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

WV13 1JB 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 1JB 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

- **51 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 16% on July. Walsall 027D: 105 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.0391,52.5884,WV131JB
- **Willenhall, 1.3 km**: About 16 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.0391,52.5884,WV131JB
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.0391,52.5884,WV131JB
- **3 of 82 properties in WV13 1JB at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.0391,52.5884,WV131JB
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Walsall 027D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.0391,52.5884,WV131JB
- **£215,329 average price**: For the whole of Walsall, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.0391,52.5884,WV131JB
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 990 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.0391,52.5884,WV131JB
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.0391,52.5884,WV131JB
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WV13 1JB**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.0391,52.5884,WV131JB
- **Moderate road and rail noise at WV13 1JB**: Road 64 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.0391,52.5884,WV131JB
- **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=-2.0391,52.5884,WV131JB
- **12.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.0391,52.5884,WV131JB

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Barcroft Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barcroft-academy-e151997) | Primary | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022, before the school changed | – |
| [Shepwell Short Stay School (PRU-Medical)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shepwell-short-stay-school-pru-medical-e131619) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | – |
| [Bentley West Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bentley-west-primary-school-e150291) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), November 2022, before the school changed | 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [County Bridge Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/county-bridge-primary-school-e104189) | Primary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2022 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Giles Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-giles-church-of-england-primary-school-e104226) | Primary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [New Leaf School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-leaf-school-e151297) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Inadequate (overall), September 2023, before the school changed, special measures | – |
| [Short Heath Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/short-heath-junior-school-e104188) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | 33% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Rosedale Church of England C Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rosedale-church-of-england-c-infant-school-e104225) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £90,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| February 2026 | £148,600 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| April 2026 | £250,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| July 2025 | £295,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| February 2026 | £185,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| July 2026 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| August 2026 | £235,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| July 2026 | £232,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: MODALITY KINGFISHER DARLASTON PRACTICE (990 m); STROUD PRACTICE (990 m)
- Pharmacies: J DOCTER PHARMACY (990 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Bentley (330 m, Spar); Spar - Harvest Energy-Springbank (1 km, 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 027D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 37.6** (2025). Walsall 027D has a deprivation score of 37.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,240th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £208,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Walsall 027D was £208,500 in 2025. Joint 7,296th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,549** (2021). Walsall 027D had 1,549 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,834th 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: 99.8%** (January 2026). In Walsall 027D, 99.8% 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: 52.5884, -2.0391

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=-2.0391,52.5884,WV131JB

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