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WS5 4AL

Palfrey & The Delves · Walsall · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Palfrey & The Delves
Local authority
Walsall
Constituency
Walsall and Bloxwich
Postcode district
WS5
Postcode sector
WS5 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WS5 4QL 58 m
WS5 4BB 59 m
WS5 4SP 112 m
WS5 4QF 129 m
WS5 4SF 147 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS5 4AL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2008
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS5
Postcode sector
WS5 4
Latitude
52.557756
Longitude
-1.975053
British National Grid easting
401,788
British National Grid northing
295,545

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Walsall · E08000030
Electoral ward
Palfrey & The Delves · E05016444
Parish or community
E43000184
Westminster constituency
Walsall and Bloxwich · E14001562
Output area
E00052247
Lower layer super output area
Walsall 037B · E01010337
Middle layer super output area
Walsall 037 · E02002146

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
108
Primary
69
Secondary
18

  1. Delves Infant School

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    682 m

  2. Delves Junior School

    Academy converter

    682 m

  3. Joseph Leckie Academy

    Academy converter

    902 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,540
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,190
  • Criminal damage and arson 241
  • Vehicle crime 235
  • Shoplifting 205
  • Other theft 145

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WS5 4 residents
12,444

Age bands in WS5 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.2%

2,588 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.6%

1,540 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.1%

3,424 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.4%

2,975 residents

Age 65 and over
13.6%

1,654 residents

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+
50%
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
50%
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

36

within 5 km

  • TAME VALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    FRIAR PARK ROAD, WEDNESBURY, WS10 0JS

    ODS code M88023

    950 m

  • BROADWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    213 BROADWAY, WALSALL, WS1 3HD

    ODS code M91619

    1.1 km

  • STONE CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

    291 WALSALL ROAD, WEST BROMWICH, B71 3LN

    ODS code M88008

    1.5 km

  • THE VILLAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    158A CRANKHALL LANE, WEDNESBURY, WS10 0EB

    ODS code M88001

    1.6 km

  • CLIFTON LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    CLIFTON LANE, WEST BROMWICH, B71 3AS

    ODS code M88630

    1.7 km

  • LITTLE LONDON SURGERY

    LITTLE LONDON, CALDMORE, WALSALL, WS1 3EP

    ODS code M91008

    1.9 km

  • AMBAR MEDICAL CENTRE

    151 WEDNESBURY ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 4JQ

    ODS code Y00228

    2.2 km

  • PALFREY HEALTH CENTRE

    151 WEDNESBURY ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 4JQ

    ODS code M91621

    2.2 km

  • BRACE STREET HC- KUMAR

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91628

    2.3 km

  • BRACE STREET HC- MAHBUB (M91659)

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91659

    2.3 km

  • BRACE STREET HEALTH CENTRE

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91014

    2.3 km

  • PLECK HEALTH CENTRE

    16 OXFORD STREET, WALSALL, WS2 9HY

    ODS code M91616

    2.4 km

  • OAKESWELL HEALTH CENTRE

    BRUNSWICK PARK ROAD, WEDNESBURY, WS10 9HP

    ODS code M88007

    2.7 km

  • JUBILEE HEALTH CENTRE

    1 UPPER RUSSELL STREET, WEDNESBURY, WS10 7AR

    ODS code M88022

    3.1 km

  • SADDLERS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91018

    3.3 km

  • UMBRELLA MEDICAL

    1 HATHERTON STREET, WALSALL, WS1 1AF

    ODS code M91015

    3.3 km

  • FORRESTER STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 FORRESTER STREET, WALSALL, WS2 9PL

    ODS code M91613

    3.3 km

  • THE SPIRES HEALTH CENTRE

    RICHARD NUGENT CENTRE, KINGSBURY CLOSE, WEDNESBURY, WS10 7DB

    ODS code M88643

    3.4 km

  • DR GUDI PV & PARTNER

    68 HILL TOP, WEST BROMWICH, B70 0PU

    ODS code M88014

    3.4 km

  • NEW STREET SURGERY

    NEW STREET, HILL TOP, WEST BROMWICH, B70 0HN

    ODS code M88035

    3.5 km

Showing 20 of 36 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

  • Tame Bridge

    BCT · Tame Bridge

    0.0 miles

  • Tame Bridge

    BCT · Tame Bridge

    0.1 miles

  • West Bromwich Road

    BCT · Friar Park

    0.1 miles

  • West Bromwich Road

    BCT · Friar Park

    0.1 miles

  • Poppy Drive

    BCT · Grove Vale

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Walsall 037B, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,315 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
8 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

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

Schools

Published establishments

108 open schools are in scope, including 69 primary and 18 secondary schools. Delves Infant School is the nearest published school at 682 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,540 published events cover 12 months, averaging 211.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,190 events.

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