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WS1 postcode area · Walsall

The WS1 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Sandwell, Walsall. Area Scores range from 4 to 91 across them. Every full WS1 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the WS1 district: Walsall South East scores 91 out of 100 (#594 of 6,856 nationally) while Palfrey sits at 5 — neighbours on the map, 87 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 7 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £149,000 in Walsall West to £400,000 in Walsall South East — a 2.7× gap within the WS1 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Sandwell and Walsall — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£34,917a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime128per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)36
Owner-occupied53%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the WS1 district

£165,000median home sold over the past year · +50.0% over 5 years · -2.9% over the year · 155 sales
Detached£425,000
Semi-detached£242,500
Terraced£165,000
Flat£110,000
Walsall£225,000
West Midlands£252,500
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Walsall South EastWalsall 59491 £400,000
Walsall EastWalsall 4,33037 £192,000
The DelvesWalsall 5,49620 £241,000
Walsall North EastWalsall 5,52319 £230,000
Woods & Mesty CroftSandwell 5,55719 £223,000
Walsall WestWalsall 6,3058 £149,000
PleckWalsall 6,3947 £175,000
Walsall CentralWalsall 6,4905 £164,050
PalfreyWalsall 6,5315 £152,000

People living in WS1 Census 2021

Residents71,998
Median age (est.)36
Density3,539per km²
No qualifications27%
Degree or above27%
No car or van31%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 14%25–44 28%45–64 23%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 29%Mortgage/shared: 24%Social rent: 24%Private rent: 23%
Own outright 29%Mortgage/shared 24%Social rent 24%Private rent 23%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 11%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 13%Other: 17%
One person 30%Couple, no children 11%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 13%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Elementary 15% · Process & plant 12%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Elementary15%
Process & plant12%
Caring & leisure10%
Associate professional10%
Sales & customer service9%
Skilled trades9%
Managers & directors9%
Administrative8%

Ethnic group

White: 42%Asian: 43%Black: 7%Mixed: 3%Other: 4%
White 42%Asian 43%Black 7%Mixed 3%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Christian 31% · Muslim 31% · No religion 18%

Born outside the UK: 28%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in WS1

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the WS1 district.

Walsall

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around WS1.

WS5 WS2 WS10 WS4 B43 B71 WS3 B70

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.