WV13 postcode area guide — Walsall

Where is WV13?

Broadband & internet speeds in WV13

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the WV13 postcode district (Walsall) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 512 postcodes Ofcom measures in WV13, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 86.5%.

Around 0% of premises in WV13 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 WV13

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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 WV13

Police recorded 368 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WV13 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 WV13

Based on 146 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WV13 is £180,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£180,000).

Latest recorded sales in WV13

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 WV13

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 WV13

186 rated food businesses operate in WV13. 82 hold the top rating of 5, 35 are rated 4, and 15 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Lakeside View Hospital, 8pm Chemist, Aberrant Group Limited T/A McDonald's, ABM Catering @ Stow Heath Primary School, Adsaja Stores.

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

Energy performance (EPC) in WV13

From a sample of 184 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 WV13 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 39% 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 WV13 typically use:

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What's it like living in WV13?

Postcodes in WV13

Neighbouring districts

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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.