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

WS9 8XU 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 8XU 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

- **11 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 8% on July. Walsall 015A: 140 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.9220,52.6117,WS98XU
- **Walsall, 5.2 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.9220,52.6117,WS98XU
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.9220,52.6117,WS98XU
- **No property in WS9 8XU 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=-1.9220,52.6117,WS98XU
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Walsall 015A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.9220,52.6117,WS98XU
- **£215,329 average price**: For the whole of Walsall, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.9220,52.6117,WS98XU
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.9220,52.6117,WS98XU
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.9220,52.6117,WS98XU
- **55% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-1.9220,52.6117,WS98XU
- **Moderate road and rail noise at WS9 8XU**: Road 60 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.9220,52.6117,WS98XU
- **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=-1.9220,52.6117,WS98XU
- **11.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.9220,52.6117,WS98XU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Leighswood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leighswood-school-e131433) | Primary | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cooper and Jordan Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cooper-and-jordan-church-of-england-primary-school-e132073) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 63% 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 | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 83% 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 | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2022 | Attainment 8 of 43.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Francis of Assisi Catholic College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-francis-of-assisi-catholic-college-e104255) | Secondary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 53.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Castlefort Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castlefort-academy-e152001) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed | – |
| [St John's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-church-of-england-primary-school-e104228) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oakwood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakwood-school-e151525) | Special | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding (Concerns), next inspection graded, June 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £340,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| August 2025 | £147,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 280 m |
| October 2025 | £337,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 290 m |
| May 2025 | £155,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 320 m |
| April 2026 | £415,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 320 m |
| February 2026 | £340,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 320 m |
| July 2025 | £392,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 330 m |
| November 2025 | £186,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 350 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: LAZY HILL PHARMACY (710 m); BOOTS (880 m)
- Dental practices: RODERICKS DENTAL LTD (850 m); DENTAL SURGERY (910 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Northgate Express Petrol (300 m, Asda); Spar - Aldridge (300 m, Spar); Co-op Aldridge - Walsall Wood Road (700 m, The Co-operative Group); Morrisons Aldridge (810 m, Morrisons); Iceland Aldridge (880 m, Iceland)

## 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 015A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.2** (2025). Walsall 015A has a deprivation score of 9.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,737th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £240,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Walsall 015A was £240,000 in 2025. Joint 10,416th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,338** (2021). Walsall 015A had 2,338 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,785th 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: 73.2%** (January 2026). In Walsall 015A, 73.2% 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.

## 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: 52.6117, -1.9220

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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-1.9220,52.6117,WS98XU

## How to cite

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