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WS2 9BT

St Matthew's · Walsall · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Walsall
Ward
St Matthew's
Local authority
Walsall
Constituency
Walsall and Bloxwich
Postcode district
WS2
Postcode sector
WS2 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WS2 9EF 44 m
WS2 9LU 57 m
WS2 8DH 64 m
WS2 9NE 82 m
WS2 9ED 90 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS2 9BT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2011
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS2
Postcode sector
WS2 9
Latitude
52.585321
Longitude
-1.989753
British National Grid easting
400,791
British National Grid northing
298,611

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
E00177411
Lower layer super output area
Walsall 026D · E01010363
Middle layer super output area
Walsall 026 · E02002135

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
20, Boulevard Walk, Walsall, WS2 9BT 25 April 2025 £227,000
20, Boulevard Walk, Walsall, WS2 9BT 2 February 2011 £179,950

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
123
Primary
77
Secondary
16

  1. Birchills Church of England Community Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    367 m

  2. Emmanuel School

    Other independent school

    436 m

  3. West Midlands Education and Skills

    Other independent special school

    517 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8,383
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,155
  • Shoplifting 1,285
  • Vehicle crime 610
  • Criminal damage and arson 588
  • Public order 536

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
63

33 female, 30 male

Postcode households
26
Residents per household
2.4
WS2 9 residents
12,842

Age bands in WS2 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
23.8%

3,053 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.3%

1,705 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.5%

3,908 residents

Age 45 to 64
20.8%

2,664 residents

Age 65 and over
11.6%

1,489 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WS2 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
34.6%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
34.6%
Gigabit-capable
34.6%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

43

within 5 km

  • FORRESTER STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 FORRESTER STREET, WALSALL, WS2 9PL

    ODS code M91613

    383 m

  • SADDLERS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91018

    717 m

  • UMBRELLA MEDICAL

    1 HATHERTON STREET, WALSALL, WS1 1AF

    ODS code M91015

    717 m

  • BIRCHILLS HEALTH CENTRE

    23-37 OLD BIRCHILLS, WALSALL, WS2 8QH

    ODS code M91629

    752 m

  • BRACE STREET HC- KUMAR

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91628

    965 m

  • BRACE STREET HC- MAHBUB (M91659)

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91659

    965 m

  • BRACE STREET HEALTH CENTRE

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91014

    965 m

  • ST PETER'S SURGERY

    51 LECKIE ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 8DA

    ODS code M91004

    1.1 km

  • AMBAR MEDICAL CENTRE

    151 WEDNESBURY ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 4JQ

    ODS code Y00228

    1.1 km

  • PALFREY HEALTH CENTRE

    151 WEDNESBURY ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 4JQ

    ODS code M91621

    1.1 km

  • LITTLE LONDON SURGERY

    LITTLE LONDON, CALDMORE, WALSALL, WS1 3EP

    ODS code M91008

    1.4 km

  • PLECK HEALTH CENTRE

    16 OXFORD STREET, WALSALL, WS2 9HY

    ODS code M91616

    1.4 km

  • BEECHDALE CENTRE

    EDISON ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 7HS

    ODS code M91611

    2.0 km

  • BROADWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    213 BROADWAY, WALSALL, WS1 3HD

    ODS code M91619

    2.1 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

  • HARDEN HEALTH CENTRE

    HARDEN ROAD, LEAMORE, WALSALL, WS3 1ET

    ODS code M91036

    2.6 km

  • BLOXWICH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91034

    3.2 km

  • KHAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91602

    3.2 km

  • PILLAI

    THE PINFOLD, WALSALL, WS3 3JP

    ODS code M91647

    3.2 km

Showing 20 of 43 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Blue Lane West

    BCT · Walsall

    0.1 miles

  • Blue Lane West

    BCT · Walsall

    0.1 miles

  • Queen Street

    BCT · Walsall

    0.1 miles

  • The Wharf

    BCT · Walsall

    0.1 miles

  • The Wharf

    BCT · Walsall

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Walsall 026D, 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

4,659 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
4 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
13
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £227,000 from 1 recorded sale in WS2 9BT. 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

Published establishments

123 open schools are in scope, including 77 primary and 16 secondary schools. Birchills Church of England Community Academy is the nearest published school at 367 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

8,383 published events cover 12 months, averaging 698.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,155 events.

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