Among the most deprived
IMD England
369
Crime · Jun '26
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Avg property price
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Annual change
West Midlands
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for WS1 3AF
Postcode
WS1 3AF
Coordinates
52.5797, -1.9753
Grid reference
SP017979
Easting
401,772
Northing
297,989
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4WH2HF+VV
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.
3062
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 3062 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 3AF
HM Land Registry · Walsall
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Police Recorded Crime near WS1 3AF
Crime trends · near WS1 3AF
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
14312096
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
127
YoY -11%
ASB
65354
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
12
YoY -61%
Vehicle Crime
41235
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
14
YoY -36%
Burglary
23144
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
14
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
272012
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
17
YoY -35%
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Other Theft
352514
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
26
YoY +30%
Shoplifting
937047
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
77
YoY -8%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.46.4%
Pakistani13.1%
Bangladeshi8.7%
Other White7.4%
African4.7%
+ 7 other groups · 19.7%
Religion
Christian33.1%
No religion29.3%
Muslim27.4%
Not answered7.0%
Sikh2.3%
+ other · 0.9%
Age groups
35–4919.9%
50–6416.4%
25–3415.3%
≤412.1%
20–247.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.4%
Households
Other30.9%
Lone parent family: With dependent children13.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.4%
Any member 66+9.7%
Cohabiting couple family: No children5.6%
+ 8 other households · 29.1%
Administrative Information
Walsall
Local Authority
Council AreaWalsall and Bloxwich E14001562
Constituency
E14001562West Midlands
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
St Matthew's
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 030B E01010370
E01010370MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Walsall 030 E02002139
E02002139LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Walsall 030B E01010370
E01010370MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Walsall 030 E02002139
E02002139Urban: 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
4:31 AM
Sunrise
7:56 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:31 AM
Sunset (today)
7:56 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 3AF 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: 3062
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01010370 and MSOA E02002139 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WS1 3AF 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 3AF
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School
Walsall · WS1 3AF
Good
0.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7
Blue Coat Church of England Aided Junior School
Walsall · WS1 2LP
Good
0.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Blue Coat Church of England Academy
Walsall · WS1 2ND
Good
0.1 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
Mayfield Preparatory School
Walsall · WS1 2PD
0.2 mi
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 2–11
Caldmore Primary Academy
Walsall · WS1 3RH
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
St Mary's The Mount Catholic Primary School
Walsall · WS1 3AY
Outstanding
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Walsall Studio School
Walsall · WS1 1RL
Good
0.3 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 14–19
Queen Mary's Grammar School
Walsall · WS1 2PG
Outstanding
0.4 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18
Chuckery Primary School
Walsall · WS1 2DZ
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy
Walsall · WS1 3HS
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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