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WS8 6BU

Brownhills · Walsall · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Walsall
Ward
Brownhills
Local authority
Walsall
Constituency
Aldridge-Brownhills
Postcode district
WS8
Postcode sector
WS8 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WS8 6BX 62 m
WS8 6BL 68 m
WS8 6BT 97 m
WS8 6BE 122 m
WS8 6BZ 131 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS8 6BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS8
Postcode sector
WS8 6
Latitude
52.645716
Longitude
-1.922106
British National Grid easting
405,367
British National Grid northing
305,332

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Walsall · E08000030
Electoral ward
Brownhills · E05016439
Parish or community
E43000184
Westminster constituency
Aldridge-Brownhills · E14001064
Output area
E00052094
Lower layer super output area
Walsall 002A · E01010302
Middle layer super output area
Walsall 002 · E02002111

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Property

At this postcode

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8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
29, Springhill Road, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 6BU 20 March 2025 £220,000
27, Springhill Road, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 6BU 4 December 2020 £135,000
29, Springhill Road, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 6BU 4 November 2013 £107,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
29
Secondary
6

  1. Millfield Primary School

    Community school

    240 m

  2. Ogley Hay Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    512 m

  3. St James Academy

    Academy converter

    552 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,452
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 595
  • Criminal damage and arson 163
  • Shoplifting 132
  • Vehicle crime 126
  • Public order 97

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
22

11 female, 11 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
2.4
WS8 6 residents
6,726

Age bands in WS8 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.6%

1,348 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.2%

767 residents

Age 25 to 44
25%

1,721 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.7%

1,838 residents

Age 65 and over
17.5%

1,203 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WS8 6 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+
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%
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

16

within 5 km

  • HOLLAND PARK SURGERY

    PARK VIEW CENTRE, CHESTER ROAD NORTH, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 7JB

    ODS code M91626

    974 m

  • PARKSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PARK VIEW CENTRE, CHESTER ROAD NORTH, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 7JB

    ODS code M91006

    974 m

  • NEW ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    PARK VIEW CENTRE, CHESTER ROAD NORTH, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 7JG

    ODS code M91609

    1.2 km

  • STREETS CORNER SURGERY

    79-81 LICHFIELD ROAD, WALSALL WOOD, WALSALL, WS9 9NP

    ODS code M91009

    1.8 km

  • WALSALL WOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    LICHFIELD ROAD, WALSALL WOOD, WALSALL, WS9 9NP

    ODS code M91639

    1.8 km

  • ST JOHN'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGH STREET, WALSALL WOOD, WALSALL, WS9 9LP

    ODS code M91007

    2.3 km

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY

    HIGH STREET, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4LX

    ODS code M91654

    3.6 km

  • DARWIN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    GREENWOOD HEALTH CENTRE, LICHFIELD ROAD, BURNTWOOD, WS7 0AQ

    ODS code M83617

    3.6 km

  • CHAPEL STREET SURGERY

    1 CHAPEL STREET, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4LN

    ODS code M91024

    3.7 km

  • SALTERS MEADOW HEALTH CTR

    RUGELEY ROAD, CHASE TERRACE, BURNTWOOD, WS7 1AQ

    ODS code M83072

    4.1 km

  • NORTON CANES HEALTH CENTRE

    BROWNHILLS ROAD, NORTON CANES, CANNOCK, WS11 9SE

    ODS code M83063

    4.5 km

  • NORTON CANES PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83727

    4.5 km

  • NORTON CANES SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83717

    4.5 km

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    ANCHOR MEADOW, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 8AJ

    ODS code M91017

    4.8 km

  • PORTLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ANCHOR MEADOW, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 8AJ

    ODS code M91010

    4.8 km

  • RUSHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    107 LICHFIELD ROAD, RUSHALL, WALSALL, WS4 1HB

    ODS code M91019

    4.9 km

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

  • Furst Street

    BCT · Ogley Hay

    0.1 miles

  • Furst Street

    BCT · Ogley Hay

    0.1 miles

  • Valley View

    BCT · Brownhills

    0.1 miles

  • Valley View

    BCT · Brownhills

    0.2 miles

  • Millfield School

    BCT · Brownhills

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Walsall 002A, 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

4,906 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
5 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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £220,000 from 1 recorded sale in WS8 6BU. 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

38 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 6 secondary schools. Millfield Primary School is the nearest published school at 240 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,452 published events cover 12 months, averaging 121 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 595 events.

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