WS1 4EW postcode in Walsall, England

WS1 4EW is a postcode in Walsall, in the Palfrey & The Delves ward. It is in the Walsall and Bloxwich parliamentary constituency and the West Midlands police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Walsall: 94% Typical price £170,000 Homes sold in WS1 4, last 12 months. ▲ 3% on the year before Nearest station Walsall 950 m in a straight line

Where WS1 4EW is, and what is near it

Map of WS1 4EW and what is near it Map of WS1 4EW: its centre point, with the 123 other postcodes in the WS1 4 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 12 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. WS1 4AA: also in WS1 4WS1 4AB: also in WS1 4WS1 4AE: also in WS1 4WS1 4AF: also in WS1 4WS1 4AG: also in WS1 4WS1 4AH: also in WS1 4WS1 4AJ: also in WS1 4WS1 4AL: also in WS1 4WS1 4AN: also in WS1 4WS1 4AP: also in WS1 4WS1 4AQ: also in WS1 4WS1 4AR: also in WS1 4WS1 4AS: also in WS1 4WS1 4AT: also in WS1 4WS1 4AU: also in WS1 4WS1 4AW: also in WS1 4WS1 4AX: also in WS1 4WS1 4AY: also in WS1 4WS1 4AZ: also in WS1 4WS1 4BA: also in WS1 4WS1 4BB: also in WS1 4WS1 4BD: also in WS1 4WS1 4BE: also in WS1 4WS1 4BF: also in WS1 4WS1 4BG: also in WS1 4WS1 4BJ: also in WS1 4WS1 4BP: also in WS1 4WS1 4BQ: also in WS1 4WS1 4BT: also in WS1 4WS1 4BU: also in WS1 4WS1 4BW: also in WS1 4WS1 4BX: also in WS1 4WS1 4BY: also in WS1 4WS1 4BZ: also in WS1 4WS1 4DA: also in WS1 4WS1 4DB: also in WS1 4WS1 4DD: also in WS1 4WS1 4DE: also in WS1 4WS1 4DH: also in WS1 4WS1 4DJ: also in WS1 4WS1 4DN: also in WS1 4WS1 4DP: also in WS1 4WS1 4DQ: also in WS1 4WS1 4DR: also in WS1 4WS1 4DS: also in WS1 4WS1 4DT: also in WS1 4WS1 4DU: also in WS1 4WS1 4DW: also in WS1 4WS1 4DX: also in WS1 4WS1 4DY: also in WS1 4WS1 4DZ: also in WS1 4WS1 4EA: also in WS1 4WS1 4EB: also in WS1 4WS1 4ED: also in WS1 4WS1 4EE: also in WS1 4WS1 4EF: also in WS1 4WS1 4EH: also in WS1 4WS1 4EJ: also in WS1 4WS1 4EQ: also in WS1 4WS1 4EZ: also in WS1 4WS1 4HD: also in WS1 4WS1 4HE: also in WS1 4WS1 4HF: also in WS1 4WS1 4HG: also in WS1 4WS1 4HH: also in WS1 4WS1 4HJ: also in WS1 4WS1 4HL: also in WS1 4WS1 4HN: also in WS1 4WS1 4HQ: also in WS1 4WS1 4HS: also in WS1 4WS1 4HU: also in WS1 4WS1 4HW: also in WS1 4WS1 4HX: also in WS1 4WS1 4HY: also in WS1 4WS1 4HZ: also in WS1 4WS1 4JA: also in WS1 4WS1 4JB: also in WS1 4WS1 4JD: also in WS1 4WS1 4JG: also in WS1 4WS1 4JH: also in WS1 4WS1 4JJ: also in WS1 4WS1 4JL: also in WS1 4WS1 4JQ: also in WS1 4WS1 4JS: also in WS1 4WS1 4JT: also in WS1 4WS1 4JW: also in WS1 4WS1 4JX: also in WS1 4WS1 4JY: also in WS1 4WS1 4JZ: also in WS1 4WS1 4LA: also in WS1 4WS1 4LB: also in WS1 4WS1 4LD: also in WS1 4WS1 4LE: also in WS1 4WS1 4LF: also in WS1 4WS1 4LG: also in WS1 4WS1 4LH: also in WS1 4WS1 4LJ: also in WS1 4WS1 4LL: also in WS1 4WS1 4LN: also in WS1 4WS1 4LQ: also in WS1 4WS1 4LR: also in WS1 4WS1 4LS: also in WS1 4WS1 4LT: also in WS1 4WS1 4LW: also in WS1 4WS1 4LY: also in WS1 4WS1 4LZ: also in WS1 4WS1 4ND: also in WS1 4WS1 4NG: also in WS1 4WS1 4NN: also in WS1 4WS1 4NR: also in WS1 4WS1 4NU: also in WS1 4WS1 4SB: also in WS1 4 Bescot Stadium station 1.5 kmWalsall WS1 4EW Map of WS1 4EW and what is near it Map of WS1 4EW: its centre point, with the 123 other postcodes in the WS1 4 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 12 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Bescot Stadium station 1.5 kmWalsall WS1 4EW
  • WS1 4EW
  • Other postcodes in WS1 4: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 12 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.5760, longitude -1.9883)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after WS1 4EW?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at WS1 4EW?

Every home and business at WS1 4EW can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Walsall: 94%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Walsall: Over 99%

The line marks the figure across Walsall.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at WS1 4EW?

BinDayBuddy does not read Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is WS1 4EW at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include WS1 4EW.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across Walsall

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for WS1 4EW: 3,517 properties in Walsall are at high risk (2.6% of all its properties). All the figures for Walsall

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of WS1 4EW is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near WS1 4EW?

Homes in WS1 4 sold for a typical £170,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 33 sales, up 3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£170,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£165,000
12 months to August 2026
£170,000

▲ up 3% on the 12 months before

Detached 1 sale, too few to price
Semi-detached£286,000 5 sales
Terraced£167,500 25 sales
Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price

Across the whole WS1 district: a typical £171,500 from 132 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in WS1 4EW

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in WS1 4EW from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near WS1 4EW?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 500 homes in the neighbourhood around WS1 4EW. Over half of them (78%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (61%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around WS1 4EW

Band D in Walsall for 2026‑27: £2,627. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,752 (band A) to £2,627 (band D); band A, the most common, is £1,752.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 390 (78%)£1,752
Band Babout 80 (16%)£2,044
Band Cabout 20 (4%)£2,336
Band Dabout 10 (2%)£2,627
Band Efewer than 5£3,211
Band Ffewer than 5£3,795
Band Gfewer than 5£4,379
Band Hfewer than 5£5,255

When the homes were built

  1. 61% Before 1900
  2. 6% 1900 to 1918
  3. 18% 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 8% 1965 to 1982
  6. 6% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1945 to 1964, 2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Walsall before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of WS1 4EW is in (ONS area E01010341), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near WS1 4EW?

The nearest open schools to WS1 4EW, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WS1 4EW, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to WS1 4EW?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WS1 4EW is Walsall Rail Station, 950 metres away in a straight line.

  • Walsall Rail Station Railway station 950 mWalk
  • Bescot Stadium Rail Station Railway station 1.5 kmCycle

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

12 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Wednesbury Road, 53 m away.

More stations near WS1 4EW, and how we find them

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

Which GP surgeries are near WS1 4EW?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WS1 4EW, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near WS1 4EW?

0 within 1 km 5 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WS1 4EW, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Wolverhampton University Walsall Campus Electric Charge Point Charging point · No details mapped 1.4 kmCycle
  • Gallagher Retail Park Charging point · 16 chargers · CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 150 kW 1.8 kmCycle
  • IONITY Charging Station Charging point · 12 chargers 1.9 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near WS1 4EW?

The nearest to the centre of WS1 4EW, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to WS1 4EW?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near WS1 4EW?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WS1 4EW, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near WS1 4EW?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WS1 4EW, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near WS1 4EW?

The nearest vets to the centre of WS1 4EW on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is WS1 4EW in a conservation area?

The centre of WS1 4EW is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near WS1 4EW?

Police.uk records 696 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WS1 4EW in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences294 reports
Shoplifting101 reports
Vehicle crime53 reports
Criminal damage and arson45 reports
Public order41 reports
Other theft37 reports

Also: drugs 35, anti-social behaviour 17, burglary 17, possession of weapons 17, robbery 14, other crime 10, theft from the person 9, bicycle theft 6.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

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

The official record for WS1 4EW

Ward
Palfrey & The Delves
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Walsall
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

WS1 4JS50 mWS1 4HE100 mWS1 4HF100 mWS1 4JL110 mWS1 4HG110 mWS1 4JH130 m
All of WS1

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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