WS6 6AB South Staffordshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Great Wyrley Landywood. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Jacob's Hall Lane, Great Wyrley: 15 addresses
- Wyrley Lane, Little Wyrley: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in South Staffordshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,314 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,542 | £1,800 | £2,057 | £2,314 | £2,828 | £3,342 | £3,856 | £4,627 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (39% of about 970 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: yes, South Staffordshire.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Loades Business Park, Gorsey Lane, Great Wyrley, Walsall: up to 30 homes, permissioned (870 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 16 addresses are between 125 m and 147 m above sea level (138 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 80%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Landywood 169,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km |
| Bloxwich North 123,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Bloxwich 114,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 9 within 800 m; nearest Jacobs Hall Lane Landywood | 420 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Cannock Town Centre | 4.9 km |
| Car parks | Quinton Court Car Park | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | EV Point Charging Station | 2.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 27.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Quinton Practice | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cornwell's Chemists | 1.1 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Great Wyrley Dental Practice | 1.3 km |
| Hospital | Goscote Hospital | 4.4 km |
| Police station | West Midlands Police | 3.9 km |
| Cash machines | BR Spar Great Wyrley Cashzone | 1.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,550 m² | 760 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,040 m² | 730 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.3 ha | 740 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,850 m² | 2.2 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Silver Wedding Wood | Wood | 430 m south |
| Gains Plantation | Wood | 1.5 km north-east |
| Springhill Covert | Wood | 2.0 km south-west |
| Pelsall Wood | Wood | 2.4 km south-east |
| Pelsall Junction | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km south-east |
| Lodge Hill | Hill | 3.7 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 16 |
2 of the postcode's 16 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 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 69% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Jacob's Hall Lane.