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WS1 2LZ

St Matthew's · Walsall · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Walsall
Ward
St Matthew's
Local authority
Walsall
Constituency
Walsall and Bloxwich
Postcode district
WS1
Postcode sector
WS1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WS1 2LT 11 m
WS1 3ES 36 m
WS1 3AD 39 m
WS1 3AA 69 m
WS1 3AF 70 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS1 2LZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2021
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS1
Postcode sector
WS1 2
Latitude
52.579781
Longitude
-1.974244
British National Grid easting
401,842
British National Grid northing
297,995

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Walsall · E08000030
Electoral ward
St Matthew's · E05016450
Parish or community
E43000184
Westminster constituency
Walsall and Bloxwich · E14001562
Output area
E00052404
Lower layer super output area
Walsall 030B · E01010370
Middle layer super output area
Walsall 030 · E02002139

Postcode source versions

Explore WS1

Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
26, Whitehouse Ridsdale, Birmingham Road, Walsall, WS1 2LZ 18 June 2021 £295,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
116
Primary
73
Secondary
15

  1. Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School

    Voluntary aided school

    101 m

  2. Blue Coat Church of England Aided Junior School

    Voluntary aided school

    164 m

  3. Blue Coat Church of England Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    184 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,475
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,291
  • Shoplifting 1,096
  • Vehicle crime 506
  • Public order 439
  • Criminal damage and arson 413

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.

GP practices

38

within 5 km straight-line

  • LITTLE LONDON SURGERY

    LITTLE LONDON, CALDMORE, WALSALL, WS1 3EP

    ODS code M91008

    632 m

  • BRACE STREET HC- KUMAR

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91628

    662 m

  • BRACE STREET HC- MAHBUB (M91659)

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91659

    662 m

  • BRACE STREET HEALTH CENTRE

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91014

    662 m

  • SADDLERS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91018

    882 m

  • UMBRELLA MEDICAL

    1 HATHERTON STREET, WALSALL, WS1 1AF

    ODS code M91015

    882 m

  • 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

  • BROADWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    213 BROADWAY, WALSALL, WS1 3HD

    ODS code M91619

    1.4 km

  • FORRESTER STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 FORRESTER STREET, WALSALL, WS2 9PL

    ODS code M91613

    1.5 km

  • PLECK HEALTH CENTRE

    16 OXFORD STREET, WALSALL, WS2 9HY

    ODS code M91616

    1.7 km

  • ST PETER'S SURGERY

    51 LECKIE ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 8DA

    ODS code M91004

    1.8 km

  • BIRCHILLS HEALTH CENTRE

    23-37 OLD BIRCHILLS, WALSALL, WS2 8QH

    ODS code M91629

    1.9 km

  • TAME VALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    FRIAR PARK ROAD, WEDNESBURY, WS10 0JS

    ODS code M88023

    3.0 km

  • BEECHDALE CENTRE

    EDISON ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 7HS

    ODS code M91611

    3.2 km

  • RUSHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    107 LICHFIELD ROAD, RUSHALL, WALSALL, WS4 1HB

    ODS code M91019

    3.3 km

  • HARDEN HEALTH CENTRE

    HARDEN ROAD, LEAMORE, WALSALL, WS3 1ET

    ODS code M91036

    3.3 km

  • THE VILLAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    158A CRANKHALL LANE, WEDNESBURY, WS10 0EB

    ODS code M88001

    3.4 km

  • MODALITY KINGFISHER DARLASTON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91028

    3.6 km

  • STROUD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91614

    3.6 km

Showing 20 of 38 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Six Ways Walsall

    BCT · Chuckery

    0.0 miles

  • Bernard Street

    BCT · Chuckery

    0.1 miles

  • Six Ways Walsall

    BCT · Chuckery

    0.1 miles

  • Pool Street

    BCT · Chuckery

    0.1 miles

  • Bernard Street

    BCT · Chuckery

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Walsall 030B, 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

1,355 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
7 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

116 open schools are in scope, including 73 primary and 15 secondary schools. Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School is the nearest published school at 101 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,475 published events cover 12 months, averaging 539.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,291 events.

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