WS6 6YT

Great Wyrley Town · South Staffordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
South Staffordshire
Postcode district
WS6
Postcode sector
WS6 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WS6 6ES 89 m
WS6 6EL 95 m
WS6 6DT 113 m
WS6 6EN 115 m
WS6 6DZ 122 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS6 6YT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS6
Postcode sector
WS6 6
Latitude
52.657895
Longitude
-2.015252
British National Grid easting
399,065
British National Grid northing
306,684

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
South Staffordshire · E07000196
Parish or community
E04008966
Output area
E00151039
Lower layer super output area
South Staffordshire 005D · E01029643
Middle layer super output area
South Staffordshire 005 · E02006178

Postcode source versions

Explore WS6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
42
Primary
31
Secondary
6
  1. Moat Hall Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    654 m
  2. Glenthorne Community Primary School

    Community school

    921 m
  3. Great Wyrley Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    934 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
940
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 413
  • Vehicle crime 86
  • Anti social behaviour 79
  • Shoplifting 73
  • Public order 72

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WS6 6 residents
9,069

Age bands in WS6 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14%

1,267 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.6%

866 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.6%

1,951 residents

Age 45 to 64
28%

2,533 residents

Age 65 and over
26.9%

2,435 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

20

within 5 km straight-line

  • QUINTON PRACTICE

    WARDLES LANE, GREAT WYRLEY, WALSALL, WS6 6EW

    ODS code M83608

    173 m

  • SOUTHFIELD WAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83698

    242 m

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83016

    1.2 km

  • THE NILE PRACTICE

    HIGH STREET, CHESLYN HAY, WALSALL, WS6 7AE

    ODS code M83048

    1.5 km

  • ALDERWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LONGFORD ROAD, CANNOCK, WS11 1QN

    ODS code M83107

    3.3 km

  • THE COLLIERY PRACTICE

    60 HEDNESFORD STREET, CANNOCK, WS11 1DJ

    ODS code M83638

    3.5 km

  • LOWER FARM HEALTH CENTRE

    109 BUXTON ROAD, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3RT

    ODS code M91623

    3.5 km

  • NORTON CANES HEALTH CENTRE

    BROWNHILLS ROAD, NORTON CANES, CANNOCK, WS11 9SE

    ODS code M83063

    3.5 km

  • NORTON CANES PRACTICE

    NORTON CANES CLINIC, BROWNHILLS ROAD, NORTON CANES, CANNOCK, WS11 9SE

    ODS code M83727

    3.5 km

  • NORTON CANES SURGERY

    NORTON CANES CLINIC, BROWNHILLS ROAD, NORTON CANES, CANNOCK, WS11 9SE

    ODS code M83717

    3.5 km

  • ESSINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    HOBNOCK ROAD, ESSINGTON, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV11 2RF

    ODS code Y02594

    4.0 km

  • MOSSLEY & DUDLEY FIELDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    3 FISHER ROAD, MOSSLEY, WALSALL, WS3 2TA

    ODS code M91029

    4.1 km

  • CANNOCK PRACTICES NETWORK SURGERY

    C/O GP SUITE LEVEL 2, CANNOCK CHASE HOSPITAL, BRUNSWICK ROAD, CANNOCK, WS11 5XY

    ODS code Y05125

    4.1 km

  • DR I RASIB & PARTNERS

    BRUNSWICK ROAD, CANNOCK, WS11 5XY

    ODS code M83616

    4.1 km

  • RED LION SURGERY

    CANNOCK CHASE HOSPITAL, BRUNSWICK ROAD, CANNOCK, WS11 5XY

    ODS code M83130

    4.1 km

  • HEATH HAYES HEALTH CENTRE

    GORSEMOOR ROAD, HEATH HAYES, CANNOCK, WS12 3TG

    ODS code M83129

    4.1 km

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY

    HIGH STREET, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4LX

    ODS code M91654

    4.5 km

  • CHAPEL STREET SURGERY

    1 CHAPEL STREET, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4LN

    ODS code M91024

    4.6 km

  • SINA HEALTH CENTRE

    230 COPPICE FARM WAY, NEW INVENTION, WILLENHALL, WV12 5XZ

    ODS code M91003

    4.9 km

  • MOSS STREET SURGERY

    23 MOSS STREET, CHADSMOOR, CANNOCK, WS11 6DE

    ODS code M83139

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Wardles Lane

    BCT · Landywood

    0.0 miles
  • Wardles Lane

    BCT · Landywood

    0.1 miles
  • Moat Lane

    BCT · Great Wyrley

    0.1 miles
  • Moat Lane

    BCT · Great Wyrley

    0.1 miles
  • Lingfield Drive

    BCT · Great Wyrley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Staffordshire 005D, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,397 of 33,755

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

42 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 6 secondary schools. Moat Hall Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 654 m.

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

Recorded crime

940 published events cover 12 months, averaging 78.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 413 events.

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