WS2 0BQ

Bentley & Darlaston North · Walsall · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Walsall
Postcode district
WS2
Postcode sector
WS2 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WS2 0PA 20 m
WS2 0BF 41 m
WS2 0BZ 70 m
WS2 0BE 79 m
WS2 0DY 91 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS2 0BQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS2
Postcode sector
WS2 0
Latitude
52.584618
Longitude
-2.023064
British National Grid easting
398,534
British National Grid northing
298,533

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
E00051872
Lower layer super output area
Walsall 033A · E01010261
Middle layer super output area
Walsall 033 · E02002142

Postcode source versions

Explore WS2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
144
Primary
89
Secondary
20
  1. County Bridge Primary School

    Community school

    417 m
  2. King Charles Primary School

    Community school

    449 m
  3. Bentley West Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    751 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,956
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,357
  • Criminal damage and arson 347
  • Vehicle crime 336
  • Other theft 161
  • Anti social behaviour 161

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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+
25%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
25%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
25%
Gigabit-capable
25%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
25%
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

47

within 5 km

  • MODALITY KINGFISHER DARLASTON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91028

    517 m

  • STROUD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91614

    517 m

  • BEECHDALE CENTRE

    EDISON ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 7HS

    ODS code M91611

    1.9 km

  • FORRESTER STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 FORRESTER STREET, WALSALL, WS2 9PL

    ODS code M91613

    1.9 km

  • ROUGH HAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code M91640

    1.9 km

  • BIRCHILLS HEALTH CENTRE

    23-37 OLD BIRCHILLS, WALSALL, WS2 8QH

    ODS code M91629

    2.0 km

  • PLECK HEALTH CENTRE

    16 OXFORD STREET, WALSALL, WS2 9HY

    ODS code M91616

    2.1 km

  • DARLASTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    BIRMINGHAM STREET, WEDNESBURY, WS10 9JQ

    ODS code M91641

    2.1 km

  • DARLASTON FAMILY PRACTICE

    PINFOLD STREET, DARLASTON, WEDNESBURY, WS10 8SY

    ODS code M91026

    2.2 km

  • DARLASTON HEALTH CENTRE

    PINFOLD STREET, WEDNESBURY, WS10 8SY

    ODS code Y00278

    2.2 km

  • LOCKFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M91013

    2.3 km

  • LOCKSTOWN PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91021

    2.3 km

  • WILLENHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    CROFT STREET, WILLENHALL, WV13 2DR

    ODS code M91033

    2.3 km

  • AMBAR MEDICAL CENTRE

    151 WEDNESBURY ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 4JQ

    ODS code Y00228

    2.4 km

  • PALFREY HEALTH CENTRE

    151 WEDNESBURY ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 4JQ

    ODS code M91621

    2.4 km

  • THE KEYS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02626

    2.5 km

  • BRACE STREET HC- KUMAR

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91628

    2.8 km

  • BRACE STREET HC- MAHBUB (M91659)

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91659

    2.8 km

  • BRACE STREET HEALTH CENTRE

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91014

    2.8 km

  • ST PETER'S SURGERY

    51 LECKIE ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 8DA

    ODS code M91004

    2.8 km

Showing 20 of 47 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

  • County Bridge

    BCT · County Bridge

    0.0 miles
  • Bentley Road North

    BCT · County Bridge

    0.1 miles
  • County Bridge

    BCT · County Bridge

    0.1 miles
  • Bentley Road North

    BCT · County Bridge

    0.1 miles
  • Morris Avenue

    BCT · County Bridge

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Walsall 033A, 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

4,066 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
3 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

144 open schools are in scope, including 89 primary and 20 secondary schools. County Bridge Primary School is the nearest published school at 417 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,956 published events cover 12 months, averaging 246.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,357 events.

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