# WS3 3XT: area report for a postcode in Walsall

WS3 3XT 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 3XT for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Walsall](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall) › [WS3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws3) › [WS3 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws3-3)

## Around this postcode

- **13 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 13% on July. Walsall 008D: 28 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.0112,52.6321,WS33XT
- **Bloxwich North, 860 m**: About 11 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.0112,52.6321,WS33XT
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 940 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.0112,52.6321,WS33XT
- **No property in WS3 3XT 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=-2.0112,52.6321,WS33XT
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Walsall 008D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.0112,52.6321,WS33XT
- **£216,878 average price**: For the whole of Walsall, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.0112,52.6321,WS33XT
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.0112,52.6321,WS33XT
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.0112,52.6321,WS33XT
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WS3 3XT**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.0112,52.6321,WS33XT
- **Low road and rail noise at WS3 3XT**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.0112,52.6321,WS33XT
- **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=-2.0112,52.6321,WS33XT
- **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=-2.0112,52.6321,WS33XT

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Lower Farm Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lower-farm-primary-school-e104169) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Abbey Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abbey-primary-school-e152026) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | – |
| [Millfields Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/millfields-nursery-school-e104138) | Nursery | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | – |
| [Walsall Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/walsall-academy-e133697) | Secondary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 43.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Jubilee Academy Mossley](https://openindex.co.uk/school/jubilee-academy-mossley-e138540) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Bloxwich](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-catholic-primary-school-bloxwich-e104234) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, February 2024 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [All Saints National Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-saints-national-academy-e141410) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | 36% 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 | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2022 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2026 | £420,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2025 | £227,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| June 2024 | £440,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2026 | £184,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| January 2026 | £205,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| August 2025 | £230,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| June 2026 | £145,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| March 2026 | £385,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Bloxwich North (860 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: LOWER FARM HEALTH CENTRE (1 km)
- Pharmacies: MW PHILLIPS CHEMISTS (1 km)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Turnberry Road (290 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 008D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 4.3** (2025). Walsall 008D has a deprivation score of 4.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,112th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £300,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Walsall 008D was £300,000 in 2025. Joint 15,380th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,336** (2021). Walsall 008D had 1,336 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,712th least 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: 99.5%** (January 2026). In Walsall 008D, 99.5% 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.

## 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: 52.6321, -2.0112

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=-2.0112,52.6321,WS33XT

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws3-3xt.

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