WS2 8DS postcode in Walsall, England

WS2 8DS is a postcode in Walsall, in the Pleck ward. It is in the Walsall and Bloxwich parliamentary constituency and the West Midlands police force area, and has been in use since April 2021.

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 0% of homes and businesses can get it. Walsall: 94% Typical price £165,000 Homes sold in WS2 8, last 12 months. ▼ 5.7% on the year before Nearest station Darlaston 1.0 km in a straight line

Where WS2 8DS is, and what is near it

Map of WS2 8DS and what is near it Map of WS2 8DS: 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, 4 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. WS2 8AL: also in WS2 8WS2 8DL: also in WS2 8WS2 8NG: 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 8QH: 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 8RG: also in WS2 8WS2 8RH: also in WS2 8WS2 8RJ: also in WS2 8WS2 8RL: also in WS2 8WS2 8RN: also in WS2 8WS2 8RP: also in WS2 8WS2 8RQ: 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 8RX: also in WS2 8WS2 8RY: also in WS2 8WS2 8RZ: also in WS2 8WS2 8SA: also in WS2 8WS2 8SB: also in WS2 8WS2 8SD: also in WS2 8WS2 8SE: also in WS2 8WS2 8SF: also in WS2 8WS2 8SG: also in WS2 8WS2 8SH: also in WS2 8WS2 8SJ: also in WS2 8WS2 8SL: also in WS2 8WS2 8SN: also in WS2 8WS2 8SP: also in WS2 8WS2 8SQ: also in WS2 8WS2 8SR: also in WS2 8WS2 8SS: also in WS2 8WS2 8ST: also in WS2 8WS2 8SU: also in WS2 8WS2 8SW: also in WS2 8WS2 8SX: also in WS2 8WS2 8SY: also in WS2 8WS2 8TA: also in WS2 8WS2 8TB: also in WS2 8WS2 8TD: also in WS2 8WS2 8TF: also in WS2 8WS2 8TJ: also in WS2 8WS2 8TN: also in WS2 8WS2 8TP: also in WS2 8WS2 8TR: also in WS2 8WS2 8TS: also in WS2 8WS2 8UA: also in WS2 8WS2 8UB: also in WS2 8WS2 8UD: also in WS2 8WS2 8UE: also in WS2 8WS2 8UF: also in WS2 8WS2 8UG: also in WS2 8WS2 8UH: also in WS2 8WS2 8UJ: also in WS2 8WS2 8UL: also in WS2 8 Walsall station 1.8 kmSt Matthew's WS2 8DS Map of WS2 8DS and what is near it Map of WS2 8DS: 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), 4 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. St Matthew's WS2 8DS
  • WS2 8DS
  • Other postcodes in WS2 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.5833, longitude -2.0119)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after WS2 8DS?

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 8DS?

Every home and business at WS2 8DS can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% 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 WS2 8DS?

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 8DS 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 8DS.

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 8DS: 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 8DS 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 8DS?

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 8DS

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

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 640 homes in the neighbourhood around WS2 8DS. Over half of them (55%) are in council tax band B. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (64%). 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 8DS

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 B, the most common, is £2,044.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 280 (44%)£1,752
Band Babout 350 (55%)£2,044
Band Cabout 10 (2%)£2,336
Band Dfewer than 5£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. None Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 30% 1919 to 1939
  4. 64% 1945 to 1964
  5. 6% 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1983 to 1999, 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 WS2 8DS is in (ONS area E01010362), 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 8DS?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of WS2 8DS is Darlaston Rail Station, 1.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Darlaston Rail Station Railway station 1.0 kmWalk
  • Walsall Rail Station Railway station 1.8 kmCycle

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

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Jerome Road, 255 m away.

More stations near WS2 8DS, 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 8DS?

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

1 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

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

  • IONITY Charging Station Charging point · 12 chargers 200 mWalk
  • Gridserve Charging point · 3 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 60 kW 1.5 kmCycle
  • Gallagher Retail Park Charging point · 16 chargers · CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 150 kW 1.8 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 8DS?

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

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 8DS?

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

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

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

We have asked planning.data.gov.uk what the centre of WS2 8DS is inside, and its answer has not arrived yet. Open this page again in a minute to see it here. The council's planning team can answer for one address.

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 8DS?

Police.uk records 363 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WS2 8DS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences196 reports
Criminal damage and arson31 reports
Vehicle crime27 reports
Other theft24 reports
Public order19 reports
Shoplifting18 reports

Also: burglary 14, anti-social behaviour 12, possession of weapons 6, other crime 6, drugs 5, theft from the person 2, robbery 2, bicycle theft 1.

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 8DS

Ward
Pleck
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
April 2021

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.

WS2 8TJ140 mWS2 9UA190 mWS2 9UH290 mWS2 9UQ360 mWS2 9UJ360 mWS2 9UR360 m
All of WS2

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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