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WS1 2DB

Paddock · Walsall · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WS1 2BP 72 m
WS1 2PL 81 m
WS1 2PJ 100 m
WS1 2PX 108 m
WS1 2EE 131 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS1 2DB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS1
Postcode sector
WS1 2
Latitude
52.579652
Longitude
-1.962010
British National Grid easting
402,671
British National Grid northing
297,981

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
E00052186
Lower layer super output area
Walsall 029A · E01010326
Middle layer super output area
Walsall 029 · E02002138

Postcode source versions

Explore WS1

Property

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3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
88a, The Crescent, Walsall, WS1 2DB 5 March 2021 £333,000
88a, The Crescent, Walsall, WS1 2DB 27 May 2011 £185,000
88, The Crescent, Walsall, WS1 2DB 23 December 1999 £99,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
106
Primary
68
Secondary
15

  1. Queen Mary's Grammar School

    Academy converter

    388 m

  2. Mayfield Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    455 m

  3. St Mary's The Mount Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    708 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,426
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,627
  • Shoplifting 715
  • Vehicle crime 304
  • Public order 298
  • Criminal damage and arson 276

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

3 female, 5 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
2.7
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WS1 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
50%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
50%
Gigabit-capable
50%
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

38

within 5 km

  • LITTLE LONDON SURGERY

    LITTLE LONDON, CALDMORE, WALSALL, WS1 3EP

    ODS code M91008

    1.3 km

  • SADDLERS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91018

    1.4 km

  • UMBRELLA MEDICAL

    1 HATHERTON STREET, WALSALL, WS1 1AF

    ODS code M91015

    1.4 km

  • BRACE STREET HC- KUMAR

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91628

    1.5 km

  • BRACE STREET HC- MAHBUB (M91659)

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91659

    1.5 km

  • BRACE STREET HEALTH CENTRE

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91014

    1.5 km

  • BROADWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    213 BROADWAY, WALSALL, WS1 3HD

    ODS code M91619

    1.7 km

  • AMBAR MEDICAL CENTRE

    151 WEDNESBURY ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 4JQ

    ODS code Y00228

    2.1 km

  • PALFREY HEALTH CENTRE

    151 WEDNESBURY ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 4JQ

    ODS code M91621

    2.1 km

  • ST PETER'S SURGERY

    51 LECKIE ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 8DA

    ODS code M91004

    2.3 km

  • FORRESTER STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 FORRESTER STREET, WALSALL, WS2 9PL

    ODS code M91613

    2.3 km

  • PLECK HEALTH CENTRE

    16 OXFORD STREET, WALSALL, WS2 9HY

    ODS code M91616

    2.5 km

  • BIRCHILLS HEALTH CENTRE

    23-37 OLD BIRCHILLS, WALSALL, WS2 8QH

    ODS code M91629

    2.6 km

  • RUSHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    107 LICHFIELD ROAD, RUSHALL, WALSALL, WS4 1HB

    ODS code M91019

    3.2 km

  • TAME VALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    FRIAR PARK ROAD, WEDNESBURY, WS10 0JS

    ODS code M88023

    3.3 km

  • HARDEN HEALTH CENTRE

    HARDEN ROAD, LEAMORE, WALSALL, WS3 1ET

    ODS code M91036

    3.6 km

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    ANCHOR MEADOW, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 8AJ

    ODS code M91017

    3.8 km

  • PORTLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ANCHOR MEADOW, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 8AJ

    ODS code M91010

    3.8 km

  • THE VILLAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    158A CRANKHALL LANE, WEDNESBURY, WS10 0EB

    ODS code M88001

    3.8 km

  • BEECHDALE CENTRE

    EDISON ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 7HS

    ODS code M91611

    3.9 km

Showing 20 of 38 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Orwell Road

    BCT · Chuckery

    0.0 miles

  • Beaconsfield Court

    BCT · Chuckery

    0.1 miles

  • The Crescent

    BCT · Chuckery

    0.1 miles

  • The Crescent

    BCT · Chuckery

    0.1 miles

  • Willows Road

    BCT · Chuckery

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Walsall 029A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,669 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
3 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
0
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

106 open schools are in scope, including 68 primary and 15 secondary schools. Queen Mary's Grammar School is the nearest published school at 388 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,426 published events cover 12 months, averaging 368.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,627 events.

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