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WS9 8FS

Rushall-Shelfield · Walsall · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WS9 8FN 137 m
WS9 8EX 140 m
WS9 8DJ 182 m
WS9 8EN 266 m
WS9 8BX 271 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS9 8FS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1997
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS9
Postcode sector
WS9 8
Latitude
52.605252
Longitude
-1.934626
British National Grid easting
404,524
British National Grid northing
300,830

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Walsall · E08000030
Electoral ward
Rushall-Shelfield · E05016448
Parish or community
E43000184
Westminster constituency
Aldridge-Brownhills · E14001064
Output area
E00052147
Lower layer super output area
Walsall 016B · E01010322
Middle layer super output area
Walsall 016 · E02002125

Postcode source versions

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Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Unit 2, Kingsway South, Aldridge, Walsall, WS9 8FS 1 April 2020 £600,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
73
Primary
49
Secondary
10

  1. Aldridge School - A Science College

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

  2. Radleys Primary School

    Community school

    1.0 km

  3. Leighswood School

    Community school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,025
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 390
  • Vehicle crime 121
  • Criminal damage and arson 95
  • Shoplifting 85
  • Other theft 80

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+
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%

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

29

within 5 km

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    ANCHOR MEADOW, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 8AJ

    ODS code M91017

    959 m

  • PORTLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ANCHOR MEADOW, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 8AJ

    ODS code M91010

    959 m

  • RUSHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    107 LICHFIELD ROAD, RUSHALL, WALSALL, WS4 1HB

    ODS code M91019

    1.7 km

  • ST JOHN'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGH STREET, WALSALL WOOD, WALSALL, WS9 9LP

    ODS code M91007

    2.3 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

  • CHAPEL STREET SURGERY

    1 CHAPEL STREET, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4LN

    ODS code M91024

    3.4 km

  • HARDEN HEALTH CENTRE

    HARDEN ROAD, LEAMORE, WALSALL, WS3 1ET

    ODS code M91036

    3.5 km

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY

    HIGH STREET, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4LX

    ODS code M91654

    3.6 km

  • ST PETER'S SURGERY

    51 LECKIE ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 8DA

    ODS code M91004

    3.6 km

  • SADDLERS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91018

    3.7 km

  • UMBRELLA MEDICAL

    1 HATHERTON STREET, WALSALL, WS1 1AF

    ODS code M91015

    3.7 km

  • HARDEN BLAKENALL

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

    ODS code Y02627

    3.7 km

  • BLACKWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    BLACKWOOD ROAD, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3PL

    ODS code M91637

    4.0 km

  • BIRCHILLS HEALTH CENTRE

    23-37 OLD BIRCHILLS, WALSALL, WS2 8QH

    ODS code M91629

    4.4 km

  • BRACE STREET HC- KUMAR

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91628

    4.5 km

  • BRACE STREET HC- MAHBUB (M91659)

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91659

    4.5 km

  • BRACE STREET HEALTH CENTRE

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91014

    4.5 km

  • LITTLE LONDON SURGERY

    LITTLE LONDON, CALDMORE, WALSALL, WS1 3EP

    ODS code M91008

    4.5 km

  • BLOXWICH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PINFOLD HEALTH CENTRE, FIELD ROAD, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3JP

    ODS code M91034

    4.6 km

Showing 20 of 29 matching practices.

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

  • Wharf Approach

    BCT · Westgate

    0.1 miles

  • Wharf Approach

    BCT · Westgate

    0.1 miles

  • Dumblederry Lane

    BCT · Westgate

    0.1 miles

  • Dumblederry Lane

    BCT · Westgate

    0.1 miles

  • Dumblederry Lane

    BCT · Westgate

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Walsall 016B, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,641 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
7 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
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

Schools

73 open schools are in scope, including 49 primary and 10 secondary schools. Aldridge School - A Science College is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

1,025 published events cover 12 months, averaging 85.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 390 events.

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