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WS9 9BW

Aldridge North & Walsall Wood · Walsall · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Walsall
Ward
Aldridge North & Walsall Wood
Local authority
Walsall
Constituency
Aldridge-Brownhills
Postcode district
WS9
Postcode sector
WS9 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WS9 9BX 31 m
WS9 9JT 61 m
WS9 9BY 63 m
WS9 9JP 153 m
WS9 9JU 160 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS9 9BW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS9
Postcode sector
WS9 9
Latitude
52.624860
Longitude
-1.921951
British National Grid easting
405,380
British National Grid northing
303,012

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Walsall · E08000030
Electoral ward
Aldridge North & Walsall Wood · E05016434
Parish or community
E43000184
Westminster constituency
Aldridge-Brownhills · E14001064
Output area
E00051827
Lower layer super output area
Walsall 007D · E01010256
Middle layer super output area
Walsall 007 · E02002116

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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19 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Porchester Close, Walsall Wood, Walsall, WS9 9BW 2 November 2018 £225,000
8, Porchester Close, Walsall Wood, Walsall, WS9 9BW 12 October 2012 £160,000
1, Porchester Close, Walsall Wood, Walsall, WS9 9BW 28 October 2011 £165,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
27
Secondary
6

  1. Castlefort Academy

    Academy converter

    278 m

  2. Oakwood School

    Academy special converter

    317 m

  3. St John's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    506 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,214
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 490
  • Shoplifting 148
  • Vehicle crime 140
  • Criminal damage and arson 105
  • Other theft 70

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

10 female, 6 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.3
WS9 9 residents
8,526

Age bands in WS9 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.9%

1,387 residents

Age 15 to 24
11%

958 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.4%

1,953 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.6%

2,581 residents

Age 65 and over
21.2%

1,855 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WS9 9 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

13

within 5 km

  • STREETS CORNER SURGERY

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

    ODS code M91009

    661 m

  • WALSALL WOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    LICHFIELD ROAD, WALSALL WOOD, WALSALL, WS9 9NP

    ODS code M91639

    661 m

  • ST JOHN'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGH STREET, WALSALL WOOD, WALSALL, WS9 9LP

    ODS code M91007

    734 m

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    ANCHOR MEADOW, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 8AJ

    ODS code M91017

    2.5 km

  • PORTLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ANCHOR MEADOW, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 8AJ

    ODS code M91010

    2.5 km

  • NEW ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91609

    2.9 km

  • HOLLAND PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code M91626

    2.9 km

  • PARKSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91006

    2.9 km

  • RUSHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    107 LICHFIELD ROAD, RUSHALL, WALSALL, WS4 1HB

    ODS code M91019

    3.2 km

  • CHAPEL STREET SURGERY

    1 CHAPEL STREET, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4LN

    ODS code M91024

    3.2 km

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY

    HIGH STREET, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4LX

    ODS code M91654

    3.2 km

  • HARDEN BLAKENALL

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

    ODS code Y02627

    4.5 km

  • HARDEN HEALTH CENTRE

    HARDEN ROAD, LEAMORE, WALSALL, WS3 1ET

    ODS code M91036

    4.7 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

  • Porchester Close

    BCT · Castlefort

    0.0 miles

  • Porchester Close

    BCT · Castlefort

    0.0 miles

  • Brookland Road

    BCT · Castlefort

    0.1 miles

  • Blakemore Road

    BCT · Castlefort

    0.1 miles

  • Castle Road

    BCT · Walsall Wood

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Walsall 007D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,608 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
9 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
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.

Schools

Published establishments

37 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 6 secondary schools. Castlefort Academy is the nearest published school at 278 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,214 published events cover 12 months, averaging 101.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 490 events.

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