Rushall and Shelfield

Rushall and Shelfield is covered by postcode districts WS3, WS4 and WS9. It is in the Walsall council area, England.

Typical price £221,000 Homes sold in Rushall and Shelfield, last 12 months. ▼ 3% on the year before Gigabit broadband 213 of 239 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Some at high risk 20 of 239 postcodes have a home or business in an area at risk; 80 homes and businesses at high or medium risk Schools 6 4 primary schools and 2 secondary schools at its postcodes

Every postcode in Rushall and Shelfield, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Rushall and Shelfield, by flood risk Of the 239 postcodes in Rushall and Shelfield that ONS places, 6 have a home or business at high risk, 9 are at medium risk at worst, 5 are at low risk at worst and 219 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One group of postcodes at high or medium risk is outlined: 7 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Rushall and Shelfield. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. WS3 4BL: not on the flood risk listWS3 4BW: not on the flood risk listWS4 1AA: not on the flood risk listWS4 1AB: not on the flood risk listWS4 1AD: not on the flood risk listWS4 1AE: not on the flood risk listWS4 1AF: not on the flood risk listWS4 1AG: not on the flood risk listWS4 1AH: not on the flood risk listWS4 1AJ: not on the flood risk listWS4 1AL: not on the flood risk listWS4 1AN: not on the flood risk listWS4 1AP: not on the flood risk listWS4 1AQ: not on the flood risk listWS4 1AR: not on the flood risk listWS4 1AS: not on the flood risk listWS4 1AT: not on the flood risk listWS4 1AU: not on the flood risk listWS4 1AW: not on the flood risk listWS4 1AX: not on the flood risk listWS4 1AY: not on the flood risk listWS4 1AZ: not on the flood risk listWS4 1BA: not on the flood risk listWS4 1BB: not on the flood risk listWS4 1BD: not on the flood risk listWS4 1BE: not on the flood risk listWS4 1BF: not on the flood risk listWS4 1BH: not on the flood risk listWS4 1BJ: not on the flood risk listWS4 1BL: not on the flood risk listWS4 1BN: not on the flood risk listWS4 1BP: not on the flood risk listWS4 1BQ: not on the flood risk listWS4 1BS: not on the flood risk listWS4 1BT: not on the flood risk listWS4 1BU: not on the flood risk listWS4 1BW: not on the flood risk listWS4 1BX: not on the flood risk listWS4 1BY: not on the flood risk listWS4 1DA: not on the flood risk listWS4 1DE: not on the flood risk listWS4 1DG: not on the flood risk listWS4 1DH: not on the flood risk listWS4 1DJ: not on the flood risk listWS4 1DL: not on the flood risk listWS4 1DN: not on the flood risk listWS4 1DP: not on the flood risk listWS4 1DQ: not on the flood risk listWS4 1DR: not on the flood risk listWS4 1DS: not on the flood risk listWS4 1DT: not on the flood risk listWS4 1DU: not on the flood risk listWS4 1DW: not on the flood risk listWS4 1DX: not on the flood risk listWS4 1EA: not on the flood risk listWS4 1EB: not on the flood risk listWS4 1ED: not on the flood risk listWS4 1EE: not on the flood risk listWS4 1EF: not on the flood risk listWS4 1EG: not on the flood risk listWS4 1EH: not on the flood risk listWS4 1EJ: not on the flood risk listWS4 1EL: not on the flood risk listWS4 1EN: not on the flood risk listWS4 1EP: not on the flood risk listWS4 1EQ: not on the flood risk listWS4 1ET: not on the flood risk listWS4 1EU: not on the flood risk listWS4 1EY: not on the flood risk listWS4 1EZ: not on the flood risk listWS4 1HA: not on the flood risk listWS4 1HB: not on the flood risk listWS4 1HD: not on the flood risk listWS4 1HE: not on the flood risk listWS4 1HF: not on the flood risk listWS4 1HG: not on the flood risk listWS4 1HH: not on the flood risk listWS4 1HJ: not on the flood risk listWS4 1HL: not on the flood risk listWS4 1HN: not on the flood risk listWS4 1HP: not on the flood risk listWS4 1HR: not on the flood risk listWS4 1HS: not on the flood risk listWS4 1HT: not on the flood risk listWS4 1HU: not on the flood risk listWS4 1HW: not on the flood risk listWS4 1HX: not on the flood risk listWS4 1HY: not on the flood risk listWS4 1HZ: not on the flood risk listWS4 1JA: not on the flood risk listWS4 1JB: not on the flood risk listWS4 1JD: not on the flood risk listWS4 1JE: not on the flood risk listWS4 1JF: not on the flood risk listWS4 1JG: not on the flood risk listWS4 1JH: not on the flood risk listWS4 1JJ: not on the flood risk listWS4 1JN: not on the flood risk listWS4 1JP: not on the flood risk listWS4 1JQ: not on the flood risk listWS4 1JR: not on the flood risk listWS4 1JS: not on the flood risk listWS4 1JT: not on the flood risk listWS4 1JU: not on the flood risk listWS4 1JW: not on the flood risk listWS4 1JX: not on the flood risk listWS4 1JY: not on the flood risk listWS4 1JZ: not on the flood risk listWS4 1LA: not on the flood risk listWS4 1LB: not on the flood risk listWS4 1LD: not on the flood risk listWS4 1LE: not on the flood risk listWS4 1LF: not on the flood risk listWS4 1LG: not on the flood risk listWS4 1LH: not on the flood risk listWS4 1LJ: not on the flood risk listWS4 1LL: not on the flood risk listWS4 1LN: not on the flood risk listWS4 1LP: not on the flood risk listWS4 1LQ: not on the flood risk listWS4 1LR: not on the flood risk listWS4 1LS: not on the flood risk listWS4 1LT: not on the flood risk listWS4 1LU: not on the flood risk listWS4 1LW: not on the flood risk listWS4 1LX: not on the flood risk listWS4 1LY: not on the flood risk listWS4 1LZ: not on the flood risk listWS4 1NF: not on the flood risk listWS4 1NG: not on the flood risk listWS4 1NL: not on the flood risk listWS4 1NP: not on the flood risk listWS4 1NR: not on the flood risk listWS4 1NS: not on the flood risk listWS4 1NT: not on the flood risk listWS4 1NU: not on the flood risk listWS4 1NW: not on the flood risk listWS4 1NY: not on the flood risk listWS4 1NZ: not on the flood risk listWS4 1PA: not on the flood risk listWS4 1PB: not on the flood risk listWS4 1PD: not on the flood risk listWS4 1PE: not on the flood risk listWS4 1PF: not on the flood risk listWS4 1PG: not on the flood risk listWS4 1PJ: not on the flood risk listWS4 1PL: not on the flood risk listWS4 1PP: not on the flood risk listWS4 1PQ: not on the flood risk listWS4 1PR: not on the flood risk listWS4 1PS: not on the flood risk listWS4 1PT: not on the flood risk listWS4 1PU: not on the flood risk listWS4 1PW: not on the flood risk listWS4 1PX: not on the flood risk listWS4 1PY: not on the flood risk listWS4 1PZ: not on the flood risk listWS4 1QA: not on the flood risk listWS4 1QD: not on the flood risk listWS4 1QE: not on the flood risk listWS4 1QF: not on the flood risk listWS4 1QG: not on the flood risk listWS4 1QH: not on the flood risk listWS4 1QJ: not on the flood risk listWS4 1QL: not on the flood risk listWS4 1QN: not on the flood risk listWS4 1QP: not on the flood risk listWS4 1QQ: not on the flood risk listWS4 1QR: not on the flood risk listWS4 1QS: not on the flood risk listWS4 1QT: not on the flood risk listWS4 1QU: not on the flood risk listWS4 1QW: not on the flood risk listWS4 1QX: not on the flood risk listWS4 1QY: not on the flood risk listWS4 1QZ: not on the flood risk listWS4 1RA: not on the flood risk listWS4 1RB: not on the flood risk listWS4 1RD: not on the flood risk listWS4 1RE: not on the flood risk listWS4 1RF: not on the flood risk listWS4 1RG: not on the flood risk listWS4 1RH: not on the flood risk listWS4 1RJ: not on the flood risk listWS4 1RL: not on the flood risk listWS4 1RN: not on the flood risk listWS4 1RP: not on the flood risk listWS4 1RQ: not on the flood risk listWS4 1RR: not on the flood risk listWS4 1RS: not on the flood risk listWS4 1RT: not on the flood risk listWS4 1RU: not on the flood risk listWS4 1RW: not on the flood risk listWS4 1RY: not on the flood risk listWS4 1SF: not on the flood risk listWS4 1TA: not on the flood risk listWS4 1TB: not on the flood risk listWS4 1TD: not on the flood risk listWS4 1TE: not on the flood risk listWS4 1TF: not on the flood risk listWS4 1TG: not on the flood risk listWS4 1TH: not on the flood risk listWS4 1TJ: not on the flood risk listWS4 1TL: not on the flood risk listWS4 1TQ: not on the flood risk listWS4 1XA: not on the flood risk listWS4 1XB: not on the flood risk listWS4 1XD: not on the flood risk listWS4 1XE: not on the flood risk listWS4 1XF: not on the flood risk listWS4 1XG: not on the flood risk listWS4 1XQ: not on the flood risk listWS9 8BS: not on the flood risk listWS9 8BT: not on the flood risk listWS9 8BU: not on the flood risk listWS9 8EP: not on the flood risk listWS9 8EU: not on the flood risk listWS3 4BN: low flood risk at worstWS4 1BZ: low flood risk at worstWS4 1EW: low flood risk at worstWS4 1NA: low flood risk at worstWS4 1SB: low flood risk at worstWS4 1BG: medium flood risk at worstWS4 1DD: medium flood risk at worstWS4 1DF: medium flood risk at worstWS4 1ER: medium flood risk at worstWS4 1ES: medium flood risk at worstWS4 1EX: medium flood risk at worstWS4 1NN: medium flood risk at worstWS4 1PH: medium flood risk at worstWS4 1SA: medium flood risk at worstWS4 1DB: high flood riskWS4 1NE: high flood riskWS4 1NH: high flood riskWS4 1NJ: high flood riskWS4 1NQ: high flood riskWS4 1SW: high flood risk Rushall and Shelfield 7 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined: this goes to WS4 1NJ, the one with most homes and businesses at high risk7 postcodes at high or medium risk Map of every postcode in Rushall and Shelfield, by flood risk Of the 239 postcodes in Rushall and Shelfield that ONS places, 6 have a home or business at high risk, 9 are at medium risk at worst, 5 are at low risk at worst and 219 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One group of postcodes at high or medium risk is outlined: 7 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Rushall and Shelfield. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Rushall and Shelfield
  • A home or business at high risk: 6
  • At medium risk at worst: 9
  • At low risk at worst: 5
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 219
  • Outline: where 5 or more postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

Of the 239 postcodes in Rushall and Shelfield that ONS places, 6 have a home or business at high risk, 9 are at medium risk at worst, 5 are at low risk at worst and 219 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. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 170 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and 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 52.6134, longitude -1.9541. 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

The postcodes at high risk

Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.

WS4 1NJ5 at high riskWS4 1DB4 at high riskWS4 1NE4 at high riskWS4 1SW3 at high riskWS4 1NQ2 at high riskWS4 1NH1 at high risk

Where the postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

  • 7 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. WS4 1NJ, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.

What is it like to live in Rushall and Shelfield?

Homes sold for a typical £221,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 3% on the 12 months before. At 213 of the 239 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 80 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 20 of its 239 postcodes. It has 4 primary schools and 2 secondary schools at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Walsall, 3.8 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 Rushall and Shelfield?

Homes in Rushall and Shelfield sold for a typical £221,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 148 sales, down 3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£221,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£227,750
12 months to August 2026
£221,000

▼ down 3% on the 12 months before

Detached£330,000 23 sales
Semi-detached£227,000 73 sales
Terraced£212,000 37 sales
Flat or maisonette£108,000 15 sales

Across the whole WS4 district, Rushall and Shelfield's main postcode district: a typical £225,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Rushall and Shelfield: 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 Rushall and Shelfield?

None of the 239 postcodes now in use in Rushall and Shelfield came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 174 homes sold in Rushall and Shelfield were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the WS4 district, Under 1%.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn Rushall and ShelfieldAcross the WS4 district
The 12 months to August 2026 0 of 148 (0%) 0 of 169 (0%)
The 12 months to August 2025 0 of 174 (0%) 1 of 224 (Under 1%)

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 Rushall and Shelfield?

Ofcom reports on 239 of the 239 postcodes in Rushall and Shelfield. At 213 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit213 of 239
Postcodes where every home can get superfast234 of 239

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 Rushall and Shelfield at risk of flooding?

20 of the 239 postcodes in Rushall and Shelfield have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 80 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 20 of 239 postcodes High: 19Medium: 61Low: 89Very low: 14

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

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 Rushall and Shelfield?

The open schools at the postcodes in Rushall and Shelfield. 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

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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 Rushall and Shelfield?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Rushall and Shelfield is Walsall Rail Station, 3.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Walsall Rail Station Railway station 3.8 kmCycle
  • Bloxwich Rail Station Railway station 3.9 kmCycle
  • Bloxwich North Rail Station Railway station 4.5 kmCycle

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 Rushall and Shelfield?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Rushall and Shelfield. 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 Rushall and Shelfield safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 1,350 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Rushall and Shelfield 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. 115 September 2025
  2. 135 October 2025
  3. 106 November 2025
  4. 93 December 2025
  5. 95 January 2026
  6. 108 February 2026
  7. 83 March 2026
  8. 125 April 2026
  9. 125 May 2026
  10. 93 June 2026
  11. 128 July 2026
  12. 144 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences552 reports
Vehicle crime171 reports
Criminal damage and arson155 reports
Other theft84 reports
Anti-social behaviour79 reports
Public order79 reports
Burglary72 reports
Shoplifting51 reports

Also: other crime 29, possession of weapons 25, drugs 22, robbery 18, bicycle theft 9, theft from the person 4.

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 Rushall and Shelfield?

Council
Walsall
Parliamentary constituency
Aldridge-Brownhills
Police force area
West Midlands
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
MP
Wendy Morton (Conservative)

All 239 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

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

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Rushall and Shelfield postcodes

239 postcodes in use in Rushall and Shelfield, by district:

WS4 postcode district,231 postcodesWS9 postcode district,5 postcodesWS3 postcode district,3 postcodes

Those districts are all in the WS postcode area.

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Places near Rushall and Shelfield

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Rushall and Shelfield's £221,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Pelsall2.1 km, £246,000Aldridge2.4 km, £303,000Bloxwich3.1 km, £192,000Brownhills3.6 km, £220,000Walsall4.1 km, £215,000Streetly5.9 km, £367,000Willenhall6.3 km, £215,000Norton Canes6.5 km, £267,500 All places A to Z

Questions about Rushall and Shelfield

What is it like to live in Rushall and Shelfield?
Homes sold for a typical £221,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 3% on the 12 months before. At 213 of the 239 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 80 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 20 of its 239 postcodes. It has 4 primary schools and 2 secondary schools at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Walsall, 3.8 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 Rushall and Shelfield?
Rushall and Shelfield is covered by postcode districts WS3, WS4 and WS9, across 239 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Rushall and Shelfield in?
Rushall and Shelfield is in the Walsall council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Rushall and Shelfield?
Rushall and Shelfield is in the Aldridge-Brownhills parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Wendy Morton (Conservative), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Rushall and Shelfield?
Homes in Rushall and Shelfield sold for a typical £221,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 148 sales, down 3% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Rushall and Shelfield?
In Rushall and Shelfield, primary schools at its postcodes include Greenfield Primary School, St Francis Catholic Primary School and Radleys Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Elmwood School and Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Rushall and Shelfield have a railway station?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Rushall and Shelfield is Walsall, 3.8 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Rushall and Shelfield?
Ofcom reports on 239 of the 239 postcodes in Rushall and Shelfield. At 213 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Rushall and Shelfield at risk of flooding?
20 of the 239 postcodes in Rushall and Shelfield have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 80 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Rushall and Shelfield?
None of the 239 postcodes now in use in Rushall and Shelfield came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 174 homes sold in Rushall and Shelfield were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the WS4 district, Under 1%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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