WS2 0BW

Bentley & Darlaston North · 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 0BT 67 m
WS2 0DA 82 m
WS2 0BN 131 m
WS2 0BX 168 m
WS2 0LE 173 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS2 0BW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS2
Postcode sector
WS2 0
Latitude
52.583288
Longitude
-2.018680
British National Grid easting
398,831
British National Grid northing
298,385

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

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
J Hall & Son (fasteners) Ltd, Longmore Avenue, Walsall, WS2 0BW 26 November 2025 £550,000
Unit 3, Longmore Avenue, Walsall, WS2 0BW 27 October 2017 £105,000
Strimech Engineering Ltd, Longmore Avenue, Walsall, WS2 0BW 25 February 2016 £40,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
144
Primary
89
Secondary
20
  1. King Charles Primary School

    Community school

    521 m
  2. West Walsall E-ACT Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    616 m
  3. County Bridge Primary School

    Community school

    708 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,194
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,512
  • Criminal damage and arson 349
  • Vehicle crime 331
  • Other theft 194
  • Public order 167

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+
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

48

within 5 km

  • MODALITY KINGFISHER DARLASTON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91028

    766 m

  • STROUD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91614

    766 m

  • FORRESTER STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 FORRESTER STREET, WALSALL, WS2 9PL

    ODS code M91613

    1.6 km

  • PLECK HEALTH CENTRE

    16 OXFORD STREET, WALSALL, WS2 9HY

    ODS code M91616

    1.7 km

  • BIRCHILLS HEALTH CENTRE

    23-37 OLD BIRCHILLS, WALSALL, WS2 8QH

    ODS code M91629

    1.8 km

  • BEECHDALE CENTRE

    EDISON ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 7HS

    ODS code M91611

    1.9 km

  • DARLASTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    BIRMINGHAM STREET, WEDNESBURY, WS10 9JQ

    ODS code M91641

    2.0 km

  • ROUGH HAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code M91640

    2.0 km

  • AMBAR MEDICAL CENTRE

    151 WEDNESBURY ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 4JQ

    ODS code Y00228

    2.1 km

  • PALFREY HEALTH CENTRE

    151 WEDNESBURY ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 4JQ

    ODS code M91621

    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

  • BRACE STREET HC- KUMAR

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91628

    2.5 km

  • BRACE STREET HC- MAHBUB (M91659)

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91659

    2.5 km

  • BRACE STREET HEALTH CENTRE

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91014

    2.5 km

  • ST PETER'S SURGERY

    51 LECKIE ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 8DA

    ODS code M91004

    2.6 km

  • LOCKFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M91013

    2.6 km

  • LOCKSTOWN PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91021

    2.6 km

  • WILLENHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    CROFT STREET, WILLENHALL, WV13 2DR

    ODS code M91033

    2.6 km

  • SADDLERS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91018

    2.7 km

Showing 20 of 48 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

  • Arnwood Close

    BCT · County Bridge

    0.1 miles
  • Arnwood Close

    BCT · County Bridge

    0.1 miles
  • Bentley Road North

    BCT · County Bridge

    0.2 miles
  • County Bridge

    BCT · County Bridge

    0.2 miles
  • County Bridge

    BCT · County Bridge

    0.2 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.

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

Property market

The five-year median is £550,000 from 1 recorded sale in WS2 0BW. 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. King Charles Primary School is the nearest published school at 521 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,194 published events cover 12 months, averaging 266.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,512 events.

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