WS2 9HQ Walsall
Live postcode, introduced May 2002. Ward: Pleck. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Regal Drive, Walsall: 54 addresses
- Unnamed street near Regal Drive, New Mills: 2 addresses
- Wednesbury Road, Walsall: 2 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 (74% of about 540 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
- Pleck Working Men's Club, Pleck Road, Walsall: up to 11 homes, not permissioned (320 m)
- Narrow Lane House and Neighbourhood Office Site, Narrow Lane, Walsall: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (330 m)
- STATION STREET WMC, 119 MILTON STREET,WALSALL,WS1 4LW: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (710 m)
- Dale Street Family Centre: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (850 m)
- PATTISON HOUSE, MIDLAND ROAD, WALSALL: up to 63 homes, permissioned (890 m)
- THE BELLE VUE ,MOAT ROAD,WALSALL,WS2 9PR: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
- Alexander House, 52 , Bradford Street, WALSALL, WS1 3QD: up to 7 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
- CAR PARK OFF SISTER DORA GARDENS, SISTER DORA GARDENS, WALSALL: up to 5 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 8 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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 58 addresses are between 117 m and 125 m above sea level (121 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 92%, gigabit 92% 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 | 1.2 km |
| Bescot Stadium 155,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Tame Bridge Parkway 632,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 51 within 800 m; nearest Oxford Street New Mills | 200 m |
| Bus or coach station | Walsall Bus Station | 1.4 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Car Park - Wallows Lane | 530 m |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 570 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 21.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Pleck Health Centre | 210 m |
| Pharmacies | 17 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Pleck Pharmacy | 210 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hillary Street Dental Surgery | 370 m |
| Hospital | Walsall Diabetes Centre (Manor Hospital) | 660 m |
| Police station | West Midlands Police | 1.6 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Larvic Pharmacy Cashzone | 560 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Palfrey Park 6.6 ha | 750 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 470 m² | 610 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,130 m² | 600 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 620 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 6.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary and attached presbytery, a listed building (Grade II*), 1.0 km north-east. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary and attached presbytery | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km north-east |
| Walsall Memorial Garden | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km north-east |
| Brunswick Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pouk Hill | Hill | 2.1 km north-west |
| Hatherton Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km north-east |
| Lady Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km north-east |
| Joseph Ashe Copse | Wood | 3.4 km south |
| Park Pits | Lake or reservoir | 3.5 km north-east |
| The Dingle | Valley | 4.8 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 0 | 1 |
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 2 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 2 |
| Under 55 | 57 | 53 |
1 of the postcode's 58 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 5 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 54% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 38% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 16% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 17% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 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) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 34% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 57% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 16% | 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 Regal Drive.