WS6
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Great Wyrley, Cheslyn Hay and Landywood, in South Staffordshire.
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 WS6 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In WS6, 95.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How WS6 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is WS6 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in WS6 at a rate of 51.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 94.2 per 1,000 people across WS.
In August 2026 alone, 79 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in WS6.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (433), other crime (168) and anti-social behaviour (93).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in WS6 was 48.5 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 WS6, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so WS6 has no single figure. Of its 12 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in WS6
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Staffordshire 002A | 1,484 | 72.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 90.8% |
| South Staffordshire 004A | 1,246 | 40.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.7% |
| South Staffordshire 004B | 1,610 | 28.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 96.7% |
| South Staffordshire 004C | 1,148 | 60.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 93.3% |
| South Staffordshire 004D | 1,306 | 25.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| South Staffordshire 004E | 1,026 | 36.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 97.4% |
| South Staffordshire 004G | 1,456 | 51.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 96.0% |
| South Staffordshire 005A | 1,972 | 59.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 89.2% |
| South Staffordshire 005B | 1,330 | 50.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 94.5% |
| South Staffordshire 005C | 1,331 | 50.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 84.5% |
| South Staffordshire 005D | 1,500 | 65.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.9% |
| South Staffordshire 005E | 1,374 | 78.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.4% |
Your MP
- Sir Gavin WilliamsonConservativeMP for Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in WS62
Postcode sectors in WS63
Council1
Towns in WS61
Postcode districts next to WS64
Nearest rail stations4
More in the WS postcode area2
WS6 in brief
WS6 is a postcode district covering Great Wyrley, Cheslyn Hay and Landywood, in South Staffordshire.
About 17,859 people lived in WS6 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £256,250 in 2025 across 277 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 51.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in WS6 was £256,250 in 2025.
WS6 had 17,395 usual residents at the census.
In WS6, 95.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In WS6, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.