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WS1 3BJ

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WS1 3BG 89 m
WS1 3BE 104 m
WS1 3BB 141 m
WS1 3AX 151 m
WS1 3BQ 163 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS1 3BJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS1
Postcode sector
WS1 3
Latitude
52.574476
Longitude
-1.970381
British National Grid easting
402,104
British National Grid northing
297,405

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
E00052411
Lower layer super output area
Walsall 030E · E01010373
Middle layer super output area
Walsall 030 · E02002139

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Property

At this postcode

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18 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Gorway Gardens, Walsall, WS1 3BJ 13 November 2023 £560,000
9, Gorway Gardens, Walsall, WS1 3BJ 14 June 2023 £522,500
1, Gorway Gardens, Walsall, WS1 3BJ 15 May 2023 £470,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
111
Primary
70
Secondary
15

  1. St Mary's The Mount Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    194 m

  2. Whitehall Junior Community School

    Community school

    409 m

  3. Queen Mary's Grammar School

    Academy converter

    438 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,543
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,993
  • Shoplifting 965
  • Vehicle crime 415
  • Criminal damage and arson 365
  • Public order 364

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
41

19 female, 22 male

Postcode households
19
Residents per household
2.2
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 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WS1 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
23.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
23.5%
Gigabit-capable
23.5%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

40

within 5 km

  • LITTLE LONDON SURGERY

    LITTLE LONDON, CALDMORE, WALSALL, WS1 3EP

    ODS code M91008

    606 m

  • BROADWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    213 BROADWAY, WALSALL, WS1 3HD

    ODS code M91619

    895 m

  • BRACE STREET HC- KUMAR

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91628

    943 m

  • BRACE STREET HC- MAHBUB (M91659)

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91659

    943 m

  • BRACE STREET HEALTH CENTRE

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91014

    943 m

  • 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

  • SADDLERS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91018

    1.5 km

  • UMBRELLA MEDICAL

    1 HATHERTON STREET, WALSALL, WS1 1AF

    ODS code M91015

    1.5 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

    2.1 km

  • ST PETER'S SURGERY

    51 LECKIE ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 8DA

    ODS code M91004

    2.4 km

  • BIRCHILLS HEALTH CENTRE

    23-37 OLD BIRCHILLS, WALSALL, WS2 8QH

    ODS code M91629

    2.5 km

  • TAME VALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    FRIAR PARK ROAD, WEDNESBURY, WS10 0JS

    ODS code M88023

    2.5 km

  • THE VILLAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    158A CRANKHALL LANE, WEDNESBURY, WS10 0EB

    ODS code M88001

    3.0 km

  • STONE CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

    291 WALSALL ROAD, WEST BROMWICH, B71 3LN

    ODS code M88008

    3.3 km

  • CLIFTON LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    CLIFTON LANE, WEST BROMWICH, B71 3AS

    ODS code M88630

    3.5 km

  • OAKESWELL HEALTH CENTRE

    BRUNSWICK PARK ROAD, WEDNESBURY, WS10 9HP

    ODS code M88007

    3.7 km

  • RUSHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    107 LICHFIELD ROAD, RUSHALL, WALSALL, WS4 1HB

    ODS code M91019

    3.8 km

  • BEECHDALE CENTRE

    EDISON ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 7HS

    ODS code M91611

    3.8 km

Showing 20 of 40 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Jesson Road

    BCT · Chuckery

    0.2 miles

  • Edward Court

    BCT · Chuckery

    0.2 miles

  • Edward Court

    BCT · Chuckery

    0.2 miles

  • Jesson Road

    BCT · Chuckery

    0.2 miles

  • Highgate Drive

    BCT · Caldmore

    0.3 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
2
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
2
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £516,250 from 4 recorded sales in WS1 3BJ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Walsall is £214,577 in June 2026, up 2.2% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

111 open schools are in scope, including 70 primary and 15 secondary schools. St Mary's The Mount Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 194 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

5,543 published events cover 12 months, averaging 461.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,993 events.

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