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WS9 8AW

Aldridge Central & South · Walsall · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Walsall
Local authority
Walsall
Constituency
Aldridge-Brownhills
Postcode district
WS9
Postcode sector
WS9 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WS9 8AN 70 m
WS9 8AP 94 m
WS9 8DU 121 m
WS9 8AS 155 m
WS9 8DB 162 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS9 8AW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS9
Postcode sector
WS9 8
Latitude
52.607115
Longitude
-1.923430
British National Grid easting
405,282
British National Grid northing
301,038

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Walsall · E08000030
Parish or community
E43000184
Westminster constituency
Aldridge-Brownhills · E14001064
Output area
E00168267
Lower layer super output area
Walsall 015A · E01010241
Middle layer super output area
Walsall 015 · E02002124

Postcode source versions

Explore WS9

34 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
88, Leighswood Road, Walsall, WS9 8AW 6 March 2025 £184,500
88, Leighswood Road, Walsall, WS9 8AW 7 January 2025 £158,000
90, Leighswood Road, Walsall, WS9 8AW 6 September 2024 £230,000

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
61
Primary
42
Secondary
9
  1. Leighswood School

    Community school

    669 m
  2. Cooper and Jordan Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    909 m
  3. Aldridge School - A Science College

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
968
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 363
  • Vehicle crime 119
  • Criminal damage and arson 88
  • Shoplifting 87
  • Other theft 86

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
57
31 female, 26 male
Postcode households
20
Residents per household
2.9
WS9 8 residents
8,720

Age bands in WS9 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.8%
1,258 residents
Age 15 to 24
8.6%
785 residents
Age 25 to 44
20.6%
1,878 residents
Age 45 to 64
26%
2,369 residents
Age 65 and over
31%
2,832 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WS9 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

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+
95.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
95.5%
Gigabit-capable
95.5%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

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

17

within 5 km straight-line

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    ANCHOR MEADOW, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 8AJ

    ODS code M91017

    532 m

  • PORTLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ANCHOR MEADOW, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 8AJ

    ODS code M91010

    532 m

  • ST JOHN'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGH STREET, WALSALL WOOD, WALSALL, WS9 9LP

    ODS code M91007

    2.2 km

  • RUSHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    107 LICHFIELD ROAD, RUSHALL, WALSALL, WS4 1HB

    ODS code M91019

    2.5 km

  • STREETS CORNER SURGERY

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

    ODS code M91009

    2.5 km

  • WALSALL WOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    LICHFIELD ROAD, WALSALL WOOD, WALSALL, WS9 9NP

    ODS code M91639

    2.5 km

  • BLACKWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    BLACKWOOD ROAD, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3PL

    ODS code M91637

    3.7 km

  • CHAPEL STREET SURGERY

    1 CHAPEL STREET, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4LN

    ODS code M91024

    3.8 km

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY

    HIGH STREET, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4LX

    ODS code M91654

    3.9 km

  • HARDEN HEALTH CENTRE

    HARDEN ROAD, LEAMORE, WALSALL, WS3 1ET

    ODS code M91036

    4.2 km

  • HARDEN BLAKENALL

    BLAKENHALL VILLAGE CENTRE, THAMES ROAD, WALSALL, WS3 1LZ

    ODS code Y02627

    4.4 km

  • ST PETER'S SURGERY

    51 LECKIE ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 8DA

    ODS code M91004

    4.4 km

  • SADDLERS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91018

    4.4 km

  • UMBRELLA MEDICAL

    1 HATHERTON STREET, WALSALL, WS1 1AF

    ODS code M91015

    4.4 km

  • NEW ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91609

    4.8 km

  • HOLLAND PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code M91626

    4.8 km

  • PARKSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91006

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Leighswood Road

    BCT · Aldridge

    87 m
  • Burnfields Close

    BCT · Redhouse Industrial Estate

    155 m
  • Middlemore Lane

    BCT · Aldridge

    160 m
  • Burnfields Close

    BCT · Redhouse Industrial Estate

    161 m
  • Middlemore Lane

    BCT · Aldridge

    202 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Walsall 015A, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,938 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
6 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
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £184,500 from 3 recorded sales in WS9 8AW. 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

61 open schools are in scope, including 42 primary and 9 secondary schools. Leighswood School is the nearest published school at 669 m.

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

Recorded crime

968 published events cover 12 months, averaging 81 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 363 events.

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