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WS2 8PE

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
WS2
Postcode sector
WS2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WS2 8LL 106 m
WS2 8NF 114 m
WS2 8NU 134 m
WS2 8DH 162 m
WS2 8DE 172 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS2 8PE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 November 2001
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS2
Postcode sector
WS2 8
Latitude
52.587326
Longitude
-1.989959
British National Grid easting
400,777
British National Grid northing
298,834

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
E00168245
Lower layer super output area
Walsall 030A · E01010368
Middle layer super output area
Walsall 030 · E02002139

Postcode source versions

Explore WS2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
125
Primary
78
Secondary
17

  1. Birchills Church of England Community Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    170 m

  2. West Midlands Education and Skills

    Other independent special school

    348 m

  3. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall

    Voluntary aided school

    366 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8,081
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,071
  • Shoplifting 1,212
  • Criminal damage and arson 569
  • Vehicle crime 564
  • Public order 519

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WS2 8 residents
10,997

Age bands in WS2 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
23.6%

2,614 residents

Age 15 to 24
15.1%

1,673 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.7%

3,292 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.7%

2,402 residents

Age 65 and over
10%

1,103 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.

GP practices

46

within 5 km straight-line

  • FORRESTER STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 FORRESTER STREET, WALSALL, WS2 9PL

    ODS code M91613

    450 m

  • BIRCHILLS HEALTH CENTRE

    23-37 OLD BIRCHILLS, WALSALL, WS2 8QH

    ODS code M91629

    563 m

  • SADDLERS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91018

    706 m

  • UMBRELLA MEDICAL

    1 HATHERTON STREET, WALSALL, WS1 1AF

    ODS code M91015

    706 m

  • ST PETER'S SURGERY

    51 LECKIE ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 8DA

    ODS code M91004

    876 m

  • BRACE STREET HC- KUMAR

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91628

    1.2 km

  • BRACE STREET HC- MAHBUB (M91659)

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91659

    1.2 km

  • BRACE STREET HEALTH CENTRE

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91014

    1.2 km

  • AMBAR MEDICAL CENTRE

    151 WEDNESBURY ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 4JQ

    ODS code Y00228

    1.4 km

  • PALFREY HEALTH CENTRE

    151 WEDNESBURY ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 4JQ

    ODS code M91621

    1.4 km

  • LITTLE LONDON SURGERY

    LITTLE LONDON, CALDMORE, WALSALL, WS1 3EP

    ODS code M91008

    1.6 km

  • PLECK HEALTH CENTRE

    16 OXFORD STREET, WALSALL, WS2 9HY

    ODS code M91616

    1.6 km

  • BEECHDALE CENTRE

    EDISON ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 7HS

    ODS code M91611

    1.9 km

  • MODALITY KINGFISHER DARLASTON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91028

    2.4 km

  • STROUD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91614

    2.4 km

  • BROADWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    213 BROADWAY, WALSALL, WS1 3HD

    ODS code M91619

    2.4 km

  • HARDEN HEALTH CENTRE

    HARDEN ROAD, LEAMORE, WALSALL, WS3 1ET

    ODS code M91036

    2.4 km

  • BLOXWICH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PINFOLD HEALTH CENTRE, FIELD ROAD, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3JP

    ODS code M91034

    3.0 km

  • KHAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PINFOLD HEALTH CENTRE, FIELD ROAD, WALSALL, WS3 3JP

    ODS code M91602

    3.0 km

  • PILLAI

    THE PINFOLD, WALSALL, WS3 3JP

    ODS code M91647

    3.0 km

Showing 20 of 46 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Blue Lane West

    BCT · Walsall

    0.1 miles

  • Blue Lane West

    BCT · Walsall

    0.1 miles

  • The Wharf

    BCT · Walsall

    0.1 miles

  • The Wharf

    BCT · Walsall

    0.1 miles

  • Council Car Park

    BCT · Walsall

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Walsall 030A, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

703 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

125 open schools are in scope, including 78 primary and 17 secondary schools. Birchills Church of England Community Academy is the nearest published school at 170 m.

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

Recorded crime

8,081 published events cover 12 months, averaging 673.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,071 events.

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