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WS5 postcode area · Walsall

The WS5 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Sandwell, Walsall. Area Scores range from 4 to 91 across them. Every full WS5 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the WS5 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 — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 4 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £152,000 in Palfrey to £400,000 in Walsall South East — a 2.6× gap within the WS5 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£36,817a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime108per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)37
Owner-occupied62%

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 WS5 district

£294,000median home sold over the past year · +17.6% over 5 years · +0.6% over the year · 185 sales
Detached£421,750
Semi-detached£247,000
Terraced£225,000
Flat£137,500
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
Pheasey & Sutton RoadWalsall 1,65776 £260,000
Walsall EastWalsall 4,33037 £192,000
Yew Tree & TamebridgeSandwell 5,20824 £212,500
The DelvesWalsall 5,49620 £241,000
Walsall CentralWalsall 6,4905 £164,050
PalfreyWalsall 6,5315 £152,000

People living in WS5 Census 2021

Residents60,234
Median age (est.)37
Density3,016per km²
No qualifications25%
Degree or above28%
No car or van25%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 14%25–44 27%45–64 23%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 18%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 13%Other: 17%
One person 28%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 13%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Elementary 12% · Associate professional 11%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Elementary12%
Associate professional11%
Managers & directors10%
Process & plant10%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades9%
Sales & customer service9%

Ethnic group

White: 46%Asian: 41%Black: 6%Mixed: 3%Other: 4%
White 46%Asian 41%Black 6%Mixed 3%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Christian 33% · Muslim 26% · No religion 19%

Born outside the UK: 25%

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 WS5

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the WS5 district.

Walsall

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around WS5.

WS1 B43 WS4 WS2 WS10 B71 B70 B42

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.