Among the most deprived
IMD England
140
Crime · May '26
£127,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
West Midlands
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for WS1 4AB
Postcode
WS1 4AB
Coordinates
52.5705, -1.9863
Grid reference
SP010969
Easting
401,025
Northing
296,959
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4WH2C7+5F
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.
3544
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 3544 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 4AB
HM Land Registry · Walsall
Average price
£127,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £127,000
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Police Recorded Crime near WS1 4AB
Crime trends · near WS1 4AB
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
523925
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
51
YoY +50%
ASB
19101
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -83%
Vehicle Crime
18113
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
14
YoY +133%
Burglary
840
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY -25%
Criminal damage
1692
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
7
YoY +75%
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
32172
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
32
YoY +220%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Pakistani28.3%
Bangladeshi24.0%
Indian20.5%
White Brit.10.7%
Other White4.8%
+ 5 other groups · 11.7%
Religion
Muslim67.3%
Christian13.8%
Hindu5.6%
No religion5.2%
Not answered4.6%
+ 1 other religions · 3.5%
Age groups
35–4920.9%
25–3413.8%
50–6412.1%
10–1510.2%
5–910.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 33.1%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children30.7%
Other10.9%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.6%
Any member 66+9.2%
With dependent children7.2%
+ 7 other households · 32.5%
Administrative Information
Walsall
Local Authority
Council AreaWalsall and Bloxwich E14001562
Constituency
E14001562West Midlands
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Palfrey
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 034E E01010343
E01010343MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Walsall 034 E02002143
E02002143LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Walsall 034E E01010343
E01010343MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Walsall 034 E02002143
E02002143Urban: 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 4AB 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: 3544
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01010343 and MSOA E02002143 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WS1 4AB 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 4AB
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Cherry Tree School
0 mAll-through· Walsall
Palfrey Junior School
198 mPrimary· Walsall
Palfrey Infant School
438 mPrimary· Walsall
Whitehall Nursery and Infant Academy
611 mPrimary· Walsall
Abu Bakr Al-Ihsaan Academy
664 mAll-through· Walsall
Abu Bakr Boys School
664 mSecondary· Walsall
Joseph Leckie Academy
704 mSecondary with sixth form· Walsall
Caldmore Primary Academy
803 mPrimary· Walsall
Hillary Primary School
825 mPrimary· Walsall
Whitehall Junior Community School
912 mPrimary· Walsall
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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