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WS1 2AG

Paddock · Walsall · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Paddock
Local authority
Walsall
Constituency
Walsall and Bloxwich
Postcode district
WS1
Postcode sector
WS1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WS1 2AS 68 m
WS1 2AJ 76 m
WS1 2AN 78 m
WS1 2BL 87 m
WS1 2AR 95 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS1 2AG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS1
Postcode sector
WS1 2
Latitude
52.587746
Longitude
-1.974210
British National Grid easting
401,844
British National Grid northing
298,881

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Walsall · E08000030
Electoral ward
Paddock · E05016443
Parish or community
E43000184
Westminster constituency
Walsall and Bloxwich · E14001562
Output area
E00052396
Lower layer super output area
Walsall 024D · E01010369
Middle layer super output area
Walsall 024 · E02002133

Postcode source versions

Explore WS1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
115
Primary
72
Secondary
16

  1. Queen Mary's High School

    Academy converter

    251 m

  2. Hydesville Tower School

    Other independent school

    278 m

  3. Butts Primary School

    Community school

    453 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,637
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,471
  • Shoplifting 962
  • Vehicle crime 479
  • Criminal damage and arson 461
  • Public order 426

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WS1 2 residents
7,738

Age bands in WS1 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.9%

1,380 residents

Age 15 to 24
13%

947 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.7%

2,099 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.8%

1,814 residents

Age 65 and over
14.6%

1,067 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

39

within 5 km

  • SADDLERS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91018

    371 m

  • UMBRELLA MEDICAL

    1 HATHERTON STREET, WALSALL, WS1 1AF

    ODS code M91015

    371 m

  • ST PETER'S SURGERY

    51 LECKIE ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 8DA

    ODS code M91004

    1.0 km

  • BRACE STREET HC- KUMAR

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91628

    1.3 km

  • BRACE STREET HC- MAHBUB (M91659)

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91659

    1.3 km

  • BRACE STREET HEALTH CENTRE

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91014

    1.3 km

  • LITTLE LONDON SURGERY

    LITTLE LONDON, CALDMORE, WALSALL, WS1 3EP

    ODS code M91008

    1.5 km

  • FORRESTER STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 FORRESTER STREET, WALSALL, WS2 9PL

    ODS code M91613

    1.5 km

  • BIRCHILLS HEALTH CENTRE

    23-37 OLD BIRCHILLS, WALSALL, WS2 8QH

    ODS code M91629

    1.5 km

  • AMBAR MEDICAL CENTRE

    151 WEDNESBURY ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 4JQ

    ODS code Y00228

    1.8 km

  • PALFREY HEALTH CENTRE

    151 WEDNESBURY ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 4JQ

    ODS code M91621

    1.8 km

  • PLECK HEALTH CENTRE

    16 OXFORD STREET, WALSALL, WS2 9HY

    ODS code M91616

    2.2 km

  • BROADWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    213 BROADWAY, WALSALL, WS1 3HD

    ODS code M91619

    2.2 km

  • HARDEN HEALTH CENTRE

    HARDEN ROAD, LEAMORE, WALSALL, WS3 1ET

    ODS code M91036

    2.5 km

  • RUSHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    107 LICHFIELD ROAD, RUSHALL, WALSALL, WS4 1HB

    ODS code M91019

    2.5 km

  • BEECHDALE CENTRE

    EDISON ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 7HS

    ODS code M91611

    2.7 km

  • HARDEN BLAKENALL

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

    ODS code Y02627

    3.1 km

  • BLOXWICH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PINFOLD HEALTH CENTRE, FIELD ROAD, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3JP

    ODS code M91034

    3.4 km

  • KHAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PINFOLD HEALTH CENTRE, FIELD ROAD, WALSALL, WS3 3JP

    ODS code M91602

    3.4 km

  • PILLAI

    THE PINFOLD, WALSALL, WS3 3JP

    ODS code M91647

    3.4 km

Showing 20 of 39 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Lower Rushall Street

    BCT · Walsall

    0.1 miles

  • Lower Rushall Street

    BCT · Walsall

    0.1 miles

  • Arboretum

    BCT · Chuckery

    0.1 miles

  • Watmos Homes

    BCT · Walsall

    0.1 miles

  • Chuckery Pocket Park

    BCT · Chuckery

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Walsall 024D, 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

1,840 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
9 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
2
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

115 open schools are in scope, including 72 primary and 16 secondary schools. Queen Mary's High School is the nearest published school at 251 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,637 published events cover 12 months, averaging 553.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,471 events.

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