Among the most deprived
IMD England
135
Crime · May '26
£294,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
West Midlands
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for WS2 8SP
Postcode
WS2 8SP
Coordinates
52.5913, -2.0034
Grid reference
SO998992
Easting
399,867
Northing
299,280
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4VHXRW+GJ
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.
4534
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 4534 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 · WS2 8SP
HM Land Registry · Walsall
Average price
£294,000
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Median price: £294,000
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Police Recorded Crime near WS2 8SP
Crime trends · near WS2 8SP
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
886745
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
62
YoY stable
ASB
19100
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
19112
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
14
YoY +8%
Burglary
950
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY -25%
Criminal damage
23145
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
11
YoY stable
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.40.3%
Pakistani27.5%
Indian10.5%
African3.5%
Caribbean3.4%
+ 6 other groups · 14.8%
Religion
Christian33.7%
Muslim31.9%
No religion16.4%
Sikh8.0%
Not answered6.4%
+ 2 other religions · 3.5%
Age groups
35–4919.6%
50–6418.1%
25–3413.6%
10–159.5%
65–748.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.7%
Households
Other19.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.0%
Any member 66+10.5%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent7.6%
+ 7 other households · 38.4%
Administrative Information
Walsall
Local Authority
Council AreaWalsall and Bloxwich E14001562
Constituency
E14001562West Midlands
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Pleck
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 026B E01010270
E01010270MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Walsall 026 E02002135
E02002135LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Walsall 026B E01010270
E01010270MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Walsall 026 E02002135
E02002135Urban: 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 WS2 8SP 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: 4534
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01010270 and MSOA E02002135 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WS2 8SP 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 WS2 8SP
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Reedswood E-ACT Academy
Walsall · WS2 8RX
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Emmanuel School
Walsall · WS2 8PR
0.4 mi
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 3–18
Alumwell Junior School
Walsall · WS2 9UP
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Alumwell Infant School
Walsall · WS2 9UP
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7
Birchills Church of England Community Academy
Walsall · WS2 8NF
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Croft Academy
Walsall · WS2 8JE
Not judged
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Jane Lane School
Walsall · WS2 0JH
Good
0.6 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 7–16
King Charles Primary School
Walsall · WS2 0JN
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
West Walsall E-ACT Academy
Walsall · WS2 9UA
Good
0.7 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall
Walsall · WS2 8HN
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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