WS4 postcode area guide — Walsall

Where is WS4?

Broadband & internet speeds in WS4

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the WS4 postcode district (Walsall) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 337 postcodes Ofcom measures in WS4, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 90.3%.

Around 0% of premises in WS4 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 WS4

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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 WS4

Police recorded 150 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WS4 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 WS4

Based on 157 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WS4 is £215,000, down 2.3% on the previous year (£220,000).

Latest recorded sales in WS4

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 WS4

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 WS4

77 rated food businesses operate in WS4. 42 hold the top rating of 5, 11 are rated 4, and 5 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: 3rd Walsall Sea Scout Group, Beverley Hotel Limited, Blossoms on the Lane, Bluebell House, Butts Jnr Mix & Inf.

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

Energy performance (EPC) in WS4

From a sample of 252 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 WS4 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 40% 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 WS4 typically use:

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What's it like living in WS4?

Postcodes in WS4

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.