WS2 0AL

Short Heath · Walsall · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Walsall
Local authority
Walsall
Postcode district
WS2
Postcode sector
WS2 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WS2 0AN 59 m
WS2 0AJ 89 m
WS2 0AG 117 m
WS2 0NL 118 m
WS2 0AH 126 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS2 0AL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS2
Postcode sector
WS2 0
Latitude
52.590180
Longitude
-2.034241
British National Grid easting
397,777
British National Grid northing
299,152

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Walsall · E08000030
Parish or community
E43000184
Westminster constituency
Wolverhampton South East · E14001595
Output area
E00052565
Lower layer super output area
Walsall 027D · E01010409
Middle layer super output area
Walsall 027 · E02002136

Postcode source versions

Explore WS2

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
35, Western Avenue, Walsall, WS2 0AL 9 October 2023 £138,000
35, Western Avenue, Walsall, WS2 0AL 24 November 2017 £105,000
39, Western Avenue, Walsall, WS2 0AL 20 July 2001 £35,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
144
Primary
89
Secondary
20
  1. Bentley West Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    371 m
  2. Barcroft Academy

    Academy converter

    728 m
  3. County Bridge Primary School

    Community school

    785 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,440
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,350
  • Shoplifting 403
  • Vehicle crime 403
  • Criminal damage and arson 383
  • Other theft 168

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
43

29 female, 14 male

Postcode households
17
Residents per household
2.5
WS2 0 residents
8,830

Age bands in WS2 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
23.5%

2,079 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.7%

951 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.6%

2,351 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.9%

2,025 residents

Age 65 and over
16.3%

1,447 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WS2 0 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

50

within 5 km

  • MODALITY KINGFISHER DARLASTON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91028

    668 m

  • STROUD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91614

    668 m

  • LOCKFIELD SURGERY

    WILLENHALL HEALTH CENTRE, CROFT STREET, WILLENHALL, WV13 2DR

    ODS code M91013

    1.6 km

  • LOCKSTOWN PRACTICE

    WILLENHALL MEDICAL CENTRE, GOMER STREET, WILLENHALL, WV13 2DR

    ODS code M91021

    1.6 km

  • WILLENHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    CROFT STREET, WILLENHALL, WV13 2DR

    ODS code M91033

    1.6 km

  • THE KEYS FAMILY PRACTICE

    WILLENHALL MEDICAL CENTRE, FIELD STREET, WILLENHALL, WV13 2NY

    ODS code Y02626

    1.8 km

  • BEECHDALE CENTRE

    EDISON ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 7HS

    ODS code M91611

    2.0 km

  • ROUGH HAY SURGERY

    44B ROUGH HAY ROAD, DARLASTON, WEDNESBURY, WS10 8NQ

    ODS code M91640

    2.0 km

  • NEW INVENTION HEALTH CENTRE

    66 CANNOCK ROAD, NEW INVENTION, WILLENHALL, WV12 5RZ

    ODS code M91016

    2.2 km

  • BIRCHILLS HEALTH CENTRE

    23-37 OLD BIRCHILLS, WALSALL, WS2 8QH

    ODS code M91629

    2.6 km

  • DARLASTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    BIRMINGHAM STREET, WEDNESBURY, WS10 9JQ

    ODS code M91641

    2.6 km

  • DARLASTON FAMILY PRACTICE

    PINFOLD STREET, DARLASTON, WEDNESBURY, WS10 8SY

    ODS code M91026

    2.7 km

  • DARLASTON HEALTH CENTRE

    PINFOLD STREET, WEDNESBURY, WS10 8SY

    ODS code Y00278

    2.7 km

  • FORRESTER STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 FORRESTER STREET, WALSALL, WS2 9PL

    ODS code M91613

    2.7 km

  • PLECK HEALTH CENTRE

    16 OXFORD STREET, WALSALL, WS2 9HY

    ODS code M91616

    3.0 km

  • ASHMORE PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    GRIFFITHS DRIVE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV11 2LH

    ODS code M92022

    3.1 km

  • GRIFFITHS DRIVE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    75 GRIFFITHS DRIVE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV11 2JN

    ODS code M92026

    3.2 km

  • SINA HEALTH CENTRE

    230 COPPICE FARM WAY, NEW INVENTION, WILLENHALL, WV12 5XZ

    ODS code M91003

    3.3 km

  • AMBAR MEDICAL CENTRE

    151 WEDNESBURY ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 4JQ

    ODS code Y00228

    3.4 km

  • PALFREY HEALTH CENTRE

    151 WEDNESBURY ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 4JQ

    ODS code M91621

    3.4 km

Showing 20 of 50 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

  • Western Close

    BCT · Lodge Farm

    0.0 miles
  • Western Close

    BCT · Lodge Farm

    0.1 miles
  • Churchill Road

    BCT · Bentley

    0.2 miles
  • St Andrews Church

    BCT · Bentley

    0.2 miles
  • County Bridge

    BCT · Bentley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Walsall 027D, 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

5,244 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
9 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
3
Medium risk addresses
2
Low risk addresses
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £138,000 from 1 recorded sale in WS2 0AL. 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

144 open schools are in scope, including 89 primary and 20 secondary schools. Bentley West Primary School is the nearest published school at 371 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,440 published events cover 12 months, averaging 286.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,350 events.

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