WS1 2DN
The median sold price for the postcode WS1 2DN is around £157,500, from 4 sales over the last 12 months. 109 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around WS1 2DN (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly violence and sexual offences. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £90,000 – £402,500
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across WS1 2, last 24 months.
- Terraced£160,750(60 sales)
- Semi-detached£266,000(34 sales)
- Flat£130,000(33 sales)
- Detached£415,000(17 sales)
WS1 2DN median £157,500 (12 months) vs the wider district £215,000 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.
How it compares
- Crime: about the same as the typical Walsall neighbourhood
- Crime: about the same as the typical England & Wales neighbourhood
Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in Walsall and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 0% of premises in WS1 2DN, compared with 93.7% across Walsall and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 84.5% of premises across Walsall (England: 77.9%).
Ofcom lists no gigabit-capable network at this postcode, although 93.7% of premises across Walsall have one. Ofcom data can lag recent upgrades, and neighbouring postcodes can differ.
| Type of broadband | This postcode | Walsall | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 84.5% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 0% | 93.7% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 99.5% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0.01% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 41% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Walsall: more deprived than 25% of its 169 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income5of 10
- Employment5of 10
- Crime6of 10
- Living environment3of 10
Council tax
Bands C and E are the most common here (23% of homes each). Average Band D in Walsall is £2,627.48 for 2026/27.
That is 10% above the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 620 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A5%
- Band B21%
- Band C23%
- Band D16%
- Band E23%
- Band F10%
- Band G2%
- Band H0%
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- Chuckery Primary School0.4 miles (590 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, September 2023: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Chuckery Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- St Mary's The Mount Catholic Primary School0.5 miles (740 m)Ofsted, April 2025: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Good
- Behaviour and attitudes Good
- Personal development Good
- Leadership and management Good
- Blue Coat Church of England Aided Junior School0.5 miles (750 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, March 2025: Standards maintainedOfsted reports for Blue Coat Church of England Aided Junior School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Nearest secondary schools
- Queen Mary's Grammar School0.3 miles (430 m)Ofsted, March 2023: OutstandingOfsted reports for Queen Mary's Grammar School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Blue Coat Church of England Academy0.5 miles (880 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, January 2023: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Blue Coat Church of England Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Walsall Studio School0.8 miles (1.3 km)Ofsted, March 2025: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Good
- Behaviour and attitudes Good
- Personal development Good
- Leadership and management Good
Public transport
The nearest station to WS1 2DN is Walsall Rail Station, 1.0 mile (1.5 km) away in a straight line. There are 25 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 1.0 mile (1.5 km)Walsall Rail Station
- 1.7 miles (2.7 km)Bescot Stadium Rail Station
- 2.0 miles (3.2 km)Tame Bridge Parkway Rail Station
How this area has changed
PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.
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Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
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