# WS3 1PH: area report for a postcode in Walsall

WS3 1PH 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 WS3 1PH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Walsall](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall) › [WS3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws3) › [WS3 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws3-1)

## Around this postcode

- **17 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 35% on July. Walsall 012D: 78 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9838,52.6193,WS31PH
- **Bloxwich, 1.9 km**: About 23 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9838,52.6193,WS31PH
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 80 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9838,52.6193,WS31PH
- **No property in WS3 1PH 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=-1.9838,52.6193,WS31PH
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Walsall 012D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9838,52.6193,WS31PH
- **£216,878 average price**: For the whole of Walsall, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9838,52.6193,WS31PH
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 550 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9838,52.6193,WS31PH
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 830 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9838,52.6193,WS31PH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WS3 1PH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9838,52.6193,WS31PH
- **Low road and rail noise at WS3 1PH**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9838,52.6193,WS31PH
- **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=-1.9838,52.6193,WS31PH
- **10.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9838,52.6193,WS31PH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Rivers Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rivers-primary-academy-e140196) | Primary | 80 m (1 minute on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Valley Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/valley-nursery-school-e104137) | Nursery | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | – |
| [St Michael's Church of England C Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-church-of-england-c-primary-school-e104227) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Goldsmith Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/goldsmith-primary-academy-e138591) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Little Bloxwich CofE VC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/little-bloxwich-cofe-vc-primary-school-e152257) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2022 | – |
| [Sunshine Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sunshine-academy-e152000) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2021, before the school changed | – |
| [Millfields Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/millfields-nursery-school-e104138) | Nursery | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | – |
| [Walsall Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/walsall-academy-e133697) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 43.5 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2024 | £145,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| January 2023 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| April 2023 | £136,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| December 2025 | £215,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| December 2025 | £300,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| November 2024 | £150,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| April 2026 | £248,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |
| April 2025 | £185,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: HARDEN BLAKENALL (550 m)
- Pharmacies: BLAKENALL PHARMACY (550 m)
- Supermarkets: Heron Blakenall (830 m, Heron); Co-op Bloxwich Convenience (Knave of Hearts) (850 m, Midcounties Co-operative)

## 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 012D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 61.2** (2025). Walsall 012D has a deprivation score of 61.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 882nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,956** (2021). Walsall 012D had 1,956 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 6,069th 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: 99.9%** (January 2026). In Walsall 012D, 99.9% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 7.8%** (August 2026). In Walsall 012D, 7.8% 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.

## WS3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £220,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WS3 was £220,000 in 2025. Joint 517th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 53,184** (2021). WS3 had 53,184 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 156th 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: 71%** (2022). About 71% of people in WS3 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: 96.8%** (January 2026). In WS3, 96.8% 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: 52.6193, -1.9838

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=-1.9838,52.6193,WS31PH

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws3-1ph