WS10 postcode area guide — Sandwell
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the WS10 postcode district in Sandwell — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in WS10
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
86.7%
Gigabit-capable
86.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the WS10 postcode district (Sandwell) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 909 postcodes Ofcom measures in WS10, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 86.7%.
Around 0% of premises in WS10 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 WS10
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| WS10 0AA | 100% | 36.4% |
| WS10 0AE | 100% | 0% |
| WS10 0AH | 100% | 7.7% |
| WS10 0AN | 100% | 0% |
| WS10 0AQ | 100% | 36.4% |
| WS10 0AR | 100% | 0% |
| WS10 0AS | 62.5% | 41.7% |
| WS10 0AT | 100% | 52.9% |
| WS10 0AW | 100% | 12.5% |
| WS10 0AX | 100% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Sandwell
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Sandwell district (145,434 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
98.5%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
99.7%
Voice indoors — all networks
99.8%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in WS10
Police recorded 318 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WS10 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 126 | 39.6% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 30 | 9.4% |
| Vehicle crime | 30 | 9.4% |
| Shoplifting | 27 | 8.5% |
| Other theft | 22 | 6.9% |
| Public order | 21 | 6.6% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 18 | 5.7% |
| Burglary | 18 | 5.7% |
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 WS10
Based on 266 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WS10 is £201,000, up 11.7% on the previous year (£180,000).
Detached
£281,000
27 sales
Semi-detached
£217,000
120 sales
Terraced
£190,000
84 sales
Flat / maisonette
£100,000
27 sales
Latest recorded sales in WS10
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2026 | £100,000 | Flat | The Avenue | WS10 8NZ |
| 18 May 2026 | £665,000 | Other | High Street | WS10 8RX |
| 15 May 2026 | £162,000 | Semi-detached | Delville Terrace | WS10 9EB |
| 8 May 2026 | £290,000 | Detached | Bagwall Crescent | WS10 8WA |
| 1 May 2026 | £194,000 | Semi-detached | Westbury Avenue | WS10 9RU |
| 1 May 2026 | £292,000 | Detached | Teal Grove | WS10 8GD |
| 1 May 2026 | £201,000 | Terraced | Stonehouse Crescent | WS10 0DQ |
| 1 May 2026 | £142,500 | Terraced | Manor Road | WS10 0JP |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £369,000 | Detached | Centenary Lane | WS10 7UE |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £281,000 | Detached | Berry Avenue | WS10 8QF |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Who lives here? Sandwell demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Sandwell district (341,834 residents, 130,246 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22.2% |
| 15–29 | 24.9% |
| 30–44 | 20.5% |
| 45–64 | 17.9% |
| 65+ | 14.5% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 53.8% |
| Private rented | 19.2% |
| Social rented | 5.6% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around WS10
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wood Green Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,518 | WS10 9QU |
| Wodensborough Ormiston Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,119 | WS10 0DR |
| Grace Academy Darlaston | Secondary | 11–19 | 1,059 | WS10 8QJ |
| Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 807 | WS10 9QS |
| Old Park Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 471 | WS10 9LX |
| Kings Hill Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 459 | WS10 9JG |
| The Priory Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 458 | WS10 0JG |
| Old Church Church of England C Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 431 | WS10 8DL |
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 WS10
338 rated food businesses operate in WS10. 174 hold the top rating of 5, 64 are rated 4, and 16 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Darlaston Mini Market, 24-Seven Convenience Store, A F Blakemore & Son Ltd, Aayan Amina Mini Market, Accord Housing.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in WS10
From a sample of 194 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 WS10 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 57% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
6%
Band C
51%
Band D
32%
Band E
8%
Band F
2%
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 Sandwell
Landlines around WS10 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.