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WS1 2RE

St Matthew's · Walsall · England

Updated September 2026

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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 3AT 116 m
WS1 3AY 116 m
WS1 2NJ 117 m
WS1 2NH 119 m
WS1 2RF 142 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS1 2RE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1984
Terminated
1 December 1986
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS1
Postcode sector
WS1 2
Latitude
52.577128
Longitude
-1.970438
British National Grid easting
402,100
British National Grid northing
297,700

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
E00052407
Lower layer super output area
Walsall 030E · E01010373
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
109
Primary
68
Secondary
15

  1. St Mary's The Mount Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    106 m

  2. Mayfield Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    241 m

  3. Queen Mary's Grammar School

    Academy converter

    255 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,931
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,101
  • Shoplifting 1,048
  • Vehicle crime 463
  • Public order 395
  • Criminal damage and arson 378

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

39

within 5 km straight-line

  • LITTLE LONDON SURGERY

    LITTLE LONDON, CALDMORE, WALSALL, WS1 3EP

    ODS code M91008

    644 m

  • BRACE STREET HC- KUMAR

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91628

    875 m

  • BRACE STREET HC- MAHBUB (M91659)

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91659

    875 m

  • BRACE STREET HEALTH CENTRE

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91014

    875 m

  • BROADWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    213 BROADWAY, WALSALL, WS1 3HD

    ODS code M91619

    1.2 km

  • SADDLERS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91018

    1.3 km

  • UMBRELLA MEDICAL

    1 HATHERTON STREET, WALSALL, WS1 1AF

    ODS code M91015

    1.3 km

  • AMBAR MEDICAL CENTRE

    151 WEDNESBURY ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 4JQ

    ODS code Y00228

    1.4 km

  • PALFREY HEALTH CENTRE

    151 WEDNESBURY ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 4JQ

    ODS code M91621

    1.4 km

  • PLECK HEALTH CENTRE

    16 OXFORD STREET, WALSALL, WS2 9HY

    ODS code M91616

    1.9 km

  • FORRESTER STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 FORRESTER STREET, WALSALL, WS2 9PL

    ODS code M91613

    1.9 km

  • ST PETER'S SURGERY

    51 LECKIE ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 8DA

    ODS code M91004

    2.2 km

  • BIRCHILLS HEALTH CENTRE

    23-37 OLD BIRCHILLS, WALSALL, WS2 8QH

    ODS code M91629

    2.3 km

  • TAME VALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    FRIAR PARK ROAD, WEDNESBURY, WS10 0JS

    ODS code M88023

    2.8 km

  • THE VILLAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    158A CRANKHALL LANE, WEDNESBURY, WS10 0EB

    ODS code M88001

    3.2 km

  • RUSHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    107 LICHFIELD ROAD, RUSHALL, WALSALL, WS4 1HB

    ODS code M91019

    3.5 km

  • BEECHDALE CENTRE

    EDISON ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 7HS

    ODS code M91611

    3.6 km

  • STONE CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

    291 WALSALL ROAD, WEST BROMWICH, B71 3LN

    ODS code M88008

    3.6 km

  • HARDEN HEALTH CENTRE

    HARDEN ROAD, LEAMORE, WALSALL, WS3 1ET

    ODS code M91036

    3.7 km

  • CLIFTON LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    CLIFTON LANE, WEST BROMWICH, B71 3AS

    ODS code M88630

    3.8 km

Showing 20 of 39 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Edward Court

    BCT · Chuckery

    0.0 miles

  • Edward Court

    BCT · Chuckery

    0.1 miles

  • Six Ways Walsall

    BCT · Chuckery

    0.2 miles

  • Bernard Street

    BCT · Chuckery

    0.2 miles

  • Kerry Court

    BCT · Chuckery

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Walsall 030E, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,025 of 33,755

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

109 open schools are in scope, including 68 primary and 15 secondary schools. St Mary's The Mount Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 106 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,931 published events cover 12 months, averaging 494.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,101 events.

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