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WS1 4NH

Friar Park & Stone Cross · Sandwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Friar Park & Stone Cross
Local authority
Sandwell
Constituency
Tipton and Wednesbury
Postcode district
WS1
Postcode sector
WS1 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WS10 0TR 166 m
WS1 4SE 186 m
WS10 0TZ 216 m
WS10 0UD 225 m
WS10 0SP 236 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS1 4NH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 2022
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS1
Postcode sector
WS1 4
Latitude
52.563089
Longitude
-1.991026
British National Grid easting
400,705
British National Grid northing
296,138

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Sandwell · E08000028
Electoral ward
Friar Park & Stone Cross · E05016614
Parish or community
E43000182
Westminster constituency
Tipton and Wednesbury · E14001547
Output area
E00050395
Lower layer super output area
Sandwell 003D · E01009967
Middle layer super output area
Sandwell 003 · E02002045

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
117
Primary
76
Secondary
19

  1. Park Hill Primary School

    Foundation school

    691 m

  2. Joseph Leckie Academy

    Academy converter

    695 m

  3. Fullbrook Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    835 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,551
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,474
  • Shoplifting 433
  • Vehicle crime 325
  • Criminal damage and arson 313
  • Other theft 226

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

34

within 5 km straight-line

  • TAME VALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    FRIAR PARK ROAD, WEDNESBURY, WS10 0JS

    ODS code M88023

    1.0 km

  • BROADWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    213 BROADWAY, WALSALL, WS1 3HD

    ODS code M91619

    1.1 km

  • THE VILLAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    158A CRANKHALL LANE, WEDNESBURY, WS10 0EB

    ODS code M88001

    1.2 km

  • PLECK HEALTH CENTRE

    16 OXFORD STREET, WALSALL, WS2 9HY

    ODS code M91616

    1.3 km

  • AMBAR MEDICAL CENTRE

    151 WEDNESBURY ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 4JQ

    ODS code Y00228

    1.3 km

  • PALFREY HEALTH CENTRE

    151 WEDNESBURY ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 4JQ

    ODS code M91621

    1.3 km

  • LITTLE LONDON SURGERY

    LITTLE LONDON, CALDMORE, WALSALL, WS1 3EP

    ODS code M91008

    1.5 km

  • BRACE STREET HC- KUMAR

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91628

    1.7 km

  • BRACE STREET HC- MAHBUB (M91659)

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91659

    1.7 km

  • BRACE STREET HEALTH CENTRE

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91014

    1.7 km

  • OAKESWELL HEALTH CENTRE

    BRUNSWICK PARK ROAD, WEDNESBURY, WS10 9HP

    ODS code M88007

    1.8 km

  • STONE CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

    291 WALSALL ROAD, WEST BROMWICH, B71 3LN

    ODS code M88008

    2.0 km

  • CLIFTON LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    CLIFTON LANE, WEST BROMWICH, B71 3AS

    ODS code M88630

    2.3 km

  • JUBILEE HEALTH CENTRE

    1 UPPER RUSSELL STREET, WEDNESBURY, WS10 7AR

    ODS code M88022

    2.3 km

  • FORRESTER STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 FORRESTER STREET, WALSALL, WS2 9PL

    ODS code M91613

    2.5 km

  • THE SPIRES HEALTH CENTRE

    RICHARD NUGENT CENTRE, KINGSBURY CLOSE, WEDNESBURY, WS10 7DB

    ODS code M88643

    2.5 km

  • DARLASTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    BIRMINGHAM STREET, WEDNESBURY, WS10 9JQ

    ODS code M91641

    2.7 km

  • SADDLERS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91018

    2.8 km

  • UMBRELLA MEDICAL

    1 HATHERTON STREET, WALSALL, WS1 1AF

    ODS code M91015

    2.8 km

  • DARLASTON FAMILY PRACTICE

    PINFOLD STREET, DARLASTON, WEDNESBURY, WS10 8SY

    ODS code M91026

    3.1 km

Showing 20 of 34 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Bescot Stadium Rail Station

    RLY · Bescot

    0.0 miles

  • Bescot Stadium Rail Station

    RSE · Bescot

    0.1 miles

  • Bescot Stadium

    BCT · Bescot

    0.1 miles

  • Sadlers Club

    BCT · Bescot

    0.1 miles

  • Sadlers Club

    BCT · Bescot

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sandwell 003D, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,654 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
6 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

117 open schools are in scope, including 76 primary and 19 secondary schools. Park Hill Primary School is the nearest published school at 691 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,551 published events cover 12 months, averaging 295.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,474 events.

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