WS3 1ST

Harden, Goscote & Ryecroft · Walsall · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Walsall
Local authority
Walsall
Postcode district
WS3
Postcode sector
WS3 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WS3 1SU 115 m
WS3 1SS 131 m
WS3 1SZ 148 m
WS3 1TA 156 m
WS3 1TR 169 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS3 1ST
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS3
Postcode sector
WS3 1
Latitude
52.602922
Longitude
-1.981332
British National Grid easting
401,361
British National Grid northing
300,569

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Walsall · E08000030
Parish or community
E43000184
Westminster constituency
Walsall and Bloxwich · E14001562
Output area
E00051932
Lower layer super output area
Walsall 018B · E01010279
Middle layer super output area
Walsall 018 · E02002127

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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62 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
90, Dartmouth Avenue, Walsall, WS3 1ST 31 October 2025 £175,000
92, Dartmouth Avenue, Walsall, WS3 1ST 22 August 2025 £175,000
59, Dartmouth Avenue, Walsall, WS3 1ST 28 February 2025 £247,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
107
Primary
66
Secondary
14
  1. St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    286 m
  2. Ryecroft School

    Other independent special school

    563 m
  3. Edgar Stammers Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    574 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,021
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,801
  • Criminal damage and arson 431
  • Vehicle crime 354
  • Shoplifting 243
  • Other theft 235

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
169

90 female, 79 male

Postcode households
55
Residents per household
3.1
WS3 1 residents
15,114

Age bands in WS3 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
26.5%

3,946 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.9%

1,919 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.2%

4,201 residents

Age 45 to 64
20.9%

3,108 residents

Age 65 and over
11.5%

1,719 residents

This postcode contained 1.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WS3 1 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+
96.6%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
96.6%
Gigabit-capable
96.6%
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

35

within 5 km

  • HARDEN HEALTH CENTRE

    HARDEN ROAD, LEAMORE, WALSALL, WS3 1ET

    ODS code M91036

    702 m

  • ST PETER'S SURGERY

    51 LECKIE ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 8DA

    ODS code M91004

    961 m

  • HARDEN BLAKENALL

    BLAKENHALL VILLAGE CENTRE, THAMES ROAD, WALSALL, WS3 1LZ

    ODS code Y02627

    1.4 km

  • RUSHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    107 LICHFIELD ROAD, RUSHALL, WALSALL, WS4 1HB

    ODS code M91019

    1.6 km

  • BIRCHILLS HEALTH CENTRE

    23-37 OLD BIRCHILLS, WALSALL, WS2 8QH

    ODS code M91629

    1.6 km

  • BLOXWICH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91034

    1.7 km

  • KHAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91602

    1.7 km

  • PILLAI

    THE PINFOLD, WALSALL, WS3 3JP

    ODS code M91647

    1.7 km

  • PINFOLD MEDICAL

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

    ODS code M91650

    1.7 km

  • ST MARY'S SURGERY

    FIELD ROAD, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3JP

    ODS code M91612

    1.7 km

  • SADDLERS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91018

    1.8 km

  • UMBRELLA MEDICAL

    1 HATHERTON STREET, WALSALL, WS1 1AF

    ODS code M91015

    1.8 km

  • 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

    2.2 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

  • CHAPEL STREET SURGERY

    1 CHAPEL STREET, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4LN

    ODS code M91024

    2.9 km

  • LOWER FARM HEALTH CENTRE

    109 BUXTON ROAD, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3RT

    ODS code M91623

    3.0 km

  • LITTLE LONDON SURGERY

    LITTLE LONDON, CALDMORE, WALSALL, WS1 3EP

    ODS code M91008

    3.1 km

Showing 20 of 35 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

  • Jubilee Close

    BCT · Coal Pool

    0.0 miles
  • Jubilee Close

    BCT · Coal Pool

    0.1 miles
  • Dartmouth Close

    BCT · Ryecroft

    0.1 miles
  • Dartmouth Close

    BCT · Ryecroft

    0.1 miles
  • Dartmouth Avenue

    BCT · Ryecroft

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Walsall 018B, 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

5,571 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
8 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
4
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
4
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 £228,500 from 12 recorded sales in WS3 1ST. 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

107 open schools are in scope, including 66 primary and 14 secondary schools. St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 286 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

4,021 published events cover 12 months, averaging 335.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,801 events.

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