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

WS9 8RZ 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 8RZ 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

- **12 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 20% on July. Walsall 007D: 78 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9192,52.6205,WS98RZ
- **Blake Street, 5.3 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9192,52.6205,WS98RZ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 690 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9192,52.6205,WS98RZ
- **No property in WS9 8RZ 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=-1.9192,52.6205,WS98RZ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Walsall 007D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9192,52.6205,WS98RZ
- **£215,329 average price**: For the whole of Walsall, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9192,52.6205,WS98RZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9192,52.6205,WS98RZ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 580 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9192,52.6205,WS98RZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WS9 8RZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.9192,52.6205,WS98RZ
- **Low road and rail noise at WS9 8RZ**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9192,52.6205,WS98RZ
- **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=-1.9192,52.6205,WS98RZ
- **11.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9192,52.6205,WS98RZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Castlefort Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castlefort-academy-e152001) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed | – |
| [Oakwood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakwood-school-e151525) | Special | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding (Concerns), next inspection graded, June 2024 | – |
| [Leighswood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leighswood-school-e131433) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St John's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-church-of-england-primary-school-e104228) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Walsall Wood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/walsall-wood-school-e150384) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022, before the school changed | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Shire Oak Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shire-oak-academy-e136620) | Secondary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade, special measures | Attainment 8 of 37.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Cooper and Jordan Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cooper-and-jordan-church-of-england-primary-school-e132073) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £450,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2024 | £222,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| August 2026 | £295,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| December 2025 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| June 2026 | £290,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| November 2024 | £260,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| June 2025 | £312,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| September 2024 | £225,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: LAZY HILL PHARMACY (500 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Aldridge - Walsall Wood Road (580 m, The Co-operative Group); Asda Northgate Express Petrol (710 m, Asda); Spar - Aldridge (710 m, Spar)

## 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 007D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 14.7** (2025). Walsall 007D has a deprivation score of 14.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,045th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £235,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Walsall 007D was £235,000 in 2025. Joint 9,935th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,504** (2021). Walsall 007D had 1,504 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 23,334th 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: 96.7%** (January 2026). In Walsall 007D, 96.7% 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: 52.6205, -1.9192

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=-1.9192,52.6205,WS98RZ

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