WS6 postcode area guide — South Staffordshire

Where is WS6?

Broadband & internet speeds in WS6

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the WS6 postcode district (South Staffordshire) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 329 postcodes Ofcom measures in WS6, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 79.5%.

Around 0% of premises in WS6 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 WS6

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Mobile signal around South Staffordshire

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider South Staffordshire district (52,363 premises):

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

Crime in WS6

Police recorded 79 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WS6 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 WS6

Based on 164 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WS6 is £255,000, up 6.3% on the previous year (£240,000).

Latest recorded sales in WS6

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? South Staffordshire demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider South Staffordshire district (110,471 residents, 46,121 households):

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

Schools in and around WS6

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 WS6

77 rated food businesses operate in WS6. 51 hold the top rating of 5, 12 are rated 4, and 4 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Age Uk Staffordshire, Alpha Care Home Lakeview (Nursing Home), BB Kitchen Ltd At The White Horse, Blast Kids Club, Bombay.

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

Energy performance (EPC) in WS6

From a sample of 106 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 WS6 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 36% 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 South Staffordshire

Landlines around WS6 typically use:

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What's it like living in WS6?

Postcodes in WS6

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.