WS4 1EW postcode in Rushall and Shelfield, Walsall

WS4 1EW is a postcode in Rushall and Shelfield, in the Rushall-Shelfield ward of Walsall. It is in the Aldridge-Brownhills parliamentary constituency and the West Midlands police force area, and has been in use since June 2010.

Flooding Low flood risk 1 of 52 homes and businesses at low risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Walsall: 94% Typical price £220,000 Homes sold in WS4 1, last 12 months. 0% on the year before Nearest station Walsall 2.9 km in a straight line

Where WS4 1EW is, and what is near it

Map of WS4 1EW and what is near it Map of WS4 1EW: its centre point, with the 233 other postcodes in the WS4 1 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. WS4 1DG: also in WS4 1WS4 1EA: also in WS4 1WS4 1EB: also in WS4 1WS4 1ED: also in WS4 1WS4 1EE: also in WS4 1WS4 1EF: also in WS4 1WS4 1EG: also in WS4 1WS4 1EH: also in WS4 1WS4 1EJ: also in WS4 1WS4 1EL: also in WS4 1WS4 1EN: also in WS4 1WS4 1EP: also in WS4 1WS4 1EQ: also in WS4 1WS4 1ER: also in WS4 1WS4 1ES: also in WS4 1WS4 1ET: also in WS4 1WS4 1EU: also in WS4 1WS4 1EX: also in WS4 1WS4 1EY: also in WS4 1WS4 1HA: also in WS4 1WS4 1HB: also in WS4 1WS4 1HE: also in WS4 1WS4 1HG: also in WS4 1WS4 1JD: also in WS4 1WS4 1JE: also in WS4 1WS4 1JF: also in WS4 1WS4 1JG: also in WS4 1WS4 1JH: also in WS4 1WS4 1JN: also in WS4 1WS4 1JP: also in WS4 1WS4 1JQ: also in WS4 1WS4 1JR: also in WS4 1WS4 1JS: also in WS4 1WS4 1JT: also in WS4 1WS4 1JU: also in WS4 1WS4 1JW: also in WS4 1WS4 1JX: also in WS4 1WS4 1JY: also in WS4 1WS4 1JZ: also in WS4 1WS4 1LA: also in WS4 1WS4 1LB: also in WS4 1WS4 1LD: also in WS4 1WS4 1LE: also in WS4 1WS4 1LF: also in WS4 1WS4 1LG: also in WS4 1WS4 1LL: also in WS4 1WS4 1LP: also in WS4 1WS4 1LQ: also in WS4 1WS4 1LR: also in WS4 1WS4 1LS: also in WS4 1WS4 1LT: also in WS4 1WS4 1LU: also in WS4 1WS4 1LW: also in WS4 1WS4 1LX: also in WS4 1WS4 1LY: also in WS4 1WS4 1NA: also in WS4 1WS4 1NE: also in WS4 1WS4 1NF: also in WS4 1WS4 1NH: also in WS4 1WS4 1NJ: also in WS4 1WS4 1NL: also in WS4 1WS4 1NN: also in WS4 1WS4 1NP: also in WS4 1WS4 1NQ: also in WS4 1WS4 1NR: also in WS4 1WS4 1NS: also in WS4 1WS4 1NW: also in WS4 1WS4 1NY: also in WS4 1WS4 1PD: also in WS4 1WS4 1PH: also in WS4 1WS4 1PJ: also in WS4 1WS4 1PL: also in WS4 1WS4 1PN: also in WS4 1WS4 1PQ: also in WS4 1WS4 1QR: also in WS4 1WS4 1SA: also in WS4 1WS4 1SB: also in WS4 1WS4 1SW: also in WS4 1WS4 1XA: also in WS4 1WS4 1XB: also in WS4 1WS4 1XD: also in WS4 1WS4 1XE: also in WS4 1WS4 1XF: also in WS4 1 Rushall Primary School 800 mHarden Health Centre 1.3 kmHarden Blakenall 1.5 kmWalsall station 2.9 kmBloxwich station 3.2 kmRushall-Shelfield WS4 1EW Map of WS4 1EW and what is near it Map of WS4 1EW: its centre point, with the 233 other postcodes in the WS4 1 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Rushall Primary School 800 mHarden Blakenall 1.5 kmWalsall station 2.9 kmRushall-Shelfield WS4 1EW
  • WS4 1EW
  • Other postcodes in WS4 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 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 52.6079, longitude -1.9667)

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 WS4 1EW?

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 WS4 1EW?

Every home and business at WS4 1EW 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 WS4 1EW?

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 WS4 1EW at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

Low risk

The Environment Agency counts 52 homes and businesses at WS4 1EW. 1 is in an area at low risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, and 2 more at a lower risk.

52 homes and businesses at WS4 1EW Low: 1Very low: 2Not in an area at risk: 49

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.

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 WS4 1EW: 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 WS4 1EW 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 WS4 1EW?

Homes in WS4 1 sold for a typical £220,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 139 sales, no change on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£220,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£220,000 12 months to August 2025
■ no change on the 12 months before
  • Detached £330,000 21 sales
  • Semi-detached £227,000 69 sales
  • Terraced £210,000 34 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £108,000 15 sales

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

Across the whole WS4 district: a typical £225,000 from 169 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 WS4 1EW

HM Land Registry records 9 standard sales of homes in WS4 1EW from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 26 March 2025. The middle sale was £187,950, from £135,000 to £270,000. Across WS4 1, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £220,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

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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 WS4 1EW?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 840 homes in the neighbourhood around WS4 1EW. The largest share of them, 48%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (25%). 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 WS4 1EW

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 £3,795 (band F); band B, the most common, is £2,044.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 190 (23%)£1,752
Band Babout 400 (48%)£2,044
Band Cabout 130 (15%)£2,336
Band Dabout 70 (8%)£2,627
Band Eabout 40 (5%)£3,211
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,795
Band Gwithheld£4,379
Band Hwithheld£5,255

When the homes were built

  1. 6% Before 1900
  2. 10% 1900 to 1918
  3. 25% 1919 to 1939
  4. 22% 1945 to 1964
  5. 5% 1965 to 1982
  6. 12% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 17% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

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 WS4 1EW is in (ONS area E01010324), 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 WS4 1EW?

The nearest open schools to WS4 1EW, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WS4 1EW, 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 WS4 1EW?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WS4 1EW is Walsall Rail Station, 2.9 km away in a straight line.

  • Walsall Rail Station Railway station 2.9 kmCycle
  • Bloxwich Rail Station Railway station 3.2 kmCycle

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

6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Goscote Lodge Crescent Hail+Ride, 331 m away.

More stations near WS4 1EW, 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 WS4 1EW?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WS4 1EW, 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 WS4 1EW?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WS4 1EW, 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 WS4 1EW?

The nearest to the centre of WS4 1EW, 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 WS4 1EW?

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 WS4 1EW?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WS4 1EW, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • Leighswood Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report September 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01922 624541 350 mWalk
  • Harden Hall Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report August 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01922 620422 600 mWalk
  • Pegasus Care – Harden Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2023, over 3 years old · Phone 01215 53290 600 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 WS4 1EW?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WS4 1EW, 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 WS4 1EW?

The nearest vets to the centre of WS4 1EW 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 WS4 1EW in a conservation area?

The centre of WS4 1EW is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 WS4 1EW?

Police.uk records 193 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WS4 1EW in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences93 reports
Vehicle crime25 reports
Criminal damage and arson23 reports
Public order10 reports
Anti-social behaviour8 reports
Drugs8 reports

Also: burglary 7, other theft 6, possession of weapons 4, other crime 4, bicycle theft 2, robbery 2, shoplifting 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 WS4 1EW

Ward
Rushall-Shelfield
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Rushall and Shelfield
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
June 2010

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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