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WS4 postcode area · Walsall

The WS4 postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Walsall. Area Scores range from 5 to 91 across them. Every full WS4 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the WS4 district: Aldridge South scores 92 out of 100 (#574 of 6,856 nationally) while Walsall Central sits at 5 — neighbours on the map, 86 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £164,050 in Walsall Central to £345,000 in Aldridge South — a 2.1× gap within the WS4 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£35,148a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime146per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)41
Owner-occupied61%

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 WS4 district

£218,975median home sold over the past year · +25.1% over 5 years · -0.5% over the year · 196 sales
Detached£365,000
Semi-detached£225,000
Terraced£201,750
Flat£112,000
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
Aldridge SouthWalsall 57492 £345,000
Pelsall SouthWalsall 3,22053 £240,000
ShelfieldWalsall 4,21438 £223,000
RushallWalsall 4,89329 £215,000
Walsall North EastWalsall 5,52319 £230,000
Walsall CentralWalsall 6,4905 £164,050

People living in WS4 Census 2021

Residents44,049
Median age (est.)41
Density2,017per km²
No qualifications24%
Degree or above28%
No car or van26%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 12%25–44 26%45–64 26%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 34%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 22%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 34%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 22%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 12%Other: 16%
One person 33%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 12%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Elementary 12% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Elementary12%
Associate professional12%
Skilled trades11%
Managers & directors11%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure10%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 72%Asian: 17%Black: 5%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 72%Asian 17%Black 5%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 28% · Muslim 11%

Born outside the UK: 15%

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 WS4

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the WS4 district.

Aldridge Pelsall Walsall

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around WS4.

WS3 WS9 WS2 WS1 WS5 WS8 WV12 B43

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.