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Schools nearby

  1. 2

    Primary

    0.50 mi

  2. 4

    Secondary · Attainment 8 37.1

    0.57 mi

  3. 5

    Primary · Good

    0.89 mi

  4. 6

    Secondary with sixth form · Attainment 8 35

    1.1 mi

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Getting around

Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.

Stations

  • Shenstone Rail Station

    Rail · Northbound

    5.2 km straight lineabout 65 min
  • Landywood Rail Station

    Rail · Southbound

    6.9 km straight lineabout 86 min
  • Lichfield City Rail Station

    Rail · Main Entrance

    7.1 km straight lineabout 88 min

Bus stops

  • Lichfield Road

    Bus · before · south

    134 m straight lineabout 2 min
  • Lichfield Road

    Bus · after · south-east

    141 m straight lineabout 2 min
  • Fourth Avenue

    Bus · before · north

    312 m straight lineabout 4 min
  • Lichfield Road

    Bus · opposite · south

    317 m straight lineabout 4 min
  • Freeth Road

    Bus · after · south

    343 m straight lineabout 4 min

Property sales (Land Registry)

England & Wales
Property sales · WS8 6
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · WS8 6 · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 62 sales

WS8 6LH has no standard sales in Sep 2025–Aug 2026, so these figures are for the WS8 6 sector.

Average price
£227,607
Median price: £210,000
Median +1.0% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 62 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '25 – Aug '26Aug '26: 1 sale · avg £380,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£380k£270k£161k
Sep '25Dec '25Mar '26Jun '26Aug '26
£380,000 · 2026-08-21 · Detached · Freehold
WS8 6HU
£230,000 · 2026-07-31 · Semi-detached · Freehold
WS8 6FG
£190,000 · 2026-07-21 · Semi-detached · Freehold
WS8 6PD
£200,000 · 2026-07-17 · Semi-detached · Freehold
WS8 6BU
£170,000 · 2026-07-10 · Semi-detached · Freehold
WS8 6JH
£223,000 · 2026-07-09 · Semi-detached · Freehold
WS8 6FG
£285,000 · 2026-07-03 · Semi-detached · Freehold
WS8 6DS
£270,000 · 2026-07-03 · Semi-detached · Freehold
WS8 6HX
£197,500 · 2026-07-03 · Semi-detached · Freehold
WS8 6AF
£385,000 · 2026-07-02 · Detached · Freehold
WS8 6GB
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, OGL.

Police Recorded Crime near WS8 6LH

England & Wales
Crime trends · near WS8 6LH

Counts are for Brownhills electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
55
YoY +20%
614528
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
1
YoY -91%
32171
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
12
YoY -8%
18113
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
10
YoY —
1470
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
15
YoY +15%
22134
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
37
YoY +68%
553514
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

2 of 6 key categories improving · other recorded crime rising

130
incidents · Aug '26

People

Household income (MSOA)

Average household income for the neighbourhood (MSOA) around this postcode, financial year ending March 2023

Financial year ending March 2023 · MSOA 2021 · Walsall 002 (E02002111)

This is the published estimate for the MSOA that contains this postcode (about 2,000–6,000 households). It describes the neighbourhood around the postcode. England and Wales only.

Total annual household income
£41,085

£35,223–£47,924

Disposable (net) annual household income
£30,646

£26,602–£35,305

Disposable (net) annual household income before housing costs (equivalised)
£29,132

£26,651–£31,845

Disposable (net) annual household income after housing costs (equivalised)
£26,629

£23,307–£30,425

Source: Office for National Statistics. Income estimates for small areas, England and Wales, financial year ending 2023.

Income estimates for small areas, England and Wales · Open Government Licence v3.0

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,540
White Brit.90.5%
Other White4.0%
Pakistani1.0%
Caribbean0.8%
Indian0.7%
+ 11 other groups · 2.9%

Religion

Total residents: 1,538
Christian49.5%
No religion42.5%
Not answered5.4%
Muslim1.2%
Other religion0.8%
+ 2 other religions · 0.5%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,535
50–6421.0%
35–4916.9%
25–3412.3%
65–749.8%
10–159.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.5%

Households

Total households: 634
One person: aged 66+15.8%
One person: other14.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.0%
+ 9 other households · 40.9%

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.
4906
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 4906 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.

Flood zone

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning)

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). This is the Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning zone at the ONS postcode centroid, not a property-level assessment. Source: Environment Agency flood map for planning, © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · Open Government Licence v3.0

Technical details

Coordinates & Location for WS8 6LH

England
Country
Walsall
Local Authority
Brownhills
Ward
Wolverhampton and Walsall
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
WS8 6LH
Coordinates
52.6513, -1.9189
Grid reference
SK055059
Easting
405,583
Northing
305,952
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4WM32J+GC
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Brownhills
Travel to Work
Wolverhampton and Walsall
ITL Region
Walsall
National Park
Non-National Park

Administrative Information

Walsall
Local Authority
Council Area
Aldridge-Brownhills E14001064
Constituency
E14001064
West Midlands
Police Force
England
Ward
Brownhills
Constituency code
E14001064
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 England
West 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 002A E01010302
E01010302
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Walsall 002 E02002111
E02002111
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Walsall 002A E01010302
E01010302
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Walsall 002 E02002111
E02002111
Urban: 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

6:54 AM4:48 PM
6:54 AM
Sunrise
4:48 PM
Sunset
9 hours 54 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:54 AM
Sunset (today)
4:48 PM
Daylight duration
9 hours 54 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode WS8 6LH 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.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01010302 and MSOA E02002111 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 4906
Present — Active
Postcode WS8 6LH is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live

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