WS3 1SA postcode in Walsall, England

WS3 1SA is a postcode in Walsall, in the Harden, Goscote & Ryecroft 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 £195,000 Homes sold in WS3 1, last 12 months. ▼ 18.5% on the year before Nearest station Bloxwich 3.0 km in a straight line

Where WS3 1SA is, and what is near it

Map of WS3 1SA and what is near it Map of WS3 1SA: its centre point, with the 246 other postcodes in the WS3 1 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 13 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. WS3 1AA: also in WS3 1WS3 1AB: also in WS3 1WS3 1AD: also in WS3 1WS3 1AF: also in WS3 1WS3 1AN: also in WS3 1WS3 1AT: also in WS3 1WS3 1AU: also in WS3 1WS3 1AW: also in WS3 1WS3 1AX: also in WS3 1WS3 1AY: also in WS3 1WS3 1AZ: also in WS3 1WS3 1BA: also in WS3 1WS3 1BB: also in WS3 1WS3 1BD: also in WS3 1WS3 1BE: also in WS3 1WS3 1BG: also in WS3 1WS3 1BN: also in WS3 1WS3 1BP: also in WS3 1WS3 1BQ: also in WS3 1WS3 1BS: also in WS3 1WS3 1BT: also in WS3 1WS3 1BU: also in WS3 1WS3 1BX: also in WS3 1WS3 1BY: also in WS3 1WS3 1BZ: also in WS3 1WS3 1DB: also in WS3 1WS3 1DD: also in WS3 1WS3 1DE: also in WS3 1WS3 1DF: also in WS3 1WS3 1DG: also in WS3 1WS3 1DH: also in WS3 1WS3 1DJ: also in WS3 1WS3 1DL: also in WS3 1WS3 1DN: also in WS3 1WS3 1DP: also in WS3 1WS3 1DQ: also in WS3 1WS3 1DR: also in WS3 1WS3 1DS: also in WS3 1WS3 1DT: also in WS3 1WS3 1DU: also in WS3 1WS3 1DW: also in WS3 1WS3 1DY: also in WS3 1WS3 1DZ: also in WS3 1WS3 1EA: also in WS3 1WS3 1EB: also in WS3 1WS3 1ED: also in WS3 1WS3 1EE: also in WS3 1WS3 1EF: also in WS3 1WS3 1EG: also in WS3 1WS3 1EH: also in WS3 1WS3 1EJ: also in WS3 1WS3 1EP: also in WS3 1WS3 1EQ: also in WS3 1WS3 1ES: also in WS3 1WS3 1ET: also in WS3 1WS3 1EU: also in WS3 1WS3 1EX: also in WS3 1WS3 1FA: also in WS3 1WS3 1FE: also in WS3 1WS3 1FF: also in WS3 1WS3 1FG: also in WS3 1WS3 1FH: also in WS3 1WS3 1FL: also in WS3 1WS3 1FX: also in WS3 1WS3 1FY: also in WS3 1WS3 1FZ: also in WS3 1WS3 1GA: also in WS3 1WS3 1JA: also in WS3 1WS3 1JH: also in WS3 1WS3 1JL: also in WS3 1WS3 1JN: also in WS3 1WS3 1JR: also in WS3 1WS3 1JT: also in WS3 1WS3 1JX: also in WS3 1WS3 1JY: also in WS3 1WS3 1JZ: also in WS3 1WS3 1LA: also in WS3 1WS3 1LB: also in WS3 1WS3 1LD: also in WS3 1WS3 1LR: also in WS3 1WS3 1LT: also in WS3 1WS3 1LZ: also in WS3 1WS3 1NX: also in WS3 1WS3 1PD: also in WS3 1WS3 1RF: also in WS3 1WS3 1RG: also in WS3 1WS3 1RL: also in WS3 1WS3 1RN: also in WS3 1WS3 1RP: also in WS3 1WS3 1RQ: also in WS3 1WS3 1RR: also in WS3 1WS3 1RS: also in WS3 1WS3 1RT: also in WS3 1WS3 1RU: also in WS3 1WS3 1RW: also in WS3 1WS3 1RX: also in WS3 1WS3 1RY: also in WS3 1WS3 1RZ: also in WS3 1WS3 1SJ: also in WS3 1WS3 1SL: also in WS3 1WS3 1SN: also in WS3 1 Rushall Primary School 650 mElmwood School 800 mRyecroft School 1.7 kmBloxwich station 3.0 kmHarden, Goscote & Ryecroft WS3 1SA Map of WS3 1SA and what is near it Map of WS3 1SA: its centre point, with the 246 other postcodes in the WS3 1 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 13 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Bloxwich station 3.0 kmWalsall station 3.0 kmHarden, Goscote & Ryecroft WS3 1SA
  • WS3 1SA
  • Other postcodes in WS3 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 13 bus stops
  • 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 52.6101, longitude -1.9697)

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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after WS3 1SA?

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 WS3 1SA?

Every home and business at WS3 1SA 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 WS3 1SA?

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 WS3 1SA 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 WS3 1SA.

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 WS3 1SA: 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 WS3 1SA 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 WS3 1SA?

Homes in WS3 1 sold for a typical £195,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 87 sales, down 18.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£195,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£239,400 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 18.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £265,000 8 sales
  • Semi-detached £195,000 47 sales
  • Terraced £192,500 30 sales
  • Flat or maisonette Not enough sales to price (2)

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

Across the whole WS3 district: a typical £208,000 from 403 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 WS3 1SA

HM Land Registry records 26 standard sales of homes in WS3 1SA from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 27 June 2025. The middle price was £274,950, from £104,000 to £306,950. Across WS3 1, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £195,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Show the other 18 sales

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 WS3 1SA

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at WS3 1SA. 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 WS3 1SA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,580 homes in the neighbourhood around WS3 1SA. Over half of them (59%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (35%). 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 WS3 1SA

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 £3,211 (band E); band A, the most common, is £1,752.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 930 (59%)£1,752
Band Babout 430 (27%)£2,044
Band Cabout 150 (9%)£2,336
Band Dabout 60 (4%)£2,627
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£3,211
Band Ffewer than 5£3,795
Band Gfewer than 5£4,379
Band Hwithheld£5,255

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 35% 1919 to 1939
  4. 17% 1945 to 1964
  5. 11% 1965 to 1982
  6. 3% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. 34% 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 2000 to 2009: 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 WS3 1SA is in (ONS area E01032888), 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 WS3 1SA?

The nearest open schools to WS3 1SA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WS3 1SA, 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 WS3 1SA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WS3 1SA is Bloxwich Rail Station, 3.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Bloxwich Rail Station Railway station 3.0 kmCycle
  • Walsall Rail Station Railway station 3.0 kmCycle

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

13 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Honeysuckle Way Hail+Ride, 68 m away.

More stations near WS3 1SA, 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 WS3 1SA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WS3 1SA, 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 WS3 1SA?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WS3 1SA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Instavolt Charging point · 2 chargers 1.4 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 WS3 1SA?

The nearest to the centre of WS3 1SA, 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 WS3 1SA?

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 WS3 1SA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WS3 1SA, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • Pegasus Care – Harden Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2023, over 3 years old · Phone 01215 53290 500 mWalk
  • Harden Hall Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report August 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01922 620422 550 mWalk
  • Leighswood Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report September 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01922 624541 650 mWalk

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 WS3 1SA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WS3 1SA, 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 WS3 1SA?

The nearest vets to the centre of WS3 1SA 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 WS3 1SA in a conservation area?

The centre of WS3 1SA 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 WS3 1SA?

Police.uk records 226 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WS3 1SA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences104 reports
Criminal damage and arson31 reports
Vehicle crime26 reports
Public order14 reports
Anti-social behaviour11 reports
Burglary10 reports

Also: other theft 8, drugs 8, possession of weapons 4, other crime 4, shoplifting 2, bicycle theft 2, robbery 2.

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 WS3 1SA

Ward
Harden, Goscote & Ryecroft
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
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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