WS postcode area: Walsall
The WS postcode area is known as the Walsall area. It is every postcode that begins WS followed by a number. It has 15 districts and 10,307 postcodes in use, across 7 councils.
Homes in the WS area sold for a typical £241,000 in the 12 months to August 2026. By district, that runs from £171,500 in WS1 (Walsall) to £400,000 in WS14 (Lichfield).
For the town itself, see Walsall postcodes.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The name is the one the area is commonly known by; it is not part of the ONS data. See all our data sources
Where it is
Latitude 52.6495
Longitude -1.9528
This is the middle of the postcodes in the WS area. An area can be many miles across, and we do not draw its boundary.
Open this area on OpenStreetMapSource: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. How we use it
What do homes cost in the WS area?
Homes in the WS area sold for a typical £241,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 4,207 sales, up 0.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- 12 months to August 2025
- £240,000
- 12 months to August 2026
- £241,000
▲ up 0.4% on the 12 months before
Standard sales of homes at market value at the area's postcodes. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Each district below has its own, and each postcode page the figure for its sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How do the WS districts compare?
A district is the first half of a postcode. Each row gives its typical home price, how many of its postcodes can get gigabit broadband for every home, and how many have a home at flood risk. Each opens the district.
- WS1 postcode district: WalsallWalsall 622 postcodes Typical price£171,500 Gigabit, every home391 of 547 At flood risk69 of 622
- WS2 postcode district: WalsallWalsall 739 postcodes Typical price£175,000 Gigabit, every home593 of 731 At flood risk42 of 739
- WS3 postcode district: BloxwichWalsall, Cannock Chase, South Staffordshire 1,003 postcodes Typical price£208,000 Gigabit, every home890 of 994 At flood risk2 of 1,003
- WS4 postcode district: Rushall and ShelfieldWalsall 337 postcodes Typical price£225,000 Gigabit, every home283 of 337 At flood risk30 of 337
- WS5 postcode district: WalsallWalsall, Sandwell 377 postcodes Typical price£317,500 Gigabit, every home251 of 375 At flood risk6 of 377
- WS6 postcode district: Great Wyrley and Cheslyn HaySouth Staffordshire 340 postcodes Typical price£257,000 Gigabit, every home284 of 332 At flood risk11 of 340
- WS7 postcode district: BurntwoodLichfield 671 postcodes Typical price£260,000 Gigabit, every home584 of 665 At flood risk2 of 671
- WS8 postcode district: BrownhillsWalsall, Lichfield, Cannock Chase 323 postcodes Typical price£220,000 Gigabit, every home276 of 319 At flood riskNone listed
- WS9 postcode district: AldridgeWalsall, Lichfield 630 postcodes Typical price£290,000 Gigabit, every home461 of 616 At flood risk4 of 630
- WS10 postcode district: WednesburySandwell, Walsall 932 postcodes Typical price£215,000 Gigabit, every home772 of 901 At flood risk33 of 932
- WS11 postcode district: CannockCannock Chase, South Staffordshire 1,017 postcodes Typical price£225,000 Gigabit, every home897 of 1,006 At flood risk29 of 1,017
- WS12 postcode district: CannockCannock Chase, South Staffordshire, Stafford 756 postcodes Typical price£230,000 Gigabit, every home655 of 721 At flood risk5 of 756
- WS13 postcode district: LichfieldLichfield 900 postcodes Typical price£320,000 Gigabit, every home564 of 866 At flood risk33 of 900
- WS14 postcode district: LichfieldLichfield 585 postcodes Typical price£400,000 Gigabit, every home275 of 527 At flood risk19 of 585
- WS15 postcode district: RugeleyCannock Chase, Lichfield, East Staffordshire, Stafford 1,075 postcodes Typical price£240,000 Gigabit, every home829 of 1,042 At flood risk109 of 1,075
Prices: HM Land Registry, files dated 28 September 2026; the bar is set against the dearest district. Gigabit: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, counting postcodes. Flood: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026, postcodes in England with a home or business in an area at risk from rivers or the sea. How we use them
One row for every district in the area. "No place listed" means no town or village is large enough to list for it.
Places in the WS area
Towns and villages with postcodes in the WS area, each with the typical price of a home there where at least 5 sold.
Councils in the WS area
How many of the area's postcodes fall under each council.
- Walsall4,230 postcodes
- Lichfield2,565 postcodes
- Cannock Chase2,242 postcodes
- Sandwell672 postcodes
- South Staffordshire485 postcodes
- East Staffordshire103 postcodes
- Stafford10 postcodes
Near the WS area
The postcode areas whose centre points are nearest to this one's, nearest first.
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