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WS9 8FB

Aldridge Central & South · Walsall · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Aldridge Central & South
Local authority
Walsall
Constituency
Aldridge-Brownhills
Postcode district
WS9
Postcode sector
WS9 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WS9 8LZ 29 m
WS9 8LX 66 m
WS9 8NN 66 m
WS9 8NL 73 m
WS9 8BF 83 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS9 8FB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS9
Postcode sector
WS9 8
Latitude
52.605410
Longitude
-1.915415
British National Grid easting
405,825
British National Grid northing
300,849

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Walsall · E08000030
Electoral ward
Aldridge Central & South · E05016433
Parish or community
E43000184
Westminster constituency
Aldridge-Brownhills · E14001064
Output area
E00051793
Lower layer super output area
Walsall 015A · E01010241
Middle layer super output area
Walsall 015 · E02002124

Postcode source versions

Explore WS9

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
53
Primary
37
Secondary
9

  1. Cooper and Jordan Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    337 m

  2. St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    724 m

  3. St Francis of Assisi Catholic College

    Voluntary aided school

    775 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
860
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 333
  • Vehicle crime 100
  • Shoplifting 86
  • Criminal damage and arson 79
  • Other theft 69

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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 Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

14

within 5 km

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    ANCHOR MEADOW, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 8AJ

    ODS code M91017

    506 m

  • PORTLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ANCHOR MEADOW, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 8AJ

    ODS code M91010

    506 m

  • ST JOHN'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGH STREET, WALSALL WOOD, WALSALL, WS9 9LP

    ODS code M91007

    2.6 km

  • STREETS CORNER SURGERY

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

    ODS code M91009

    2.8 km

  • WALSALL WOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    LICHFIELD ROAD, WALSALL WOOD, WALSALL, WS9 9NP

    ODS code M91639

    2.8 km

  • RUSHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    107 LICHFIELD ROAD, RUSHALL, WALSALL, WS4 1HB

    ODS code M91019

    3.0 km

  • BLACKWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    BLACKWOOD ROAD, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3PL

    ODS code M91637

    3.2 km

  • CHAPEL STREET SURGERY

    1 CHAPEL STREET, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4LN

    ODS code M91024

    4.4 km

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY

    HIGH STREET, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4LX

    ODS code M91654

    4.5 km

  • HARDEN HEALTH CENTRE

    HARDEN ROAD, LEAMORE, WALSALL, WS3 1ET

    ODS code M91036

    4.8 km

  • SADDLERS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91018

    4.8 km

  • UMBRELLA MEDICAL

    1 HATHERTON STREET, WALSALL, WS1 1AF

    ODS code M91015

    4.8 km

  • ST PETER'S SURGERY

    51 LECKIE ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 8DA

    ODS code M91004

    4.9 km

  • HARDEN BLAKENALL

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

    ODS code Y02627

    4.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Aldridge Post Office

    BCT · Aldridge

    0.1 miles

  • Aldridge Shopping Centre

    BCT · Aldridge

    0.1 miles

  • Parish Church

    BCT · Aldridge

    0.1 miles

  • Aldridge Shopping Centre

    BCT · Aldridge

    0.1 miles

  • Aldridge Shopping Centre

    BCT · Aldridge

    0.1 miles

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.

Evidence in context

Schools

53 open schools are in scope, including 37 primary and 9 secondary schools. Cooper and Jordan Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 337 m.

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

Recorded crime

860 published events cover 12 months, averaging 71.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 333 events.

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