# WS6 6HX: area report for a postcode in South Staffordshire

WS6 6HX is a postcode in South Staffordshire.

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 South Staffordshire. Open the map at WS6 6HX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [South Staffordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-staffordshire) › [WS6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws6) › [WS6 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws6-6)

## Around this postcode

- **9 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 29% on July. South Staffordshire 005A: 59 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.0105,52.6542,WS66HX
- **Landywood, 740 m**: About 9 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.0105,52.6542,WS66HX
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 830 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.0105,52.6542,WS66HX
- **No property in WS6 6HX 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=-2.0105,52.6542,WS66HX
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, South Staffordshire 005A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.0105,52.6542,WS66HX
- **£310,862 average price**: For the whole of South Staffordshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.0105,52.6542,WS66HX
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 570 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.0105,52.6542,WS66HX
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 610 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.0105,52.6542,WS66HX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WS6 6HX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.0105,52.6542,WS66HX
- **Low road and rail noise at WS6 6HX**: Road 47 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.0105,52.6542,WS66HX
- **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=-2.0105,52.6542,WS66HX
- **10.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.0105,52.6542,WS66HX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Landywood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/landywood-primary-school-e124190) | Primary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Moat Hall Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moat-hall-primary-academy-e149284) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Glenthorne Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/glenthorne-community-primary-school-e124162) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Great Wyrley Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/great-wyrley-academy-e144988) | Secondary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | Attainment 8 of 41.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Thomas More Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-more-catholic-primary-school-e152009) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2024 | £175,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2026 | £163,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| July 2024 | £425,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| August 2026 | £158,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| March 2026 | £307,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| August 2026 | £189,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 230 m |
| February 2024 | £335,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 260 m |
| November 2025 | £670,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 270 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Landywood (740 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: QUINTON PRACTICE (570 m); SOUTHFIELD WAY SURGERY (720 m)
- Pharmacies: CORNWELL'S CHEMISTS (550 m)
- Dental practices: GREAT WYRLEY DENTAL PRACTICE (720 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Great Wyrley (610 m, Spar); Co-op Great Wyrley (660 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £310,862** (July 2026). South Staffordshire’s average house price was £310,862 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,788** (2025). Full-time workers living in South Staffordshire earned a median of £38,788 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 167th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.0×** (2025). A home in South Staffordshire costs 8.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 135th least 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: 13.5** (2025). South Staffordshire has a deprivation score of 13.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 71st least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## South Staffordshire 005A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 21.1** (2025). South Staffordshire 005A has a deprivation score of 21.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,802nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £265,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in South Staffordshire 005A was £265,000 in 2025. Joint 12,910th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,972** (2021). South Staffordshire 005A had 1,972 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 5,781st 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: 89.2%** (January 2026). In South Staffordshire 005A, 89.2% 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.

## WS6 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £256,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WS6 was £256,250 in 2025. Joint 814th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 17,395** (2021). WS6 had 17,395 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,135th 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: 24%** (2022). About 24% of people in WS6 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: 95.3%** (January 2026). In WS6, 95.3% 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: [South Staffordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-staffordshire)
- Centre: 52.6542, -2.0105

Council: [South Staffordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-staffordshire) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stone-great-wyrley-and-penkridge): Sir Gavin Williamson (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=-2.0105,52.6542,WS66HX

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