Brownhills

Brownhills is covered by postcode districts WS8 and WS9. It is mostly in the Walsall council area: 404 of its 407 postcodes. The others are in Lichfield. 3 of its 407 postcodes are in Staffordshire. ONS lists no county for the other 404.

Typical price £220,000 Homes sold in Brownhills, last 12 months. 0% on the year before Gigabit broadband 349 of 404 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Not on the at-risk list No postcode here has a home or business in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Schools 10+ At least 7 primary schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 all-through school at its postcodes

Every postcode in Brownhills, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Brownhills, by flood risk Of the 407 postcodes in Brownhills that ONS places, 407 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Brownhills. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. M6 TOLLA452A5195A5 WS8 6AA: not on the flood risk listWS8 6AB: not on the flood risk listWS8 6AD: not on the flood risk listWS8 6AE: not on the flood risk listWS8 6AF: not on the flood risk listWS8 6AG: not on the flood risk listWS8 6AH: not on the flood risk listWS8 6AJ: not on the flood risk listWS8 6AL: not on the flood risk listWS8 6AN: not on the flood risk listWS8 6AP: not on the flood risk listWS8 6AQ: not on the flood risk listWS8 6AR: not on the flood risk listWS8 6AS: not on the flood risk listWS8 6AT: not on the flood risk listWS8 6AU: not on the flood risk listWS8 6AW: not on the flood risk listWS8 6AX: not on the flood risk listWS8 6AZ: not on the flood risk listWS8 6BA: not on the flood risk listWS8 6BB: not on the flood risk listWS8 6BD: not on the flood risk listWS8 6BE: not on the flood risk listWS8 6BF: not on the flood risk listWS8 6BG: not on the flood risk listWS8 6BH: not on the flood risk listWS8 6BJ: not on the flood risk listWS8 6BL: not on the flood risk listWS8 6BN: not on the flood risk listWS8 6BP: not on the flood risk listWS8 6BQ: not on the flood risk listWS8 6BS: not on the flood risk listWS8 6BT: not on the flood risk listWS8 6BU: not on the flood risk listWS8 6BW: not on the flood risk listWS8 6BX: not on the flood risk listWS8 6BY: not on the flood risk listWS8 6BZ: not on the flood risk listWS8 6DA: not on the flood risk listWS8 6DB: not on the flood risk listWS8 6DD: not on the flood risk listWS8 6DE: not on the flood risk listWS8 6DG: not on the flood risk listWS8 6DH: not on the flood risk listWS8 6DJ: not on the flood risk listWS8 6DN: not on the flood risk listWS8 6DP: not on the flood risk listWS8 6DR: not on the flood risk listWS8 6DS: not on the flood risk listWS8 6DT: not on the flood risk listWS8 6DU: not on the flood risk listWS8 6DX: not on the flood risk listWS8 6DY: not on the flood risk listWS8 6DZ: not on the flood risk listWS8 6EA: not on the flood risk listWS8 6EB: not on the flood risk listWS8 6ED: not on the flood risk listWS8 6EE: not on the flood risk listWS8 6EG: not on the flood risk listWS8 6EH: not on the flood risk listWS8 6EL: not on the flood risk listWS8 6EN: not on the flood risk listWS8 6EP: not on the flood risk listWS8 6EQ: not on the flood risk listWS8 6ER: not on the flood risk listWS8 6ES: not on the flood risk listWS8 6ET: not on the flood risk listWS8 6EU: not on the flood risk listWS8 6EW: not on the flood risk listWS8 6FB: not on the flood risk listWS8 6FD: not on the flood risk listWS8 6FE: not on the flood risk listWS8 6FF: not on the flood risk listWS8 6FG: not on the flood risk listWS8 6FH: not on the flood risk listWS8 6FJ: not on the flood risk listWS8 6FL: not on the flood risk listWS8 6FN: not on the flood risk listWS8 6FP: not on the flood risk listWS8 6GA: not on the flood risk listWS8 6GB: not on the flood risk listWS8 6GD: not on the flood risk listWS8 6GE: not on the flood risk listWS8 6HA: not on the flood risk listWS8 6HB: not on the flood risk listWS8 6HD: not on the flood risk listWS8 6HE: not on the flood risk listWS8 6HF: not on the flood risk listWS8 6HG: not on the flood risk listWS8 6HH: not on the flood risk listWS8 6HN: not on the flood risk listWS8 6HP: not on the flood risk listWS8 6HR: not on the flood risk listWS8 6HS: not on the flood risk listWS8 6HT: not on the flood risk listWS8 6HU: not on the flood risk listWS8 6HX: not on the flood risk listWS8 6HY: not on the flood risk listWS8 6HZ: not on the flood risk listWS8 6JA: not on the flood risk listWS8 6JB: not on the flood risk listWS8 6JD: not on the flood risk listWS8 6JE: not on the flood risk listWS8 6JF: not on the flood risk listWS8 6JG: not on the flood risk listWS8 6JH: not on the flood risk listWS8 6JJ: not on the flood risk listWS8 6JL: not on the flood risk listWS8 6JN: not on the flood risk listWS8 6JP: not on the flood risk listWS8 6JQ: not on the flood risk listWS8 6JR: not on the flood risk listWS8 6JS: not on the flood risk listWS8 6JT: not on the flood risk listWS8 6JW: not on the flood risk listWS8 6JY: not on the flood risk listWS8 6JZ: not on the flood risk listWS8 6LH: not on the flood risk listWS8 6LL: not on the flood risk listWS8 6LN: not on the flood risk listWS8 6LP: not on the flood risk listWS8 6LR: not on the flood risk listWS8 6LW: not on the flood risk listWS8 6LX: not on the flood risk listWS8 6NG: not on the flood risk listWS8 6NZ: not on the flood risk listWS8 6PA: not on the flood risk listWS8 6PB: not on the flood risk listWS8 6PD: not on the flood risk listWS8 7AA: not on the flood risk listWS8 7AB: not on the flood risk listWS8 7AD: not on the flood risk listWS8 7AE: not on the flood risk listWS8 7AF: not on the flood risk listWS8 7AG: not on the flood risk listWS8 7AH: not on the flood risk listWS8 7AJ: not on the flood risk listWS8 7AL: not on the flood risk listWS8 7AN: not on the flood risk listWS8 7AP: not on the flood risk listWS8 7AQ: not on the flood risk listWS8 7AR: not on the flood risk listWS8 7AS: not on the flood risk listWS8 7AT: not on the flood risk listWS8 7AU: not on the flood risk listWS8 7AW: not on the flood risk listWS8 7AX: not on the flood risk listWS8 7AY: not on the flood risk listWS8 7AZ: not on the flood risk listWS8 7BA: not on the flood risk listWS8 7BD: not on the flood risk listWS8 7BE: not on the flood risk listWS8 7BF: not on the flood risk listWS8 7BH: not on the flood risk listWS8 7BJ: not on the flood risk listWS8 7BL: not on the flood risk listWS8 7BN: not on the flood risk listWS8 7BP: not on the flood risk listWS8 7BQ: not on the flood risk listWS8 7BS: not on the flood risk listWS8 7BT: not on the flood risk listWS8 7BU: not on the flood risk listWS8 7BW: not on the flood risk listWS8 7BX: not on the flood risk listWS8 7BY: not on the flood risk listWS8 7BZ: not on the flood risk listWS8 7DA: not on the flood risk listWS8 7DB: not on the flood risk listWS8 7DD: not on the flood risk listWS8 7DE: not on the flood risk listWS8 7DF: not on the flood risk listWS8 7DG: not on the flood risk listWS8 7DH: not on the flood risk listWS8 7DJ: not on the flood risk listWS8 7DL: not on the flood risk listWS8 7DN: not on the flood risk listWS8 7DP: not on the flood risk listWS8 7DR: not on the flood risk listWS8 7DU: not on the flood risk listWS8 7DW: not on the flood risk listWS8 7DZ: not on the flood risk listWS8 7EL: not on the flood risk listWS8 7EN: not on the flood risk listWS8 7EP: not on the flood risk listWS8 7EQ: not on the flood risk listWS8 7ET: not on the flood risk listWS8 7EU: not on the flood risk listWS8 7EX: not on the flood risk listWS8 7EY: not on the flood risk listWS8 7EZ: not on the flood risk listWS8 7HB: not on the flood risk listWS8 7HL: not on the flood risk listWS8 7HU: not on the flood risk listWS8 7JA: not on the flood risk listWS8 7JB: not on the flood risk listWS8 7JE: not on the flood risk listWS8 7JF: not on the flood risk listWS8 7JG: not on the flood risk listWS8 7JH: not on the flood risk listWS8 7JJ: not on the flood risk listWS8 7JL: not on the flood risk listWS8 7JN: not on the flood risk listWS8 7JP: not on the flood risk listWS8 7JQ: not on the flood risk listWS8 7JR: not on the flood risk listWS8 7JS: not on the flood risk listWS8 7JT: not on the flood risk listWS8 7JU: not on the flood risk listWS8 7JW: not on the flood risk listWS8 7JX: not on the flood risk listWS8 7JY: not on the flood risk listWS8 7JZ: not on the flood risk listWS8 7LA: not on the flood risk listWS8 7LB: not on the flood risk listWS8 7LD: not on the flood risk listWS8 7LE: not on the flood risk listWS8 7LF: not on the flood risk listWS8 7LG: not on the flood risk listWS8 7LH: not on the flood risk listWS8 7LJ: not on the flood risk listWS8 7LL: not on the flood risk listWS8 7LN: not on the flood risk listWS8 7LP: not on the flood risk listWS8 7LQ: not on the flood risk listWS8 7LR: not on the flood risk listWS8 7LS: not on the flood risk listWS8 7LT: not on the flood risk listWS8 7LU: not on the flood risk listWS8 7LW: not on the flood risk listWS8 7LX: not on the flood risk listWS8 7LY: not on the flood risk listWS8 7LZ: not on the flood risk listWS8 7NA: not on the flood risk listWS8 7ND: not on the flood risk listWS8 7NE: not on the flood risk listWS8 7NF: not on the flood risk listWS8 7NG: not on the flood risk listWS8 7NH: not on the flood risk listWS8 7NJ: not on the flood risk listWS8 7NN: not on the flood risk listWS8 7NP: not on the flood risk listWS8 7NQ: not on the flood risk listWS8 7NR: not on the flood risk listWS8 7NS: not on the flood risk listWS8 7NT: not on the flood risk listWS8 7NU: not on the flood risk listWS8 7NW: not on the flood risk listWS8 7NX: not on the flood risk listWS8 7NY: not on the flood risk listWS8 7NZ: not on the flood risk listWS8 7PA: not on the flood risk listWS8 7PB: not on the flood risk listWS8 7PE: not on the flood risk listWS8 7PF: not on the flood risk listWS8 7PG: not on the flood risk listWS8 7PH: not on the flood risk listWS8 7PJ: not on the flood risk listWS8 7PL: not on the flood risk listWS8 7PN: not on the flood risk listWS8 7PP: not on the flood risk listWS8 7PR: not on the flood risk listWS8 7PS: not on the flood risk listWS8 7PT: not on the flood risk listWS8 7PU: not on the flood risk listWS8 7PW: not on the flood risk listWS8 7PX: not on the flood risk listWS8 7PY: not on the flood risk listWS8 7QA: not on the flood risk listWS8 7QB: not on the flood risk listWS8 7QD: not on the flood risk listWS8 7QF: not on the flood risk listWS8 7QG: not on the flood risk listWS8 7QH: not on the flood risk listWS8 7QJ: not on the flood risk listWS8 7QN: not on the flood risk listWS8 7QQ: not on the flood risk listWS8 7QT: not on the flood risk listWS8 7TE: not on the flood risk listWS9 9AB: not on the flood risk listWS9 9AD: not on the flood risk listWS9 9AE: not on the flood risk listWS9 9AF: not on the flood risk listWS9 9AH: not on the flood risk listWS9 9AJ: not on the flood risk listWS9 9AL: not on the flood risk listWS9 9AP: not on the flood risk listWS9 9AQ: not on the flood risk listWS9 9AR: not on the flood risk listWS9 9AS: not on the flood risk listWS9 9AW: not on the flood risk listWS9 9AX: not on the flood risk listWS9 9AZ: not on the flood risk listWS9 9BD: not on the flood risk listWS9 9BE: not on the flood risk listWS9 9BF: not on the flood risk listWS9 9BH: not on the flood risk listWS9 9BL: not on the flood risk listWS9 9BP: not on the flood risk listWS9 9BQ: not on the flood risk listWS9 9BS: not on the flood risk listWS9 9BU: not on the flood risk listWS9 9BW: not on the flood risk listWS9 9BX: not on the flood risk listWS9 9BZ: not on the flood risk listWS9 9DA: not on the flood risk listWS9 9DF: not on the flood risk listWS9 9DH: not on the flood risk listWS9 9DP: not on the flood risk listWS9 9DQ: not on the flood risk listWS9 9DR: not on the flood risk listWS9 9EP: not on the flood risk listWS9 9ER: not on the flood risk listWS9 9ES: not on the flood risk listWS9 9ET: not on the flood risk listWS9 9EU: not on the flood risk listWS9 9HQ: not on the flood risk listWS9 9HY: not on the flood risk listWS9 9HZ: not on the flood risk listWS9 9JA: not on the flood risk listWS9 9JB: not on the flood risk listWS9 9JD: not on the flood risk listWS9 9JE: not on the flood risk listWS9 9JF: not on the flood risk listWS9 9JG: not on the flood risk listWS9 9JH: not on the flood risk listWS9 9JJ: not on the flood risk listWS9 9JL: not on the flood risk listWS9 9JN: not on the flood risk listWS9 9JP: not on the flood risk listWS9 9JQ: not on the flood risk listWS9 9JR: not on the flood risk listWS9 9JS: not on the flood risk listWS9 9JT: not on the flood risk listWS9 9JU: not on the flood risk listWS9 9JW: not on the flood risk listWS9 9JX: not on the flood risk listWS9 9JY: not on the flood risk listWS9 9JZ: not on the flood risk listWS9 9LA: not on the flood risk listWS9 9LB: not on the flood risk listWS9 9LD: not on the flood risk listWS9 9LF: not on the flood risk listWS9 9LG: not on the flood risk listWS9 9LH: not on the flood risk listWS9 9LJ: not on the flood risk listWS9 9LL: not on the flood risk listWS9 9LN: not on the flood risk listWS9 9LP: not on the flood risk listWS9 9LQ: not on the flood risk listWS9 9LR: not on the flood risk listWS9 9LS: not on the flood risk listWS9 9LU: not on the flood risk listWS9 9LW: not on the flood risk listWS9 9LY: not on the flood risk listWS9 9LZ: not on the flood risk listWS9 9NA: not on the flood risk listWS9 9NB: not on the flood risk listWS9 9ND: not on the flood risk listWS9 9NE: not on the flood risk listWS9 9NF: not on the flood risk listWS9 9NG: not on the flood risk listWS9 9NH: not on the flood risk listWS9 9NJ: not on the flood risk listWS9 9NN: not on the flood risk listWS9 9NP: not on the flood risk listWS9 9NQ: not on the flood risk listWS9 9NR: not on the flood risk listWS9 9NT: not on the flood risk listWS9 9NU: not on the flood risk listWS9 9NW: not on the flood risk listWS9 9NX: not on the flood risk listWS9 9NY: not on the flood risk listWS9 9PA: not on the flood risk listWS9 9PB: not on the flood risk listWS9 9PD: not on the flood risk listWS9 9PE: not on the flood risk listWS9 9PF: not on the flood risk listWS9 9PG: not on the flood risk listWS9 9PH: not on the flood risk listWS9 9PJ: not on the flood risk listWS9 9PL: not on the flood risk listWS9 9PN: not on the flood risk listWS9 9PP: not on the flood risk listWS9 9PR: not on the flood risk listWS9 9PS: not on the flood risk listWS9 9PW: not on the flood risk listWS9 9QA: not on the flood risk listWS9 9QX: not on the flood risk listWS9 9QY: not on the flood risk listWS9 9QZ: not on the flood risk listWS9 9RA: not on the flood risk listWS9 9RB: not on the flood risk listWS9 9RD: not on the flood risk listWS9 9RE: not on the flood risk listWS9 9RF: not on the flood risk listWS9 9RG: not on the flood risk listWS9 9RH: not on the flood risk listWS9 9RJ: not on the flood risk listWS9 9RL: not on the flood risk listWS9 9RN: not on the flood risk listWS9 9RQ: not on the flood risk list Brownhills Map of every postcode in Brownhills, by flood risk Of the 407 postcodes in Brownhills that ONS places, 407 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Brownhills. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. A5195 Brownhills
  • A home or business at high risk: 0
  • At medium risk at worst: 0
  • At low risk at worst: 0
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 407

Of the 407 postcodes in Brownhills that ONS places, 407 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. No boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 52.6418, longitude -1.9302. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

What is it like to live in Brownhills?

Homes sold for a typical £220,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, no change on the 12 months before. At 349 of the 404 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. None of its 407 postcodes is on the Environment Agency's list of those with a home or business at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. It has at least 7 primary schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 all-through school at its postcodes. At least 5 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Shenstone, 5.8 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Brownhills?

Homes in Brownhills sold for a typical £220,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 208 sales, no change on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£220,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£220,000 12 months to August 2025
■ no change on the 12 months before
  • Detached £327,500 58 sales
  • Semi-detached £218,000 99 sales
  • Terraced £197,500 33 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £132,000 18 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole WS8 district, Brownhills's main postcode district: a typical £220,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Brownhills: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode 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

Are new homes being built in Brownhills?

11 of the 407 postcodes now in use in Brownhills came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 244 homes sold in Brownhills were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the WS8 district, 0%.

The newest postcodes

WS8 6DGsince April 2025WS9 9AZsince February 2025WS8 6FPsince July 2024WS8 7BAsince April 2024WS8 7BFsince April 2024WS8 6FFsince November 2023

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn BrownhillsAcross the WS8 district
The 12 months to August 2026 0 of 208 (0%) 0 of 165 (0%)
The 12 months to August 2025 0 of 244 (0%) 0 of 193 (0%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Brownhills?

Ofcom reports on 404 of the 407 postcodes in Brownhills. At 349 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit349 of 404
Postcodes where every home can get superfast389 of 404

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Check one address on Ofcom's checker

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Brownhills at risk of flooding?

None of the 407 postcodes in Brownhills is on the Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are in Brownhills?

The open schools at the postcodes in Brownhills (the first 8 primaries by distance from its middle). A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

How far is the station from Brownhills?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Brownhills is Shenstone Rail Station, 5.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Shenstone Rail Station Railway station 5.8 kmDrive
  • Bloxwich Rail Station Railway station 6.1 kmDrive
  • Bloxwich North Rail Station Railway station 6.2 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Brownhills?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Brownhills, the first 5 by distance from its middle. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Brownhills safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 1,801 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Brownhills over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.

Each month, September 2025 to August 2026

  1. 125 September 2025
  2. 161 October 2025
  3. 119 November 2025
  4. 129 December 2025
  5. 126 January 2026
  6. 122 February 2026
  7. 147 March 2026
  8. 182 April 2026
  9. 197 May 2026
  10. 167 June 2026
  11. 166 July 2026
  12. 160 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences689 reports
Shoplifting235 reports
Criminal damage and arson189 reports
Vehicle crime159 reports
Public order99 reports
Anti-social behaviour95 reports
Burglary93 reports
Other theft90 reports

Also: other crime 43, robbery 35, drugs 25, possession of weapons 23, theft from the person 13, bicycle theft 13.

Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Brownhills?

Councils
Walsall (404) and Lichfield (3)
Parliamentary constituencies
Aldridge-Brownhills (404) and Lichfield (3)
Police force areas
West Midlands (404) and Staffordshire (3)
Region
West Midlands
Country
England

Where the place crosses a boundary, a row lists each side with its number of postcodes. Check a postcode for its own. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

Moving to Brownhills

Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week. Most of Brownhills is in Walsall; near its edge, check which council a postcode is in.

Who to tell when moving house: the full list Moving house checklist

Brownhills postcodes

407 postcodes in use in Brownhills, by district:

WS8 postcode district,282 postcodesWS9 postcode district,125 postcodes

Those districts are all in the WS postcode area.

Check a Brownhills postcode

Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.

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Places near Brownhills

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Brownhills's £220,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Pelsall3.0 km, £246,000Rushall and Shelfield3.6 km, £221,000Aldridge4.0 km, £303,000Burntwood4.3 km, £257,000Norton Canes4.3 km, £267,500Bloxwich5.6 km, £192,000Shenstone6.0 km, £545,000Great Wyrley and Cheslyn Hay6.6 km, £255,000 All places A to Z

Questions about Brownhills

What is it like to live in Brownhills?
Homes sold for a typical £220,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, no change on the 12 months before. At 349 of the 404 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. None of its 407 postcodes is on the Environment Agency's list of those with a home or business at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. It has at least 7 primary schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 all-through school at its postcodes. At least 5 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Shenstone, 5.8 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Brownhills?
Brownhills is covered by postcode districts WS8 and WS9, across 407 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Brownhills?
Homes in Brownhills sold for a typical £220,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 208 sales, no change on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Brownhills?
In Brownhills, primary schools at its postcodes include Millfield Primary School, St James Academy and St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Shire Oak Academy, Brownhills Ormiston Academy and Oakwood School. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Brownhills have a railway station?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Brownhills is Shenstone, 5.8 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Brownhills?
Ofcom reports on 404 of the 407 postcodes in Brownhills. At 349 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Brownhills at risk of flooding?
None of the 407 postcodes in Brownhills is on the Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Brownhills?
11 of the 407 postcodes now in use in Brownhills came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 244 homes sold in Brownhills were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the WS8 district, 0%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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