# WS4 1GA: area report for a postcode in Walsall

WS4 1GA 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 WS4 1GA for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Walsall](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall) › [WS4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws4) › [WS4 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws4-1)

## Around this postcode

- **6 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Walsall 024C: 82 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9697,52.5998,WS41GA
- **Walsall, 2 km**: About 25 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9697,52.5998,WS41GA
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 720 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9697,52.5998,WS41GA
- **13 of 15 properties in WS4 1GA at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.9697,52.5998,WS41GA
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Walsall 024C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9697,52.5998,WS41GA
- **£216,878 average price**: For the whole of Walsall, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9697,52.5998,WS41GA
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9697,52.5998,WS41GA
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9697,52.5998,WS41GA
- **No gigabit broadband at WS4 1GA**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9697,52.5998,WS41GA
- **Moderate road and rail noise at WS4 1GA**: Road 56 dB, rail 49 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9697,52.5998,WS41GA
- **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=-1.9697,52.5998,WS41GA
- **11.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9697,52.5998,WS41GA

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-of-canterbury-catholic-primary-school-e104236) | Primary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, December 2024 | 88% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Elmwood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elmwood-school-e151657) | Special | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022, before the school changed | – |
| [Edgar Stammers Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/edgar-stammers-primary-academy-e139610) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Butts Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/butts-primary-school-e104147) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ryecroft School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ryecroft-school-e150913) | Special | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [North Walsall Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-walsall-primary-academy-e144499) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Queen Mary's High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queen-marys-high-school-e136777) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 74.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Hydesville Tower School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hydesville-tower-school-e104266) | Independent | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2024 | £210,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| April 2023 | £210,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 30 m |
| October 2025 | £235,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| February 2026 | £108,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| March 2025 | £370,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 280 m |
| September 2025 | £450,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 350 m |
| June 2025 | £315,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 370 m |
| January 2026 | £335,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 380 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: COALPOOL PHARMACY (780 m)
- Dental practices: ORTHO KEEP SMILING LTD (700 m); WS4 DENTAL CARE (970 m)

## 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 024C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 22.6** (2025). Walsall 024C has a deprivation score of 22.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,689th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £235,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Walsall 024C was £235,000 in 2025. Joint 9,935th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,923** (2021). Walsall 024C had 1,923 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 6,723rd 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: 83.9%** (January 2026). In Walsall 024C, 83.9% 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.

## WS4 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £221,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WS4 was £221,250 in 2025. Joint 545th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 17,936** (2021). WS4 had 17,936 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,170th least 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: 69%** (2022). About 69% of people in WS4 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: 95.9%** (January 2026). In WS4, 95.9% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Walsall](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall)
- Centre: 52.5998, -1.9697

Council: [Walsall](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Aldridge-Brownhills](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/aldridge-brownhills): Wendy Morton (Conservative), 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=-1.9697,52.5998,WS41GA

## How to cite

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