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WS1 3BD

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WS1 3TE 170 m
WS1 3TF 199 m
WS1 3JG 229 m
WS1 3BE 237 m
WS1 3JW 250 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS1 3BD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2007
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS1
Postcode sector
WS1 3
Latitude
52.571995
Longitude
-1.970323
British National Grid easting
402,108
British National Grid northing
297,129

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
E00168239
Lower layer super output area
Walsall 030E · E01010373
Middle layer super output area
Walsall 030 · E02002139

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
108
Primary
71
Secondary
15

  1. Whitehall Junior Community School

    Community school

    194 m

  2. St Mary's The Mount Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    469 m

  3. Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy

    Academy converter

    600 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,719
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,816
  • Shoplifting 655
  • Vehicle crime 403
  • Criminal damage and arson 347
  • Public order 292

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
298

184 female, 114 male

Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WS1 3 residents
9,891

Age bands in WS1 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
23.4%

2,328 residents

Age 15 to 24
17.8%

1,767 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.9%

2,772 residents

Age 45 to 64
20.1%

1,994 residents

Age 65 and over
10.8%

1,073 residents

This postcode contained 3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WS1 3 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+
37.5%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
37.5%
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

37

within 5 km

  • BROADWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    213 BROADWAY, WALSALL, WS1 3HD

    ODS code M91619

    678 m

  • LITTLE LONDON SURGERY

    LITTLE LONDON, CALDMORE, WALSALL, WS1 3EP

    ODS code M91008

    693 m

  • BRACE STREET HC- KUMAR

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91628

    1.1 km

  • BRACE STREET HC- MAHBUB (M91659)

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91659

    1.1 km

  • BRACE STREET HEALTH CENTRE

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91014

    1.1 km

  • AMBAR MEDICAL CENTRE

    151 WEDNESBURY ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 4JQ

    ODS code Y00228

    1.5 km

  • PALFREY HEALTH CENTRE

    151 WEDNESBURY ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 4JQ

    ODS code M91621

    1.5 km

  • SADDLERS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91018

    1.8 km

  • UMBRELLA MEDICAL

    1 HATHERTON STREET, WALSALL, WS1 1AF

    ODS code M91015

    1.8 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

    2.2 km

  • TAME VALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    FRIAR PARK ROAD, WEDNESBURY, WS10 0JS

    ODS code M88023

    2.3 km

  • ST PETER'S SURGERY

    51 LECKIE ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 8DA

    ODS code M91004

    2.7 km

  • BIRCHILLS HEALTH CENTRE

    23-37 OLD BIRCHILLS, WALSALL, WS2 8QH

    ODS code M91629

    2.7 km

  • THE VILLAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    158A CRANKHALL LANE, WEDNESBURY, WS10 0EB

    ODS code M88001

    2.8 km

  • STONE CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

    291 WALSALL ROAD, WEST BROMWICH, B71 3LN

    ODS code M88008

    3.1 km

  • CLIFTON LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    CLIFTON LANE, WEST BROMWICH, B71 3AS

    ODS code M88630

    3.3 km

  • OAKESWELL HEALTH CENTRE

    BRUNSWICK PARK ROAD, WEDNESBURY, WS10 9HP

    ODS code M88007

    3.5 km

  • BEECHDALE CENTRE

    EDISON ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 7HS

    ODS code M91611

    4.0 km

  • JUBILEE HEALTH CENTRE

    1 UPPER RUSSELL STREET, WEDNESBURY, WS10 7AR

    ODS code M88022

    4.0 km

Showing 20 of 37 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

  • Walsall Rugby Club

    BCT · Fullbrook

    0.2 miles

  • Highgate Drive

    BCT · Caldmore

    0.2 miles

  • Walsall Rugby Club

    BCT · Fullbrook

    0.2 miles

  • Highgate Drive

    BCT · Caldmore

    0.2 miles

  • Gorway Farm

    BCT · Delves

    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.

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
1
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

108 open schools are in scope, including 71 primary and 15 secondary schools. Whitehall Junior Community School is the nearest published school at 194 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,719 published events cover 12 months, averaging 393.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,816 events.

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