WS9 0BL postcode in Aldridge, Walsall

WS9 0BL is a postcode in Aldridge, in the Aldridge Central & South ward of Walsall. It is in the Aldridge-Brownhills parliamentary constituency and the West Midlands police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Where WS9 0BL is, and what is near it

Map of WS9 0BL and what is near it Map of WS9 0BL: its centre point, with the 218 other postcodes in the WS9 0 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 13 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. WS9 0AA: also in WS9 0WS9 0AB: also in WS9 0WS9 0AD: also in WS9 0WS9 0AE: also in WS9 0WS9 0AG: also in WS9 0WS9 0AJ: also in WS9 0WS9 0AQ: also in WS9 0WS9 0AS: also in WS9 0WS9 0AU: also in WS9 0WS9 0AX: also in WS9 0WS9 0AZ: also in WS9 0WS9 0BB: also in WS9 0WS9 0BD: also in WS9 0WS9 0BE: also in WS9 0WS9 0BG: also in WS9 0WS9 0BN: also in WS9 0WS9 0BP: also in WS9 0WS9 0BT: also in WS9 0WS9 0BU: also in WS9 0WS9 0BW: also in WS9 0WS9 0BX: also in WS9 0WS9 0BY: also in WS9 0WS9 0DD: also in WS9 0WS9 0DE: also in WS9 0WS9 0DG: also in WS9 0WS9 0DH: also in WS9 0WS9 0DJ: also in WS9 0WS9 0DL: also in WS9 0WS9 0DP: also in WS9 0WS9 0DQ: also in WS9 0WS9 0DT: also in WS9 0WS9 0DU: also in WS9 0WS9 0DX: also in WS9 0WS9 0ER: also in WS9 0WS9 0ET: also in WS9 0WS9 0EU: also in WS9 0WS9 0EX: also in WS9 0WS9 0EY: also in WS9 0WS9 0EZ: also in WS9 0WS9 0HA: also in WS9 0WS9 0HB: also in WS9 0WS9 0HD: also in WS9 0WS9 0HT: also in WS9 0WS9 0HU: also in WS9 0WS9 0HY: also in WS9 0WS9 0HZ: also in WS9 0WS9 0JA: also in WS9 0WS9 0JB: also in WS9 0WS9 0JD: also in WS9 0WS9 0JH: also in WS9 0WS9 0JJ: also in WS9 0WS9 0JL: also in WS9 0WS9 0JN: also in WS9 0WS9 0JP: also in WS9 0WS9 0JR: also in WS9 0WS9 0JS: also in WS9 0WS9 0JW: also in WS9 0WS9 0NL: also in WS9 0WS9 0RN: also in WS9 0WS9 0RP: also in WS9 0WS9 0RT: also in WS9 0WS9 0RW: also in WS9 0WS9 0RY: also in WS9 0WS9 0SN: also in WS9 0WS9 0SR: also in WS9 0WS9 0SU: also in WS9 0 Rushall Medical Centre 2.6 kmWalsall station 4.6 kmBlake Street station 5.2 kmAldridge WS9 0BL Map of WS9 0BL and what is near it Map of WS9 0BL: its centre point, with the 218 other postcodes in the WS9 0 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 13 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. School 650 mSchool 650 mAldridge WS9 0BL
  • WS9 0BL
  • Other postcodes in WS9 0: 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. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.6016, longitude -1.9222)

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 WS9 0BL?

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 WS9 0BL?

Every home and business at WS9 0BL can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WS9 0BL 100% Walsall 94%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WS9 0BL 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 WS9 0BL?

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 WS9 0BL 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 WS9 0BL.

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 WS9 0BL: 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 WS9 0BL 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 WS9 0BL?

Homes in WS9 0 sold for a typical £332,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 80 sales, up 1.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£332,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£328,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 1.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £495,000 21 sales
  • Semi-detached £325,000 38 sales
  • Terraced £225,500 14 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £160,000 7 sales

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

Across the whole WS9 district: a typical £290,000 from 279 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 WS9 0BL

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in WS9 0BL from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 19 July 2024. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 WS9 0BL

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at WS9 0BL. 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 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near WS9 0BL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 690 homes in the neighbourhood around WS9 0BL. The largest share of them, 30%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (36%). 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 WS9 0BL

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 £4,379 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,336.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 40 (6%)£1,752
Band Babout 90 (13%)£2,044
Band Cabout 210 (30%)£2,336
Band Dabout 180 (26%)£2,627
Band Eabout 100 (14%)£3,211
Band Fabout 50 (7%)£3,795
Band Gabout 20 (3%)£4,379
Band Hfewer than 5£5,255

When the homes were built

  1. 4% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 16% 1919 to 1939
  4. 36% 1945 to 1964
  5. 26% 1965 to 1982
  6. 9% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 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 WS9 0BL is in (ONS area E01010245), 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 WS9 0BL?

The nearest open schools to WS9 0BL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WS9 0BL, 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 WS9 0BL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WS9 0BL is Walsall Rail Station, 4.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Walsall Rail Station Railway station 4.6 kmCycle
  • Blake Street Rail Station Railway station 5.2 kmDrive

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 Moss Close, 90 m away.

More stations near WS9 0BL, 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 WS9 0BL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WS9 0BL, 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 WS9 0BL?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WS9 0BL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Instavolt Charging point · 2 chargers 2.6 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 WS9 0BL?

The nearest to the centre of WS9 0BL, 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 WS9 0BL?

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 WS9 0BL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WS9 0BL, 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 WS9 0BL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WS9 0BL, 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 WS9 0BL?

The nearest vets to the centre of WS9 0BL 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 WS9 0BL in a conservation area?

The centre of WS9 0BL 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 WS9 0BL?

Police.uk records 71 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WS9 0BL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences19 reports
Shoplifting13 reports
Vehicle crime9 reports
Criminal damage and arson6 reports
Other theft5 reports
Drugs5 reports

Also: burglary 4, anti-social behaviour 3, possession of weapons 3, public order 2, bicycle theft 1, robbery 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 WS9 0BL

Ward
Aldridge Central & South
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Aldridge
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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