WS1 1GU

St Matthew's · Walsall · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Walsall
Postcode district
WS1
Postcode sector
WS1 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WS1 1DP 16 m
WS1 1LN 26 m
WS1 1HP 33 m
WS1 1EX 36 m
WS1 1EW 39 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS1 1GU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1997
Terminated
1 June 1998
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS1
Postcode sector
WS1 1
Latitude
52.584726
Longitude
-1.981045
British National Grid easting
401,381
British National Grid northing
298,545

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Walsall · E08000030
Parish or community
E43000184
Westminster constituency
Walsall and Bloxwich · E14001562
Output area
E00168257
Lower layer super output area
Walsall 030A · E01010368
Middle layer super output area
Walsall 030 · E02002139

Postcode source versions

Explore WS1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
121
Primary
76
Secondary
16
  1. Walsall Studio School

    Studio schools

    256 m
  2. The Ladder School

    Free schools alternative provision

    326 m
  3. Walsall College

    Further education

    496 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,652
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,997
  • Shoplifting 977
  • Vehicle crime 575
  • Criminal damage and arson 539
  • Public order 507

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WS1 1 residents
807

Age bands in WS1 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.5%

165 residents

Age 15 to 24
18.5%

227 residents

Age 25 to 44
45.8%

561 residents

Age 45 to 64
18.7%

229 residents

Age 65 and over
3.5%

43 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

41

within 5 km straight-line

  • SADDLERS HEALTH CENTRE

    HATHERTON MEDICAL CENTRE, 1 HATHERTON STREET, WALSALL, WS1 1AF

    ODS code M91018

    274 m

  • UMBRELLA MEDICAL

    1 HATHERTON STREET, WALSALL, WS1 1AF

    ODS code M91015

    274 m

  • BRACE STREET HC- KUMAR

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91628

    810 m

  • BRACE STREET HC- MAHBUB (M91659)

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91659

    810 m

  • BRACE STREET HEALTH CENTRE

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91014

    810 m

  • FORRESTER STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 FORRESTER STREET, WALSALL, WS2 9PL

    ODS code M91613

    972 m

  • LITTLE LONDON SURGERY

    LITTLE LONDON, CALDMORE, WALSALL, WS1 3EP

    ODS code M91008

    1.1 km

  • ST PETER'S SURGERY

    51 LECKIE ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 8DA

    ODS code M91004

    1.1 km

  • BIRCHILLS HEALTH CENTRE

    23-37 OLD BIRCHILLS, WALSALL, WS2 8QH

    ODS code M91629

    1.2 km

  • AMBAR MEDICAL CENTRE

    151 WEDNESBURY ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 4JQ

    ODS code Y00228

    1.3 km

  • PALFREY HEALTH CENTRE

    151 WEDNESBURY ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 4JQ

    ODS code M91621

    1.3 km

  • PLECK HEALTH CENTRE

    16 OXFORD STREET, WALSALL, WS2 9HY

    ODS code M91616

    1.6 km

  • BROADWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    213 BROADWAY, WALSALL, WS1 3HD

    ODS code M91619

    1.9 km

  • BEECHDALE CENTRE

    EDISON ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 7HS

    ODS code M91611

    2.5 km

  • HARDEN HEALTH CENTRE

    HARDEN ROAD, LEAMORE, WALSALL, WS3 1ET

    ODS code M91036

    2.7 km

  • RUSHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    107 LICHFIELD ROAD, RUSHALL, WALSALL, WS4 1HB

    ODS code M91019

    3.0 km

  • MODALITY KINGFISHER DARLASTON PRACTICE

    BENTLEY MEDICAL CENTRE, CHURCHILL ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 0BA

    ODS code M91028

    3.0 km

  • STROUD PRACTICE

    BENTLEY MEDICAL CENTRE, CHURCHILL ROAD, BENTLEY, WALSALL, WS2 0BA

    ODS code M91614

    3.0 km

  • HARDEN BLAKENALL

    BLAKENHALL VILLAGE CENTRE, THAMES ROAD, WALSALL, WS3 1LZ

    ODS code Y02627

    3.4 km

  • TAME VALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    FRIAR PARK ROAD, WEDNESBURY, WS10 0JS

    ODS code M88023

    3.4 km

Showing 20 of 41 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Walsall Bus Station

    BCS · Walsall

    0.0 miles
  • Walsall Bus Station

    BCS · Walsall

    0.1 miles
  • Walsall Bus Station

    BCS · Walsall

    0.1 miles
  • Walsall Bus Station

    BCS · Walsall

    0.1 miles
  • Walsall Bus Station

    BCS · Walsall

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Walsall 030A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

1 of 10

Overall England rank

703 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
2 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

121 open schools are in scope, including 76 primary and 16 secondary schools. Walsall Studio School is the nearest published school at 256 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

7,652 published events cover 12 months, averaging 637.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,997 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.