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WS8 6DQ

Brownhills · Walsall · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WS8 6FD 23 m
WS8 6FE 35 m
WS8 6DH 76 m
WS8 6HD 108 m
WS8 7EQ 116 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS8 6DQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 2004
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS8
Postcode sector
WS8 6
Latitude
52.641548
Longitude
-1.927390
British National Grid easting
405,010
British National Grid northing
304,868

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
E00168276
Lower layer super output area
Walsall 002D · E01010308
Middle layer super output area
Walsall 002 · E02002111

Postcode source versions

Explore WS8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
42
Primary
30
Secondary
8

  1. Millfield Primary School

    Community school

    417 m

  2. Ogley Hay Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    570 m

  3. St James Academy

    Academy converter

    721 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,744
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 680
  • Shoplifting 210
  • Criminal damage and arson 184
  • Vehicle crime 159
  • Public order 101

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

16

within 5 km straight-line

  • HOLLAND PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code M91626

    1.0 km

  • PARKSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91006

    1.0 km

  • NEW ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91609

    1.1 km

  • STREETS CORNER SURGERY

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

    ODS code M91009

    1.3 km

  • WALSALL WOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    LICHFIELD ROAD, WALSALL WOOD, WALSALL, WS9 9NP

    ODS code M91639

    1.3 km

  • ST JOHN'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGH STREET, WALSALL WOOD, WALSALL, WS9 9LP

    ODS code M91007

    1.7 km

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY

    HIGH STREET, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4LX

    ODS code M91654

    3.1 km

  • CHAPEL STREET SURGERY

    1 CHAPEL STREET, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4LN

    ODS code M91024

    3.2 km

  • DARWIN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83617

    4.2 km

  • RUSHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    107 LICHFIELD ROAD, RUSHALL, WALSALL, WS4 1HB

    ODS code M91019

    4.3 km

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    ANCHOR MEADOW, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 8AJ

    ODS code M91017

    4.4 km

  • PORTLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ANCHOR MEADOW, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 8AJ

    ODS code M91010

    4.4 km

  • SALTERS MEADOW HEALTH CTR

    RUGELEY ROAD, CHASE TERRACE, BURNTWOOD, WS7 1AQ

    ODS code M83072

    4.5 km

  • NORTON CANES HEALTH CENTRE

    BROWNHILLS ROAD, NORTON CANES, CANNOCK, WS11 9SE

    ODS code M83063

    4.6 km

  • NORTON CANES PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M83727

    4.6 km

  • NORTON CANES SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83717

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Anchor Bridge

    BCT · Catshill

    0.1 miles

  • Warren Place

    BCT · Brownhills

    0.1 miles

  • Anchor Bridge

    BCT · Catshill

    0.1 miles

  • Robson Close

    BCT · Catshill

    0.2 miles

  • Millfield School

    BCT · Brownhills

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Walsall 002D, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

3,202 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
7 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 30 primary and 8 secondary schools. Millfield Primary School is the nearest published school at 417 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,744 published events cover 12 months, averaging 145.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 680 events.

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