WS2 7LW Walsall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Beechdale, Leamore & Reedswood. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Jenner Road, Bloxwich: 20 addresses
- Jenner Close, Bloxwich: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Hadley Road, Leamore: 1 address
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 (98% of about 640 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
- Corner of Edison Road and Arkwright Road, Beechdale, Walsall: up to 11 homes, not permissioned (820 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 4 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 20 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 4 low and 0 very low.
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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 22 addresses are between 136 m and 137 m above sea level (136 m on average).
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 | Bloxwich 114,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km |
| Bloxwich North 123,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Walsall 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 28 within 800 m; nearest Fleming Road Beechdale | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Walsall Bus Station | 3.0 km |
| Car parks | Elmore Row Car Park | 1.5 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 24.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Beechdale Centre | 690 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 570 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Premier Dental Care | 250 m |
| Hospital | Dorothy Pattison Hospital | 2.6 km |
| Police station | West Midlands Police | 1.3 km |
| Cash machines | One Stop Wood Lane, Wood Lane Cashzone | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Rough Wood Country Park 107 ha | 610 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,920 m² | 720 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,870 m² | 720 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,240 m² | 1.4 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 107 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cross in All Saints churchyard, a scheduled monument, 1.4 km north-east.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cross in All Saints churchyard | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Rough Wood | Wood | 630 m west |
| Pouk Hill | Hill | 1.4 km south |
| Sneyd Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km north-west |
| Allen's Rough | Wood | 2.2 km north-west |
| The Clumps | Wood | 2.9 km north |
| Hatherton Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.7 | 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.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 14 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 22 |
20 of the postcode's 22 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 20% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 71% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 37% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 14% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 8% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 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) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 42% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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 Jenner Road.