# WS3

Postcode district covering Bloxwich, Pelsall and Dudley's Fields, in Walsall.

WS3 is a postcode district covering Bloxwich, Pelsall and Dudley's Fields, in Walsall. Median sale price £220,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code WS3. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [WS](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an WS3 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws3#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws3#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws3#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws3#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=WS3) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 71% of people in WS3 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=WS3) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 572 homes were sold in WS3 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=WS3) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for WS3.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=WS3) (Census 2021, England and Wales): WS3 had 53,184 usual residents at the census.

## How WS3 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | WS3 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £220,000 | joint 4th cheapest | 15 postcode districts, WS · 2025 |
| Population | 53,184 | most populated | 15 postcode districts, WS · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 71% | 5th most people in radon Affected Areas | 15 postcode districts, WS · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 96.8% | 3rd highest | 15 postcode districts, WS · Jan 2026 |

## Is WS3 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in WS3 at a rate of 103.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 94.2 per 1,000 people across the WS postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 470 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in WS3.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,407), other crime (895) and shoplifting (618).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in WS3 was 101.2 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in WS3, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so WS3 has no single figure. Of its 32 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 13 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 9 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in WS3

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Walsall 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010345) | 1,121 | 31.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Walsall 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010346) | 1,262 | 12.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.9% |
| [Walsall 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010347) | 1,476 | 118.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 93.9% |
| [Walsall 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010350) | 1,413 | 34.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.5% |
| [Walsall 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010348) | 1,505 | 73.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Walsall 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010349) | 1,244 | 149.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.4% |
| [Walsall 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010352) | 1,605 | 56.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.4% |
| [Walsall 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010284) | 1,680 | 141.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.4% |
| [Walsall 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010285) | 1,855 | 92.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 87.1% |
| [Walsall 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010286) | 1,635 | 60.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Walsall 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010290) | 1,653 | 67.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.1% |
| [Walsall 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010292) | 1,949 | 343.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 88.6% |
| [Walsall 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010294) | 1,513 | 84.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 95.0% |
| [Walsall 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010296) | 1,455 | 130.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Walsall 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010297) | 1,336 | 27.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.5% |
| [Walsall 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010291) | 1,478 | 86.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.6% |
| [Walsall 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010293) | 1,681 | 81.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 91.0% |
| [Walsall 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010298) | 1,220 | 74.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Walsall 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010299) | 1,582 | 67.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Walsall 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010300) | 1,459 | 132.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.2% |
| [Walsall 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010282) | 1,349 | 152.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.3% |
| [Walsall 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010287) | 1,713 | 167.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.0% |
| [Walsall 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010288) | 1,645 | 125.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.8% |
| [Walsall 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010289) | 1,956 | 77.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.9% |
| [Walsall 013B](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010277) | 1,766 | 93.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Walsall 013D](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010283) | 1,923 | 97.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 96.4% |
| [Walsall 013F](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01033894) | 1,809 | 122.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.3% |
| [Walsall 013G](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01033895) | 1,657 | 64.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.4% |
| [Walsall 017B](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010272) | 1,543 | 94.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.1% |
| [Walsall 017D](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010295) | 1,518 | 106.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 94.6% |
| [Walsall 018B](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010279) | 2,018 | 110.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.5% |
| [Walsall 018F](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01032888) | 2,757 | 118.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.0% |

## Your MP

- [Walsall and Bloxwich](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/walsall-and-bloxwich): Valerie Vaz (Labour), MP since July 2024. 77% of the people here.
- [Aldridge-Brownhills](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/aldridge-brownhills): Wendy Morton (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 21% of the people here.
- [Cannock Chase](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/cannock-chase): Josh Newbury (Labour), MP since July 2024. 1.0% of the people here.
- [Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stone-great-wyrley-and-penkridge): Sir Gavin Williamson (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 0.2% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in WS3

[Blakenall North](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/blakenall-north), [Blakenall South](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/blakenall-south), [Bloxwich Central & North](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/bloxwich-central-and-north), [Bloxwich North West](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/bloxwich-north-west), [Little Bloxwich](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/little-bloxwich), [Pelsall North](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/pelsall-north), [Pelsall South](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/pelsall-south)

## Postcode sectors in WS3

[WS3 1 (247 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws3-1), [WS3 2 (266 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws3-2), [WS3 3 (263 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws3-3), [WS3 4 (171 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws3-4), [WS3 5 (56 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws3-5)

## Council

[Walsall](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall)

## Towns in WS3

[Bloxwich](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bloxwich), [Pelsall](https://openindex.co.uk/town/pelsall)

## Postcode districts next to WS3

[WS2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws2), [WS4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws4), [WS6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws6), [WS7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws7), [WS8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws8), [WS11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws11), [WV11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv11), [WV12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv12)

## Nearest rail stations

[Bloxwich (1.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.0115,52.6182), [Bloxwich North (2.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.0177,52.6254), [Walsall (4.2 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.9848,52.5844), [Landywood (4.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.0207,52.6565)

## More in the WS postcode area

[All WS postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## WS3 in brief

WS3 is a postcode district covering Bloxwich, Pelsall and Dudley's Fields, in Walsall.
About 55,312 people lived in WS3 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £220,000 in 2025 across 572 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 103.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in WS3 was £220,000 in 2025.
WS3 had 53,184 usual residents at the census.
About 71% of people in WS3 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In WS3, 96.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: WS3
- Postcode area: [WS](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws)
- Constituency: [Walsall and Bloxwich †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/walsall-and-bloxwich)
- Council: [Walsall †](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall)
- Area: 19.54 km²
- People, mid-2024: 55,312*
- Neighbourhoods: 32
- Output areas: 165

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[WS8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws8), [WS6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws6), [WS2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws2), [WS11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws11), [WS4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws4), [WV11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv11)

## Latest updates for WS3

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/WS3

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws3, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws3#f-house-sales-median-price.

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