Postcode WS4 1XE (Walsall)

Map showing WS4 1XE and nearby postcodes

The postcode WS4 1XE is located in Walsall, in the county of West Midlands. It was introduced in February 1990 and is an active postcode. WS4 1XE is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

WS4 1XE is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 7.2 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of WS4 1XE as Suburbanites > Suburban achievers > Indian tech achievers.

The closest road name to WS4 1XE is Sedgemere Grove which is centered 24 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Coalheath Lane and is 111 m away. The closest railway station is Walsall Rail Station, 3.84 km away.

The closest primary school to WS4 1XE (for ages 11 and under) is Greenfield Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on November 15, 2017. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy. The last OFSTED inspection on May 15, 2019 rated this school as Requires improvement

The local pub for residents of WS4 1XE is Poets Corner and is 5.12 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Needs Improvement on June 26, 2018. The nearest takeaway food is available from Sbarro @ Cannock Service Station and is 5.15 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on April 23, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 138.5 Mbps and an average upload speed of 17.6 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 86.7% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2.8 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for WS4 1XE is covered by the West Midlands police force association and Walsall Teaching is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to WS4 1XE and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to WS4 1XE, and the approximate distance away.

Sedgemere Grove 24 m
Mere View 57 m
The Parkway 86 m
Meadow Close 99 m
Briarbeck 100 m
Fenbourne Close 116 m
Highfield Avenue 153 m
Beckfield Close 157 m
Willowside 177 m
Coalheath Lane 188 m
Wilsford Close 226 m
Willows Road 231 m
Parkstone Close 258 m
Deepwood Close 285 m
Maple Drive 288 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode WS4 1XE

Introduction February 1990
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from WS4 1XE - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Greenfield Primary School Good
(November 15, 2017)
185 m
St Francis Catholic Primary School Good
(March 13, 2019)
541 m
Rushall Primary School Good
(December 11, 2019)
619 m
Radleys Primary School Good
(January 29, 2020)
679 m
Elmwood School Requires improvement
(November 15, 2018)
1.08 km
Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy Requires improvement
(May 15, 2019)
1.1 km
Edgar Stammers Primary Academy Requires improvement
(March 13, 2019)
1.63 km
St Michael's Church of England C Primary School Outstanding
(May 5, 2016)
1.78 km
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Good
(December 12, 2019)
1.91 km
Goldsmith Primary Academy Requires improvement
(January 23, 2019)
1.95 km
Pelsall Village School Requires improvement
(June 21, 2018)
2.17 km
Rivers Primary Academy Good
(February 9, 2022)
2.19 km
St John's Church of England Primary School Outstanding
(October 5, 2011)
2.3 km
Ryders Hayes School Good
(January 9, 2020)
2.42 km
Leighswood School Good
(July 4, 2019)
2.42 km
Christ Church CofE Primary School Good
(September 20, 2017)
2.62 km
Oakwood School Outstanding
(October 2, 2018)
2.64 km
Aldridge School - A Science College Good
(February 9, 2017)
2.64 km
Castlefort Junior Mixed and Infant School Good
(January 22, 2020)
2.65 km
Walsall Wood School Good
(November 10, 2021)
2.77 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from WS4 1XE - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
M P General Store & Off Licence Retailers - other 4
Good
December 21, 2015
4.99 km
Bronys Event Catering - Crepes & Coffee Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
September 24, 2017
5.03 km
Event Catering Services Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
February 18, 2020
5.03 km
Kennedy Dobson (Rubys Catering) Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
October 2, 2017
5.03 km
NISA Retailers - other 1
Needs Major Improvement
September 20, 2021
5.11 km
Poets Corner Pub/bar/nightclub 2
Needs Improvement
June 26, 2018
5.12 km
Lodge Farm Junior School School/college/university 4
Good
January 16, 2018
5.14 km
Oak Wood Lodge Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
April 29, 2019
5.14 km
Cannock Greggs@Cannock Service Station Retailers - other 5
Very Good
April 23, 2021
5.15 km
Cannock Service Station Retailers - other 5
Very Good
April 23, 2021
5.15 km
Cannock Starbucks@ Cannock Service Station Retailers - other 5
Very Good
April 26, 2021
5.15 km
Sbarro @ Cannock Service Station Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
April 23, 2021
5.15 km
Jade Garden Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
July 30, 2018
5.21 km
One Stop Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
January 7, 2019
5.21 km
Seavers Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
January 19, 2021
5.21 km
Willenhall E Act Academy School/college/university 5
Very Good
January 8, 2020
5.24 km
Bains Retailers - other 2
Needs Improvement
February 3, 2022
5.26 km
Swan House Nursing Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 3, 2022
5.26 km
Classic Canton Chinese Takeaway Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
June 18, 2019
5.39 km
Moss Farm Shop Retailers - other 4
Good
January 21, 2016
5.46 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to WS4 1XE - Data from Apr 2022

Coalheath Lane Bus Stop/Station 111 m
Coalheath Lane Bus Stop/Station 145 m
Somerfield Close Bus Stop/Station 196 m
Kings Road Bus Stop/Station 281 m
Kings Road Bus Stop/Station 285 m
Walsall Rail Station Rail 3.84 km
Walsall Rail Station Rail 3.89 km
Bloxwich Rail Station Rail 3.9 km
East Midlands Airport Air 48.37 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to WS4 1XE - Data from Dec 2021

The Swag Inland Water 780 m
Rails Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.62 km
Lady Pool Inland Water 1.7 km
Leigh's Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.26 km
Hayhead Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.95 km
Hatherton Lake Inland Water 2.96 km
Pelsall Junction Inland Water 2.98 km
Pelsall Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.18 km
Shireoak Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.32 km
The Dingle Valley 3.32 km
Castlebank Plantation Woodland Or Forest 3.38 km
Fishpond Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.66 km
Barr Common Woodland Or Forest 3.84 km
The Spinney Woodland Or Forest 3.95 km
Engine Lane Spinney Woodland Or Forest 3.98 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for WS4 1XE - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 71.5 Mbps 138.5 Mbps 1096 Mbps
Upload 19.5 Mbps 17.6 Mbps 49 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 19.8 10
30-300 Mbps 13.3% 78.6 15.6
300+ Mbps 86.7% 716.3 41.3

Gas Consumption

31 meters consuming 560,360 kWh - mean 18,076 kWh : median 16,644 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

31 meters consuming 122,376 kWh - mean 3,948 kWh : median 2,716 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for WS4 1XE - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County West Midlands
Latitude 52.61346200
Longitude -1.95380400
OS Easting 403225
OS Northing 0301744
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
27691
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

West Midlands

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Aldridge-Brownhills
Electoral Ward Rushall-Shelfield
Local Authority District Walsall
Region / Government Office Region West Midlands
European Electoral Region West Midlands
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Black Country
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council The Black Country

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E08000030
Travel To Work Area Wolverhampton and Walsall

NHS

NHS England Region Midlands
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Walsall Teaching
Cancer Alliance West Midlands
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
West Midlands
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
The Black Country and West Birmingham
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Black Country and West Birmingham CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Suburbanites
Group: Suburban achievers
Subgroup: Indian tech achievers
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area West Midlands BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Aldridge BUASD
Workplace Zone E33021107
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Walsall 010
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Walsall 010A
Output Area / Small Area 6A1