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WS1 4AJ

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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WS1 3RL 41 m
WS1 4BW 65 m
WS1 3RN 66 m
WS1 3RW 70 m
WS1 4BP 78 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS1 4AJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2022
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS1
Postcode sector
WS1 4
Latitude
52.576294
Longitude
-1.981993
British National Grid easting
401,317
British National Grid northing
297,607

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
E00052375
Lower layer super output area
Walsall 030D · E01010372
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
73
Secondary
16

  1. Caldmore Primary Academy

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    87 m

  2. Palfrey Infant School

    Academy converter

    433 m

  3. Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy

    Academy converter

    503 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,521
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,810
  • Shoplifting 1,223
  • Vehicle crime 572
  • Public order 500
  • Criminal damage and arson 484

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WS1 4 residents
10,002

Age bands in WS1 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
25.6%

2,617 residents

Age 15 to 24
15.2%

1,558 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.1%

3,079 residents

Age 45 to 64
19.4%

1,984 residents

Age 65 and over
9.6%

981 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.

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

    169 m

  • BRACE STREET HC- MAHBUB (M91659)

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91659

    169 m

  • BRACE STREET HEALTH CENTRE

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91014

    169 m

  • LITTLE LONDON SURGERY

    LITTLE LONDON, CALDMORE, WALSALL, WS1 3EP

    ODS code M91008

    234 m

  • AMBAR MEDICAL CENTRE

    151 WEDNESBURY ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 4JQ

    ODS code Y00228

    648 m

  • PALFREY HEALTH CENTRE

    151 WEDNESBURY ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 4JQ

    ODS code M91621

    648 m

  • BROADWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    213 BROADWAY, WALSALL, WS1 3HD

    ODS code M91619

    1.0 km

  • PLECK HEALTH CENTRE

    16 OXFORD STREET, WALSALL, WS2 9HY

    ODS code M91616

    1.1 km

  • SADDLERS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91018

    1.2 km

  • UMBRELLA MEDICAL

    1 HATHERTON STREET, WALSALL, WS1 1AF

    ODS code M91015

    1.2 km

  • FORRESTER STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 FORRESTER STREET, WALSALL, WS2 9PL

    ODS code M91613

    1.3 km

  • BIRCHILLS HEALTH CENTRE

    23-37 OLD BIRCHILLS, WALSALL, WS2 8QH

    ODS code M91629

    1.9 km

  • ST PETER'S SURGERY

    51 LECKIE ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 8DA

    ODS code M91004

    2.0 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

    2.8 km

  • BEECHDALE CENTRE

    EDISON ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 7HS

    ODS code M91611

    3.2 km

  • MODALITY KINGFISHER DARLASTON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91028

    3.2 km

  • STROUD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91614

    3.2 km

  • OAKESWELL HEALTH CENTRE

    BRUNSWICK PARK ROAD, WEDNESBURY, WS10 9HP

    ODS code M88007

    3.3 km

  • STONE CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

    291 WALSALL ROAD, WEST BROMWICH, B71 3LN

    ODS code M88008

    3.4 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

  • West Bromwich Street

    BCT · Caldmore

    0.0 miles

  • Caldmore Green

    BCT · Caldmore

    0.0 miles

  • Little London

    BCT · Caldmore

    0.1 miles

  • Little London

    BCT · Caldmore

    0.1 miles

  • Hart Street

    BCT · Caldmore

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Walsall 030D, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

3,723 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
8 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.

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
0
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

117 open schools are in scope, including 73 primary and 16 secondary schools. Caldmore Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 87 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,521 published events cover 12 months, averaging 626.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,810 events.

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