Among the most deprived
IMD England
85
Crime · May '26
£98,750
Median property price
—
Annual change
West Midlands
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for WS8 7LA
Postcode
WS8 7LA
Coordinates
52.6574, -1.9534
Grid reference
SK032066
Easting
403,247
Northing
306,629
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4WM24W+XJ
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
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.
4758
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 4758 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 · WS8 7LA
HM Land Registry · Walsall
Average price
£98,750
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £98,750
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
May '25 – Jun '25Jun '25: 1 sales · avg £115,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£115k£99k£83k
May '25Jun '25
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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 WS8 7LA
Crime trends · near WS8 7LA
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
38249
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
38
YoY +138%
ASB
1691
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY -56%
Vehicle Crime
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
7
YoY +600%
Burglary
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY stable
Criminal damage
1160
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
11
YoY +1000%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.93.1%
Other White2.2%
White & Black Caribbean1.0%
+ other · 3.7%
Religion
No religion48.0%
Christian44.8%
Not answered5.8%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
50–6421.7%
35–4916.9%
25–3410.7%
65–7410.5%
10–158.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.5%
Households
Other17.7%
Any member 66+13.4%
All members 66+11.3%
Lone parent family: With dependent children11.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.6%
+ 7 other households · 37.0%
Administrative Information
Walsall
Local Authority
Council AreaAldridge-Brownhills E14001064
Constituency
E14001064West Midlands
Police Force
Scotland-wide
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 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 001A E01010301
E01010301MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Walsall 001 E02002110
E02002110LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Walsall 001A E01010301
E01010301MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Walsall 001 E02002110
E02002110Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
4:03 AM
Sunrise
8:24 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:03 AM
Sunset (today)
8:24 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 WS8 7LA introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 4758
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01010301 and MSOA E02002110 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WS8 7LA 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 WS8 7LA
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Brownhills West Primary School
Walsall · WS8 7LA
Good
0.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Watling Street Primary School
Walsall · WS8 7LW
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Brownhills Ormiston Academy
Walsall · WS8 7QG
Good
0.9 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
Walsall · WS8 6HX
Good
1.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Erasmus Darwin Academy
Staffordshire · WS7 3QW
Good
1.1 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
Chasetown Community School
Staffordshire · WS7 3QL
Good
1.1 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 7–13
St James Academy
Walsall · WS8 6AE
1.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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