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

WS4 1RS 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 1RS 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

- **30 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 36% on July. Walsall 010C: 71 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9470,52.6212,WS41RS
- **Bloxwich, 4.4 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9470,52.6212,WS41RS
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9470,52.6212,WS41RS
- **No property in WS4 1RS 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=-1.9470,52.6212,WS41RS
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Walsall 010C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9470,52.6212,WS41RS
- **£215,329 average price**: For the whole of Walsall, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9470,52.6212,WS41RS
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9470,52.6212,WS41RS
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9470,52.6212,WS41RS
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WS4 1RS**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9470,52.6212,WS41RS
- **Low road and rail noise at WS4 1RS**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9470,52.6212,WS41RS
- **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=-1.9470,52.6212,WS41RS
- **10.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9470,52.6212,WS41RS

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ormiston-shelfield-community-academy-e135769) | Secondary | 360 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | Attainment 8 of 39.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Francis Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-francis-catholic-primary-school-e104239) | Primary | 520 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Greenfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenfield-primary-school-e149608) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 34% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Rushall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rushall-primary-school-e151524) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2019 | – |
| [St John's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-church-of-england-primary-school-e104228) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Radleys Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/radleys-primary-school-e104207) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Michael's Church of England C Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-church-of-england-c-primary-school-e104227) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oakwood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakwood-school-e151525) | Special | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding (Concerns), next inspection graded, June 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £220,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2025 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| February 2025 | £260,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| July 2026 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| December 2025 | £218,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| June 2026 | £282,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| April 2026 | £285,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| July 2025 | £210,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: HARTSHORNE CHEMIST (560 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Lichfield Road (450 m, Midcounties Co-operative); Lidl Walsall Road (600 m, Lidl)

## 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 010C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 23.9** (2025). Walsall 010C has a deprivation score of 23.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,811th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £210,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Walsall 010C was £210,000 in 2025. Joint 7,374th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,528** (2021). Walsall 010C had 1,528 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,998th 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: 96.9%** (January 2026). In Walsall 010C, 96.9% 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: 52.6212, -1.9470

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), 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=-1.9470,52.6212,WS41RS

## How to cite

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