WS1 postcode area guide — Walsall
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the WS1 postcode district in Walsall — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in WS1
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.7%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
67.3%
Gigabit-capable
67.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the WS1 postcode district (Walsall) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 562 postcodes Ofcom measures in WS1, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 67.3%.
Around 0% of premises in WS1 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in WS1
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| WS1 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| WS1 1AB | 100% | 0% |
| WS1 1AF | 0% | 0% |
| WS1 1DA | 0% | 0% |
| WS1 1DD | 0% | 0% |
| WS1 1DE | 0% | 0% |
| WS1 1DF | 100% | 100% |
| WS1 1DH | 100% | 0% |
| WS1 1DP | 14.7% | 0% |
| WS1 1EG | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Walsall
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Walsall district (120,475 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
92.8%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
95.9%
Voice indoors — all networks
95.8%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in WS1
Police recorded 687 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WS1 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 253 | 36.8% |
| Shoplifting | 113 | 16.4% |
| Public order | 51 | 7.4% |
| Vehicle crime | 50 | 7.3% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 43 | 6.3% |
| Drugs | 41 | 6.0% |
| Burglary | 32 | 4.7% |
| Other theft | 32 | 4.7% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in WS1
Based on 162 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WS1 is £175,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£175,000).
Detached
£480,000
17 sales
Semi-detached
£280,000
29 sales
Terraced
£160,000
70 sales
Flat / maisonette
£101,000
30 sales
Latest recorded sales in WS1
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2026 | £352,000 | Detached | Princes Avenue | WS1 2PH |
| 1 May 2026 | £250,000 | Terraced | Highgate Road | WS1 3JH |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £250,000 | Other | Whitehall Road | WS1 4AT |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £95,000 | Flat | Caldmore Road | WS1 3NR |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £145,000 | Other | Corporation Street | WS1 4HW |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £195,000 | Semi-detached | Duchess Road | WS1 4NW |
| 20 Apr 2026 | £50,000 | Flat | Highgate Road | WS1 3JA |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £750,000 | Detached | Highgate Road | WS1 3JB |
| 16 Apr 2026 | £600,000 | Other | Lichfield Street | WS1 1SP |
| 13 Apr 2026 | £130,000 | Terraced | Sandwell Street | WS1 3DR |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Walsall demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Walsall district (284,124 residents, 112,226 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21.5% |
| 15–29 | 23.7% |
| 30–44 | 18.9% |
| 45–64 | 18.5% |
| 65+ | 17.4% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 59.3% |
| Private rented | 16.5% |
| Social rented | 15.5% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around WS1
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Mary's Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,399 | WS1 2PG |
| Blue Coat Church of England Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 972 | WS1 2ND |
| Chuckery Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 465 | WS1 2DZ |
| Caldmore Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 436 | WS1 3RH |
| Blue Coat Church of England Aided Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 366 | WS1 2LP |
| Palfrey Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 359 | WS1 4AH |
| Whitehall Junior Community School | Primary | 7–11 | 340 | WS1 3JY |
| Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 314 | WS1 3AF |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in WS1
342 rated food businesses operate in WS1. 150 hold the top rating of 5, 53 are rated 4, and 37 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Ambala Walsall, B&M Retail Ltd, Binder Sweet Centre Ltd, Boss Man, Broadway Pharmacy.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in WS1
From a sample of 280 Energy Performance Certificates across 7 WS1 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 41% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
3%
Band C
39%
Band D
35%
Band E
19%
Band F
4%
Band G
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Walsall
Landlines around WS1 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.