WS5 4SW
The median sold price for the postcode WS5 4SW is around £185,000, from 3 sales over the last 12 months. 81 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around WS5 4SW (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 £145,000 – £279,500
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 WS5 4, last 24 months.
- Semi-detached£230,000(96 sales)
- Terraced£194,000(47 sales)
- Detached£310,000(17 sales)
- Flat£112,500(6 sales)
Types shown greyed have few recent sales, and under 5 sales we show no median at all — the count is shown so you can judge it yourself.
WS5 4SW median £185,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £210,000 · 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: 48% below the typical Sandwell neighbourhood
- Crime: 26% below the typical England & Wales neighbourhood
Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in Sandwell 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 WS5 4SW, compared with 96.1% across Sandwell and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 89.1% of premises across Sandwell (England: 77.9%).
| Type of broadband | This postcode | Sandwell | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 89.1% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 100% | 96.1% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 99.8% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0.01% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 58% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Sandwell: more deprived than 19% of its 190 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income4of 10
- Employment5of 10
- Crime5of 10
- Living environment6of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band D (34%). Average Band D in Sandwell is £2,244.46 for 2026/27.
That is 6% below the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 800 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A4%
- Band B30%
- Band C25%
- Band D34%
- Band E8%
- Band F0%
- 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
- Yew Tree Primary School0.4 miles (700 m)Ofsted report card, January 2026
- Inclusion Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
- Achievement Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard
- Early years Expected standard
- Leadership and governance Expected standard
- Safeguarding Met
- Delves Junior School0.5 miles (820 m)Ofsted, January 2022: Good (inspection of the school it replaced)Ofsted reports for Delves Junior School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Delves Infant School0.5 miles (820 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, March 2022: School remains OutstandingOfsted reports for Delves Infant School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Nearest secondary schools
- Q3 Academy Great Barr0.8 miles (1.3 km)Ofsted ungraded inspection, September 2022: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Q3 Academy Great Barr (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Joseph Leckie Academy0.9 miles (1.5 km)Ofsted report card, February 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 Expected standard
- Safeguarding Met
- Queen Mary's Grammar School1.5 miles (2.4 km)Ofsted, March 2023: OutstandingOfsted reports for Queen Mary's Grammar School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Public transport
The nearest station to WS5 4SW is Tame Bridge Parkway Rail Station, 0.6 miles (900 m) away in a straight line. There are 12 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 0.6 miles (900 m)Tame Bridge Parkway Rail Station
- 1.2 miles (2.0 km)Bescot Stadium Rail Station
- 2.1 miles (3.4 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.
Show the full history (18 more months)
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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