# WS9 8BH: area report for a postcode in Walsall

WS9 8BH 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 WS9 8BH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Walsall](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall) › [WS9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws9) › [WS9 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws9-8)

## Around this postcode

- **10 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 67% on July. Walsall 022B: 74 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9390,52.6023,WS98BH
- **Walsall, 3.7 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9390,52.6023,WS98BH
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 950 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9390,52.6023,WS98BH
- **No property in WS9 8BH 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=-1.9390,52.6023,WS98BH
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Walsall 022B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9390,52.6023,WS98BH
- **£216,878 average price**: For the whole of Walsall, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9390,52.6023,WS98BH
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9390,52.6023,WS98BH
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 890 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9390,52.6023,WS98BH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WS9 8BH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9390,52.6023,WS98BH
- **Low road and rail noise at WS9 8BH**: Road 47 dB, rail 52 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9390,52.6023,WS98BH
- **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=-1.9390,52.6023,WS98BH
- **11.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9390,52.6023,WS98BH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Radleys Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/radleys-primary-school-e104207) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Aldridge School - A Science College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aldridge-school-a-science-college-e137974) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2022 | Attainment 8 of 43.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Elmwood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elmwood-school-e151657) | Special | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022, before the school changed | – |
| [Whetstone Field Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whetstone-field-primary-school-e104198) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-mary-of-the-angels-catholic-primary-school-e104240) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Greenfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenfield-primary-school-e149608) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 34% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Leighswood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leighswood-school-e131433) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Francis of Assisi Catholic College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-francis-of-assisi-catholic-college-e104255) | Secondary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 53.0 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2023 | £362,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| June 2024 | £440,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| May 2025 | £328,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| February 2026 | £345,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| July 2026 | £343,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| February 2026 | £360,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| June 2023 | £90,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 260 m |
| May 2025 | £280,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 260 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: THE ONLINE PHARMACY (310 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Aldridge Paddock Ln Express (890 m, Tesco)

## 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 022B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.1** (2025). Walsall 022B has a deprivation score of 9.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,611th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £295,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Walsall 022B was £295,500 in 2025. Joint 15,863rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,571** (2021). Walsall 022B had 1,571 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,648th 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: 95.9%** (January 2026). In Walsall 022B, 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.

## WS9 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £295,950** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WS9 was £295,950 in 2025. 1,115th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 26,900** (2021). WS9 had 26,900 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,087th 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: 29%** (2022). About 29% of people in WS9 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: 91.3%** (January 2026). In WS9, 91.3% 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: [Walsall](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall)
- Centre: 52.6023, -1.9390

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=-1.9390,52.6023,WS98BH

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