WS2 0DN Walsall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bentley & Darlaston North. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- King Charles Avenue, Willenhall: 35 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Walsall in 2026-27: Band D £2,627 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,752 | £2,044 | £2,336 | £2,627 | £3,211 | £3,795 | £4,379 | £5,255 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (76% of about 750 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- LAND ADJACENT BENTLEY GREEN, BENTLEY ROAD NORTH, WALSALL: up to 144 homes, not permissioned (410 m)
- Former Petrol Station between Bentley Road North and Bentley Mill Way, Wolverhampton Road West, Walsall: up to 21 homes, not permissioned (420 m)
- 60,WALSALL ROAD,WILLENHALL,WALSALL,WEST MIDLANDS: up to 24 homes, not permissioned (860 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Walsall 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km |
| Bescot Stadium 155,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km | |
| Bloxwich 114,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 32 within 800 m; nearest Bentley Road North County Bridge | 200 m |
| Bus or coach station | Walsall Bus Station | 3.0 km |
| Car parks | Village Hotel Birmingham - Walsall Car Park Pre Book | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Ionity Charging Station | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 23.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Modality Kingfisher Darlaston Practice | 520 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest J Docter Pharmacy | 520 m |
| NHS dentists | Bhandal Dental Surgery | 1.9 km |
| Hospital | Dorothy Pattison Hospital | 1.7 km |
| Police station | Willenhall Police Station | 1.8 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 270 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Owen Park 1.2 ha | 1.3 km |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,940 m² | 110 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7.2 ha | 520 m |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,800 m² | 290 m |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 25 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 42% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 25% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 62% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 6% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 66% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 17% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 14% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 34% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on King Charles Avenue.