WS4 1BE
The median sold price for the postcode WS4 1BE is around £205,500, from 4 sales over the last 12 months. 105 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around WS4 1BE (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 £123,950 – £260,000
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 WS4 1, last 24 months.
- Semi-detached£217,500(163 sales)
- Terraced£190,000(96 sales)
- Detached£297,500(58 sales)
- Flat£108,000(27 sales)
WS4 1BE median £205,500 (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: 17% below 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 100% of premises in WS4 1BE, compared with 93.7% across Walsall and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 84.5% of premises across Walsall (England: 77.9%).
| 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 | 100% | 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 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 64% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Walsall: more deprived than 38% of its 169 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income4of 10
- Employment3of 10
- Crime5of 10
- Living environment6of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band B (37%). 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.
Average Band B in Walsall: £2,043.60 for 2026/27.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 710 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A24%
- Band B37%
- Band C28%
- Band D7%
- Band E3%
- Band F1%
- Band G0%
- 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
- St Francis Catholic Primary School0.4 miles (710 m)Ofsted, March 2022: GoodOfsted reports for St Francis Catholic Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Rushall Primary School0.7 miles (1.1 km)Ofsted ungraded inspection, December 2019: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Rushall Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Greenfield Primary School0.7 miles (1.1 km)Ofsted ungraded inspection, January 2023: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Greenfield Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Nearest secondary schools
- Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy0.2 miles (310 m)Ofsted, January 2023: GoodOfsted reports for Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Shire Oak Academy1.6 miles (2.6 km)Ofsted, January 2025: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate
- Personal development Requires improvement
- Leadership and management Inadequate
- Walsall Academy1.9 miles (3.0 km)Ofsted report card, March 2026
- Inclusion Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
- Achievement Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard
- Post-16 provision Expected standard
- Leadership and governance Strong standard
- Safeguarding Met
Public transport
The nearest station to WS4 1BE is Bloxwich Rail Station, 2.4 miles (3.9 km) away in a straight line. There are 18 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 2.4 miles (3.9 km)Bloxwich Rail Station
- 2.6 miles (4.3 km)Bloxwich North Rail Station
- 3.0 miles (4.8 km)Walsall 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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