# WV13 1GA: area report for a postcode in Walsall

WV13 1GA 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 WV13 1GA for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Walsall](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall) › [WV13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv13) › [WV13 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv13-1)

## Around this postcode

- **80 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 29% on July. Walsall 027C: 364 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.0542,52.5867,WV131GA
- **Willenhall, 540 m**: About 7 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.0542,52.5867,WV131GA
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.0542,52.5867,WV131GA
- **No property in WV13 1GA 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=-2.0542,52.5867,WV131GA
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Walsall 027C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.0542,52.5867,WV131GA
- **£215,329 average price**: For the whole of Walsall, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.0542,52.5867,WV131GA
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.0542,52.5867,WV131GA
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 130 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.0542,52.5867,WV131GA
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WV13 1GA**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.0542,52.5867,WV131GA
- **Moderate road and rail noise at WV13 1GA**: Road 56 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.0542,52.5867,WV131GA
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% 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=-2.0542,52.5867,WV131GA
- **11.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.0542,52.5867,WV131GA

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Giles Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-giles-church-of-england-primary-school-e104226) | Primary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [WV2 Education](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wv2-education-e148252) | Independent | 520 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Barcroft Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barcroft-academy-e151997) | Primary | 680 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022, before the school changed | – |
| [Fibbersley Park Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fibbersley-park-academy-e143417) | Primary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Shepwell Short Stay School (PRU-Medical)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shepwell-short-stay-school-pru-medical-e131619) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | – |
| [St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-thomas-more-catholic-school-willenhall-e104259) | Secondary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | Attainment 8 of 40.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Stow Heath Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stow-heath-primary-school-e104323) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Pool Hayes Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pool-hayes-academy-e142594) | Secondary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2022 | Attainment 8 of 36.8 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2023 | £183,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| April 2023 | £114,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| April 2024 | £100,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| July 2025 | £150,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, freehold | 180 m |
| May 2026 | £190,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| May 2024 | £147,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 250 m |
| October 2025 | £235,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 270 m |
| April 2026 | £185,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 270 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Willenhall (540 m, 7 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: LOCKFIELD SURGERY (240 m); LOCKSTOWN PRACTICE (240 m); WILLENHALL MEDICAL CENTRE (240 m); THE KEYS FAMILY PRACTICE (420 m)
- Pharmacies: 8PM CHEMIST (320 m); MEDICAL CENTRE PHARMACY (320 m); 8PM CHEMIST (320 m); VANTAGE PHARMACY (320 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (940 m)
- Dental practices: HAYERS DENTAL SURGERY (550 m); DENTAL SURGERY (550 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Willenhall (130 m, Morrisons); Heron Willenhall (180 m, Heron); Lidl Willenhall (530 m, Lidl); Spar - Harvest Energy-Springbank (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 027C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 42.3** (2025). Walsall 027C has a deprivation score of 42.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,983rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £155,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Walsall 027C was £155,000 in 2025. Joint 2,696th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,868** (2021). Walsall 027C had 2,868 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 196th 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: 92.5%** (January 2026). In Walsall 027C, 92.5% 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.

## WV13 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £200,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WV13 was £200,000 in 2025. Joint 372nd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 22,423** (2021). WV13 had 22,423 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,319th 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: 92%** (2022). About 92% of people in WV13 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: 98.1%** (January 2026). In WV13, 98.1% 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: 52.5867, -2.0542

Council: [Walsall](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Wolverhampton South East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wolverhampton-south-east): Pat McFadden (Labour), 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=-2.0542,52.5867,WV131GA

## How to cite

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