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

WS2 8RP 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 8RP 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

- **48 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 17% on July. Walsall 026A: 74 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9996,52.5876,WS28RP
- **Walsall, 1.1 km**: About 13 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9996,52.5876,WS28RP
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9996,52.5876,WS28RP
- **No property in WS2 8RP 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=-1.9996,52.5876,WS28RP
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Walsall 026A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9996,52.5876,WS28RP
- **£215,329 average price**: For the whole of Walsall, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9996,52.5876,WS28RP
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9996,52.5876,WS28RP
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 420 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9996,52.5876,WS28RP
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WS2 8RP**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9996,52.5876,WS28RP
- **Moderate road and rail noise at WS2 8RP**: Road 64 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9996,52.5876,WS28RP
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-1.9996,52.5876,WS28RP
- **16.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9996,52.5876,WS28RP

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Reedswood E-ACT Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/reedswood-e-act-academy-e138452) | Primary | 270 m (3 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Emmanuel School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/emmanuel-school-e130323) | Independent | 280 m (3 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Birchills Church of England Community Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/birchills-church-of-england-community-academy-e139435) | Primary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | 37% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Alumwell Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/alumwell-junior-school-e104142) | Primary | 610 m (8 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 | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | – |
| [Alumwell Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/alumwell-nursery-school-e104140) | Nursery | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, November 2023 | – |
| [Bescot Hall](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bescot-hall-e150618) | Special | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Croft Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/croft-academy-e138420) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £155,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2024 | £133,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| September 2023 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| November 2025 | £135,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| August 2024 | £97,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| January 2025 | £130,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| May 2025 | £43,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| December 2025 | £123,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: FORRESTER STREET MEDICAL CENTRE (410 m); BIRCHILLS HEALTH CENTRE (480 m)
- Pharmacies: TOUCHWOOD PHARMACY (380 m); MANOR PHARMACY (410 m); PHARMHUB PHARMACY (720 m)
- Dental practices: MANOR HOSPITAL (590 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Primley Express Petrol (420 m, Asda); Spar - Walsall Manor Hospital (570 m, Spar); Asda Living Walsall (640 m, Asda); Aldi Crown Wharf Retail Park (730 m, Aldi); Iceland Walsall Reedswood Food Warehouse (900 m, Iceland)

## 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 026A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 52.1** (2025). Walsall 026A has a deprivation score of 52.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,002nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,635** (2021). Walsall 026A had 1,635 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,413th 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: 97.7%** (January 2026). In Walsall 026A, 97.7% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 10.1%** (August 2026). In Walsall 026A, 10.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 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: 52.5876, -1.9996

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=-1.9996,52.5876,WS28RP

## How to cite

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