and rail noise at WS2 8QN**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9968,52.5924,WS28QN
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% 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=-1.9968,52.5924,WS28QN
- **13.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9968,52.5924,WS28QN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Croft Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/croft-academy-e138420) | Primary | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Reedswood E-ACT Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/reedswood-e-act-academy-e138452) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Birchills Church of England Community Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/birchills-church-of-england-community-academy-e139435) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | 37% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Emmanuel School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/emmanuel-school-e130323) | Independent | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-patricks-catholic-primary-school-walsall-e104233) | Primary | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [West Midlands Education and Skills](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-midlands-education-and-skills-e146563) | Special | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [North Walsall Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-walsall-primary-academy-e144499) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ryecroft School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ryecroft-school-e150913) | Special | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2026 | £139,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2026 | £130,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| July 2025 | £149,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| June 2025 | £190,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| March 2025 | £346,703 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| April 2025 | £270,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| June 2025 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| July 2026 | £110,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: BIRCHILLS HEALTH CENTRE (170 m); FORRESTER STREET MEDICAL CENTRE (830 m); ST PETER'S SURGERY (840 m)
- Pharmacies: TOUCHWOOD PHARMACY (420 m); MANOR PHARMACY (830 m); WELL (840 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (990 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Reedswood (500 m, Sainsburys); Iceland Walsall Reedswood Food Warehouse (510 m, Iceland); Aldi Crown Wharf Retail Park (770 m, Aldi); Asda Living Walsall (770 m, Asda); Asda Primley Express Petrol (870 m, Asda)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £216,878** (August 2026). Walsall’s average house price was £216,878 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 6.4×** (2025). A home in Walsall costs 6.4 times local full-time pay. Joint 122nd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 021B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 55.3** (2025). Walsall 021B has a deprivation score of 55.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,551st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £183,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Walsall 021B was £183,500 in 2025. Joint 5,072nd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,797** (2021). Walsall 021B had 1,797 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 9,959th 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: 99.2%** (January 2026). In Walsall 021B, 99.2% 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: 52.5924, -1.9968

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), August 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=-1.9968,52.5924,WS28QN

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws2-8qn