# WS5 3LT: area report for a postcode in Walsall

WS5 3LT 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 WS5 3LT for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Walsall](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall) › [WS5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws5) › [WS5 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws5-3)

## Around this postcode

- **10 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 67% on July. Walsall 035D: 25 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9418,52.5686,WS53LT
- **Tame Bridge Parkway, 2.9 km**: About 36 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9418,52.5686,WS53LT
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 660 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9418,52.5686,WS53LT
- **No property in WS5 3LT 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=-1.9418,52.5686,WS53LT
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Walsall 035D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9418,52.5686,WS53LT
- **£216,878 average price**: For the whole of Walsall, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9418,52.5686,WS53LT
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9418,52.5686,WS53LT
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 480 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9418,52.5686,WS53LT
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WS5 3LT**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9418,52.5686,WS53LT
- **Low road and rail noise at WS5 3LT**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9418,52.5686,WS53LT
- **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=-1.9418,52.5686,WS53LT
- **10.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9418,52.5686,WS53LT

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Park Hall Junior Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/park-hall-junior-academy-e137797) | Primary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Park Hall Infant Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/park-hall-infant-academy-e136303) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | – |
| [St Margaret's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-margarets-cofe-primary-school-e103995) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Yew Tree Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/yew-tree-primary-school-e103974) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Q3 Academy Great Barr](https://openindex.co.uk/school/q3-academy-great-barr-e135449) | Secondary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2022 | Attainment 8 of 44.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Barr Beacon School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barr-beacon-school-e136885) | Secondary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 50.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Queen Mary's Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queen-marys-grammar-school-e136773) | Secondary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2023 | Attainment 8 of 72.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Delves Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/delves-infant-school-e151659) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, March 2022 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £662,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| September 2025 | £360,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| October 2025 | £383,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| December 2025 | £410,250 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2025 | £450,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| June 2026 | £307,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| February 2026 | £373,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| November 2024 | £420,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: B.D.S. PHARMACY (480 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Park Hall Food (480 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 035D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 4.3** (2025). Walsall 035D 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: £391,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Walsall 035D was £391,750 in 2025. 9,132nd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,577** (2021). Walsall 035D had 1,577 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,333rd 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: 95.0%** (January 2026). In Walsall 035D, 95.0% 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.

## WS5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £300,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WS5 was £300,000 in 2025. Joint 1,069th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 22,700** (2021). WS5 had 22,700 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,302nd 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: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in WS5 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: 78.1%** (January 2026). In WS5, 78.1% 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: 52.5686, -1.9418

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=-1.9418,52.5686,WS53LT

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