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WS1 3DS

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 3DR 37 m
WS1 3DZ 50 m
WS1 3DT 62 m
WS1 3AH 74 m
WS1 3DX 92 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS1 3DS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS1
Postcode sector
WS1 3
Latitude
52.579044
Longitude
-1.978612
British National Grid easting
401,546
British National Grid northing
297,913

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
E00052400
Lower layer super output area
Walsall 030B · E01010370
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
117
Primary
74
Secondary
15

  1. Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School

    Voluntary aided school

    225 m

  2. Blue Coat Church of England Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    301 m

  3. Caldmore Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    329 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,289
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,675
  • Shoplifting 1,174
  • Vehicle crime 543
  • Public order 496
  • Criminal damage and arson 473

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
92

38 female, 54 male

Postcode households
32
Residents per household
2.9
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 0.9% 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+
100%
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
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

37

within 5 km

  • BRACE STREET HC- KUMAR

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91628

    358 m

  • BRACE STREET HC- MAHBUB (M91659)

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91659

    358 m

  • BRACE STREET HEALTH CENTRE

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91014

    358 m

  • LITTLE LONDON SURGERY

    LITTLE LONDON, CALDMORE, WALSALL, WS1 3EP

    ODS code M91008

    452 m

  • SADDLERS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91018

    890 m

  • UMBRELLA MEDICAL

    1 HATHERTON STREET, WALSALL, WS1 1AF

    ODS code M91015

    890 m

  • AMBAR MEDICAL CENTRE

    151 WEDNESBURY ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 4JQ

    ODS code Y00228

    968 m

  • PALFREY HEALTH CENTRE

    151 WEDNESBURY ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 4JQ

    ODS code M91621

    968 m

  • BROADWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    213 BROADWAY, WALSALL, WS1 3HD

    ODS code M91619

    1.3 km

  • FORRESTER STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 FORRESTER STREET, WALSALL, WS2 9PL

    ODS code M91613

    1.3 km

  • PLECK HEALTH CENTRE

    16 OXFORD STREET, WALSALL, WS2 9HY

    ODS code M91616

    1.4 km

  • BIRCHILLS HEALTH CENTRE

    23-37 OLD BIRCHILLS, WALSALL, WS2 8QH

    ODS code M91629

    1.8 km

  • ST PETER'S SURGERY

    51 LECKIE ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 8DA

    ODS code M91004

    1.8 km

  • TAME VALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    FRIAR PARK ROAD, WEDNESBURY, WS10 0JS

    ODS code M88023

    2.8 km

  • BEECHDALE CENTRE

    EDISON ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 7HS

    ODS code M91611

    3.1 km

  • THE VILLAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    158A CRANKHALL LANE, WEDNESBURY, WS10 0EB

    ODS code M88001

    3.2 km

  • MODALITY KINGFISHER DARLASTON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91028

    3.3 km

  • STROUD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91614

    3.3 km

  • HARDEN HEALTH CENTRE

    HARDEN ROAD, LEAMORE, WALSALL, WS3 1ET

    ODS code M91036

    3.3 km

  • RUSHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    107 LICHFIELD ROAD, RUSHALL, WALSALL, WS4 1HB

    ODS code M91019

    3.5 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Hart Street

    BCT · Caldmore

    0.1 miles

  • Hart Street

    BCT · Caldmore

    0.1 miles

  • Six Ways Walsall

    BCT · Chuckery

    0.2 miles

  • Dudley Street

    BCT · Walsall

    0.2 miles

  • Pool Street

    BCT · Chuckery

    0.2 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

117 open schools are in scope, including 74 primary and 15 secondary schools. Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School is the nearest published school at 225 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,289 published events cover 12 months, averaging 607.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,675 events.

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