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WS6

UK postcode district

Part of Walsall

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
431
Current units
340
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
4

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
West Midlands
Local authority codes
1
Terminated postcode units
91

Postcode sectors in WS6

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

3 sectors
7,583 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
17, Cleves Crescent, Cheslyn Hay, Walsall, WS6 7LR 24 July 2026 £400,000
104, Station Street, Cheslyn Hay, Walsall, WS6 7EQ 10 July 2026 £176,000
14, Manor Avenue, Walsall, WS6 6NS 10 July 2026 £230,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
7
Primary
5
Secondary
2

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
878
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 409
  • Vehicle crime 80
  • Anti social behaviour 74
  • Public order 66
  • Other theft 57

Census 2021

Population and age profile

WS6 usual residents
17,450
Age-profile population
17,392

Age bands in WS6

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
14.3%
2,491 residents
Age 15 to 24
9.9%
1,719 residents
Age 25 to 44
21.1%
3,674 residents
Age 45 to 64
28.9%
5,028 residents
Age 65 and over
25.8%
4,480 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

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 332 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

In this district, 323 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 284 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 0 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

4

in this district

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, HIGH STREET, CHESLYN HAY, WALSALL, WS6 7AB

    ODS code M83016

  • QUINTON PRACTICE

    WARDLES LANE, GREAT WYRLEY, WALSALL, WS6 6EW

    ODS code M83608

  • SOUTHFIELD WAY SURGERY

    2A SOUTHFIELD WAY, GREAT WYRLEY, WALSALL, WS6 6JZ

    ODS code M83698

  • THE NILE PRACTICE

    HIGH STREET, CHESLYN HAY, WALSALL, WS6 7AE

    ODS code M83048

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £240,000 from 1,227 recorded sales in WS6. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for South Staffordshire is £310,258 in June 2026, up 5.8% year on year.

Schools

7 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 2 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

878 published events cover 12 months, averaging 73 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 409 events.

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