High deprivation
IMD England
56
Crime · May '26
£135,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
West Midlands
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for WS1 2LA
Postcode
WS1 2LA
Coordinates
52.5817, -1.9692
Grid reference
SP021982
Easting
402,185
Northing
298,206
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4WH2JJ+M8
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Walsall
Travel to Work
Wolverhampton and Walsall
ITL Region
Walsall
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
7487
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 7487 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
Property sales · WS1 2LA
HM Land Registry · Walsall
Average price
£130,500
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £135,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jul '23 – Mar '26Mar '26: 1 sales · avg £155,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£155k£123k£90k
Jul '23Mar '24Jul '24Oct '24Mar '26
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near WS1 2LA
Crime trends · near WS1 2LA
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
262013
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
26
YoY +37%
ASB
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -71%
Vehicle Crime
1050
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY -29%
Burglary
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY +200%
Criminal damage
840
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
8
YoY +100%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Pakistani40.0%
White Brit.35.7%
Other White6.9%
Indian3.5%
African3.1%
+ 6 other groups · 10.8%
Religion
Muslim43.2%
Christian28.7%
No religion19.4%
Not answered4.3%
Sikh2.6%
+ 1 other religions · 1.8%
Age groups
35–4922.4%
25–3414.7%
50–6414.3%
10–1510.8%
≤48.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.4%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children20.1%
Other18.3%
Lone parent family: With dependent children11.1%
Any member 66+9.5%
With dependent children7.8%
+ 7 other households · 33.2%
Administrative Information
Walsall
Local Authority
Council AreaWalsall and Bloxwich E14001562
Constituency
E14001562West Midlands
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Paddock
Constituency code
E14001562
EU Electoral Region
West Midlands
Parish
Walsall, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Walsall
Health & NHS
West Midlands
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS ScotlandWest Midlands
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
West Midlands
NHS Region
Midlands
Integrated Care Board
NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Walsall Teaching
Sub ICB Location
NHS Black Country ICB - D2P2L
Cancer Alliance
West Midlands
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Walsall 029B E01010327
E01010327MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Walsall 029 E02002138
E02002138LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Walsall 029B E01010327
E01010327MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Walsall 029 E02002138
E02002138Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
3:57 AM
Sunrise
8:28 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:57 AM
Sunset (today)
8:28 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode WS1 2LA introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 7487
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01010327 and MSOA E02002138 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WS1 2LA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near WS1 2LA
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Mayfield Preparatory School
Walsall · WS1 2PD
0.2 mi
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 2–11
Blue Coat Church of England Aided Junior School
Walsall · WS1 2LP
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Chuckery Primary School
Walsall · WS1 2DZ
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Queen Mary's Grammar School
Walsall · WS1 2PG
Outstanding
0.2 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18
Blue Coat Church of England Academy
Walsall · WS1 2ND
Good
0.3 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School
Walsall · WS1 3AF
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7
St Mary's The Mount Catholic Primary School
Walsall · WS1 3AY
Outstanding
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Hydesville Tower School
Walsall · WS1 2QG
0.4 mi
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 2–16
Walsall Studio School
Walsall · WS1 1RL
Good
0.5 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 14–19
Caldmore Primary Academy
Walsall · WS1 3RH
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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