WS2 postcode area guide — Walsall

Where is WS2?

Broadband & internet speeds in WS2

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the WS2 postcode district (Walsall) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 744 postcodes Ofcom measures in WS2, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 79.9%.

Around 0% of premises in WS2 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 WS2

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Mobile signal around Walsall

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Walsall district (120,475 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in WS2

Police recorded 509 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WS2 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

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 WS2

Based on 237 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WS2 is £167,500, essentially flat on the previous year (£167,000).

Latest recorded sales in WS2

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):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around WS2

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 WS2

324 rated food businesses operate in WS2. 167 hold the top rating of 5, 44 are rated 4, and 26 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Birchills C Of E Community Academy, Bish Organics, Bluebells Childrens Home, Bradford Arms, Chicken Palace Royale and Burger Bite.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in WS2

From a sample of 231 Energy Performance Certificates across 6 WS2 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 45% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

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 WS2 typically use:

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What's it like living in WS2?

Postcodes in WS2

Neighbouring districts

All Walsall (WS) postcode districts ›

Frequently asked questions

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.