WS4 2DJ Walsall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Rushall-Shelfield. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
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 B (28% of about 810 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
- 42, 43 & 44 BUTTS ROAD & REAR OF 5 WESTBOURNE STREET, WALSALL, WS4 2BW: up to 8 homes, permissioned (450 m)
- RYECROFT VILLAS, PROFFITT STREET: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (790 m)
- Mill Street, Walsall: up to 24 homes, not permissioned (840 m)
- Hatherton Liberal Club, North Street, Walsall: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (840 m)
- Mill Street, (former scrap yard), Walsall: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (890 m)
- LAND ON THE FORMER COALPOOL CLINIC,SITE, OFF ROSS ROAD,RYECROFT,WALSALL,WEST MIDLANDS: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 3 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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 20 addresses are between 128 m and 130 m above sea level (129 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 88%, gigabit 88% 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 | 1.6 km |
| Bloxwich 114,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km | |
| Bescot Stadium 155,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 25 within 800 m; nearest Cartbridge Lane South Ryecroft | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Walsall Bus Station | 1.4 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Parking Space on Mellish Road, WS4 | 370 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 21.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St Peter's Surgery | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Well | 1.1 km |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ws4 Dental Care | 570 m |
| Hospital | Goscote Hospital | 2.1 km |
| Police station | West Midlands Police | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | One Stop Wood Lane, Wood Lane | 1.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Park Lime Pits Country Park 14 ha | 380 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | The Grange 62 ha | 570 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 440 m² | 800 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 12 ha | 600 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 150 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 77 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Gatehouse and Curtain Walls at Rushall Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 380 m east. 13 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gatehouse and Curtain Walls at Rushall Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 380 m east |
| Hlaew 12m north west of Rushall Hall | Scheduled monument | 390 m east |
| Medieval fortified house at Rushall Hall | Scheduled monument | 430 m east |
| Walsall Arboretum | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 720 m south |
| Walsall Memorial Garden | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lady Pool | Lake or reservoir | 530 m north-east |
| Hatherton Lake | Lake or reservoir | 740 m south |
| Park Pits | Lake or reservoir | 770 m east |
| Hayhead Wood | Wood | 2.3 km east |
| The Dingle | Valley | 3.0 km east |
| Pouk Hill | Hill | 3.0 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 1 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 9 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 20 |
18 of the postcode's 20 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 | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 26% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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.