WS2 8DF postcode in Walsall, England

WS2 8DF is a postcode in Walsall, in the St Matthew's 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 77% of homes and businesses at WS2 8DF can get it Across Walsall: 94% Typical price £165,000 Homes sold in WS2 8, last 12 months. ▼ 5.7% on the year before Nearest station Walsall 350 m in a straight line

Where WS2 8DF is, and what is near it

Map of WS2 8DF and what is near it Map of WS2 8DF: its centre point, with the 224 other postcodes in the WS2 8 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 32 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. WS2 8AA: also in WS2 8WS2 8AB: also in WS2 8WS2 8AD: also in WS2 8WS2 8AF: also in WS2 8WS2 8AH: also in WS2 8WS2 8AL: also in WS2 8WS2 8AN: also in WS2 8WS2 8AP: also in WS2 8WS2 8AQ: also in WS2 8WS2 8AR: also in WS2 8WS2 8AS: also in WS2 8WS2 8AT: also in WS2 8WS2 8AU: also in WS2 8WS2 8AW: also in WS2 8WS2 8AX: also in WS2 8WS2 8AY: also in WS2 8WS2 8AZ: also in WS2 8WS2 8BA: also in WS2 8WS2 8BE: also in WS2 8WS2 8BF: also in WS2 8WS2 8BG: also in WS2 8WS2 8BH: also in WS2 8WS2 8BL: also in WS2 8WS2 8BN: also in WS2 8WS2 8BP: also in WS2 8WS2 8BT: also in WS2 8WS2 8BW: also in WS2 8WS2 8BZ: also in WS2 8WS2 8DA: also in WS2 8WS2 8DB: also in WS2 8WS2 8DD: also in WS2 8WS2 8DE: also in WS2 8WS2 8DG: also in WS2 8WS2 8DH: also in WS2 8WS2 8DN: also in WS2 8WS2 8DR: also in WS2 8WS2 8DU: also in WS2 8WS2 8DW: also in WS2 8WS2 8DX: also in WS2 8WS2 8DZ: also in WS2 8WS2 8EA: also in WS2 8WS2 8EB: also in WS2 8WS2 8ED: also in WS2 8WS2 8EF: also in WS2 8WS2 8EH: also in WS2 8WS2 8EJ: also in WS2 8WS2 8EL: also in WS2 8WS2 8EN: also in WS2 8WS2 8EP: also in WS2 8WS2 8EQ: also in WS2 8WS2 8ER: also in WS2 8WS2 8ES: also in WS2 8WS2 8ET: also in WS2 8WS2 8EU: also in WS2 8WS2 8EW: also in WS2 8WS2 8EZ: also in WS2 8WS2 8FE: also in WS2 8WS2 8HA: also in WS2 8WS2 8HE: also in WS2 8WS2 8HF: also in WS2 8WS2 8HG: also in WS2 8WS2 8HH: also in WS2 8WS2 8HN: also in WS2 8WS2 8HP: also in WS2 8WS2 8HR: also in WS2 8WS2 8HS: also in WS2 8WS2 8HW: also in WS2 8WS2 8HX: also in WS2 8WS2 8HY: also in WS2 8WS2 8HZ: also in WS2 8WS2 8JA: also in WS2 8WS2 8JD: also in WS2 8WS2 8JE: also in WS2 8WS2 8JF: also in WS2 8WS2 8JG: also in WS2 8WS2 8JH: also in WS2 8WS2 8JJ: also in WS2 8WS2 8JL: also in WS2 8WS2 8JP: also in WS2 8WS2 8JQ: also in WS2 8WS2 8JR: also in WS2 8WS2 8JS: also in WS2 8WS2 8JT: also in WS2 8WS2 8JU: also in WS2 8WS2 8JW: also in WS2 8WS2 8JX: also in WS2 8WS2 8JY: also in WS2 8WS2 8JZ: also in WS2 8WS2 8LA: also in WS2 8WS2 8LB: also in WS2 8WS2 8LG: also in WS2 8WS2 8LL: also in WS2 8WS2 8LN: also in WS2 8WS2 8LP: also in WS2 8WS2 8LR: also in WS2 8WS2 8ND: also in WS2 8WS2 8NE: also in WS2 8WS2 8NF: also in WS2 8WS2 8NG: also in WS2 8WS2 8NH: also in WS2 8WS2 8NL: also in WS2 8WS2 8NN: also in WS2 8WS2 8NP: also in WS2 8WS2 8NR: also in WS2 8WS2 8NS: also in WS2 8WS2 8NU: also in WS2 8WS2 8NW: also in WS2 8WS2 8NX: also in WS2 8WS2 8PA: also in WS2 8WS2 8PL: also in WS2 8WS2 8PP: also in WS2 8WS2 8PR: also in WS2 8WS2 8PT: also in WS2 8WS2 8PU: also in WS2 8WS2 8PX: also in WS2 8WS2 8PZ: also in WS2 8WS2 8QA: also in WS2 8WS2 8QB: also in WS2 8WS2 8QD: also in WS2 8WS2 8QG: also in WS2 8WS2 8QH: also in WS2 8WS2 8QJ: also in WS2 8WS2 8QL: also in WS2 8WS2 8QN: also in WS2 8WS2 8QP: also in WS2 8WS2 8QR: also in WS2 8WS2 8QS: also in WS2 8WS2 8QT: also in WS2 8WS2 8QU: also in WS2 8WS2 8QW: also in WS2 8WS2 8QX: also in WS2 8WS2 8QY: also in WS2 8WS2 8QZ: also in WS2 8WS2 8RA: also in WS2 8WS2 8RD: also in WS2 8WS2 8RE: also in WS2 8WS2 8RF: also in WS2 8WS2 8RP: also in WS2 8WS2 8RR: also in WS2 8WS2 8RS: also in WS2 8WS2 8RT: also in WS2 8WS2 8RU: also in WS2 8WS2 8RW: also in WS2 8WS2 8RZ: also in WS2 8WS2 8SR: also in WS2 8WS2 8SS: also in WS2 8WS2 8ST: also in WS2 8WS2 8SU: also in WS2 8WS2 8SX: also in WS2 8WS2 8TP: also in WS2 8WS2 8TR: also in WS2 8WS2 8UG: also in WS2 8WS2 8UH: also in WS2 8WS2 8UJ: also in WS2 8WS2 8UL: also in WS2 8 Darlaston station 2.7 kmWalsall WS2 8DF Map of WS2 8DF and what is near it Map of WS2 8DF: its centre point, with the 224 other postcodes in the WS2 8 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 32 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Walsall WS2 8DF
  • WS2 8DF
  • Other postcodes in WS2 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 32 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 52.5873, longitude -1.9849)

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 WS2 8DF?

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 WS2 8DF?

Every home and business at WS2 8DF can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 77% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WS2 8DF 77% Walsall 94%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WS2 8DF 100% Walsall Over 99%
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 WS2 8DF?

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 WS2 8DF 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 WS2 8DF.

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 WS2 8DF: 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 WS2 8DF 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 WS2 8DF?

Homes in WS2 8 sold for a typical £165,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 49 sales, down 5.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£165,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£175,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 5.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 2 sales, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £235,000 17 sales
  • Terraced £146,250 26 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 4 sales, too few to price

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

Across the whole WS2 district: a typical £175,000 from 178 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 WS2 8DF

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in WS2 8DF 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

Food hygiene ratings at WS2 8DF

The Food Standards Agency lists 4 food businesses at WS2 8DF. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near WS2 8DF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,340 homes in the neighbourhood around WS2 8DF. Over half of them (88%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (29%). 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 WS2 8DF

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 £2,336 (band C); band A, the most common, is £1,752.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 1,180 (88%)£1,752
Band Babout 150 (11%)£2,044
Band Cabout 10 (1%)£2,336
Band Dwithheld£2,627
Band Ewithheld£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. 15% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 29% 1945 to 1964
  5. 5% 1965 to 1982
  6. 7% 1983 to 1999
  7. 15% 2000 to 2009
  8. 15% 2010 to 2019
  9. 8% 2020 or later

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 WS2 8DF is in (ONS area E01010368), 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 WS2 8DF?

The nearest open schools to WS2 8DF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WS2 8DF, 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 WS2 8DF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WS2 8DF is Walsall Rail Station, 350 metres away in a straight line.

  • Walsall Rail Station Railway station 350 mWalk
  • Darlaston Rail Station Railway station 2.7 kmCycle

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

32 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Littleton St West, 13 m away.

More stations near WS2 8DF, 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 WS2 8DF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WS2 8DF, 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 WS2 8DF?

0 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WS2 8DF, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • IONITY Charging Station Charging point · 12 chargers 1.8 kmCycle
  • Wolverhampton University Walsall Campus Electric Charge Point Charging point · No details mapped 2.0 kmCycle
  • Gridserve Charging point · 3 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 60 kW 2.8 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 WS2 8DF?

The nearest to the centre of WS2 8DF, 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 WS2 8DF?

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 WS2 8DF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WS2 8DF, 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 WS2 8DF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WS2 8DF, 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 WS2 8DF?

The nearest vets to the centre of WS2 8DF 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 WS2 8DF in a conservation area?

The centre of WS2 8DF 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 WS2 8DF?

Police.uk records 727 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WS2 8DF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences323 reports
Shoplifting75 reports
Criminal damage and arson48 reports
Public order47 reports
Other theft47 reports
Vehicle crime45 reports

Also: drugs 40, burglary 22, possession of weapons 22, anti-social behaviour 14, robbery 14, other crime 12, theft from the person 10, bicycle theft 8.

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 WS2 8DF

Ward
St Matthew's
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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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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