Browse UK - UK Postcode Area WS

Postcode WS covers (in order of area type): Lichfield (City)Bloxwich (Town)Cannock (Town)Burntwood (Town)Brownhills (Town)Rugeley (Town)Aldridge (Town)Darlaston (Town)Wednesbury (Town)Walsall (Town)

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crime score for the WS area 61 out of 100 (higher is better)

house price score for the WS area 34 out of 100 (higher is more expensive)

jobs within 10 miles score for the WS area 60 out of 100 (higher is better)

motorway junctions for the WS area 32 located within a 10 mile radius

train stations for the WS area 83 located within a 10 mile radius

public green area score for the WS area 71 out of 100 (higher is better - areas within three miles)

primary schools score for the WS area 39 out of 100 (higher is better - schools within one mile)

secondary schools score for the WS area 31 out of 100 (higher is better - schools within one mile)

college a-level score for the WS area 39 out of 100 (higher is better - colleges within one mile)

vocational college score for the WS area 37 out of 100 (higher is better - colleges within one mile)

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Top 10 Types of Resident

  1. Suburbanites/Semi-detached suburbia/Older workers and retirement6.93%
  2. Ethnicity central/Ethnic dynamics/Constrained neighbourhoods6.12%
  3. Hard-pressed living/Hard pressed ageing workers/Ageing industrious workers5.79%
  4. Multicultural metropolitans/Challenged Asian terraces/Pakistani communities5.48%
  5. Suburbanites/Semi-detached suburbia/Semi-detached ageing4.63%
  6. Hard-pressed living/Industrious communities/Industrious transitions4.47%
  7. Multicultural metropolitans/Rented family living/Social renting young families4.12%
  8. Urbanites/Ageing urban living/Self-sufficient retirement4.06%
  9. Urbanites/Urban professionals and families/Families in terraces and flats3.85%
  10. Hard-pressed living/Industrious communities/Industrious hardship3.84%

Top 10 Recorded Crime Types

  1. Anti-social behaviour (11,827 recorded, uk average is 17,454)26.92%
  2. Violence and sexual offences (9,907 recorded, uk average is 14,006)22.55%
  3. Vehicle crime (4,241 recorded, uk average is 4,421)9.65%
  4. Criminal damage and arson (4,120 recorded, uk average is 5,914)9.38%
  5. Other theft (3,433 recorded, uk average is 5,103)7.81%
  6. Burglary (3,320 recorded, uk average is 4,242)7.56%
  7. Shoplifting (3,058 recorded, uk average is 3,751)6.96%
  8. Public order (1,509 recorded, uk average is 3,288)3.43%
  9. Drugs (642 recorded, uk average is 1,295)1.46%
  10. Other crime (569 recorded, uk average is 859)1.3%

Top 10 Most Expensive Areas (Median Pricing)

  1. WS14 (Boley Park, Swinfen and Packington, Staffordshire, West Midlands)£286,167
  2. WS14 (Sandfields, Swinfen and Packington, Staffordshire, West Midlands)£286,167
  3. WS13 (Christ Church, Lichfield, Staffordshire, West Midlands)£222,667
  4. WS13 (Lichfield, Lichfield, Staffordshire, West Midlands)£222,667
  5. WS13 (Stowe, Lichfield, Staffordshire, West Midlands)£222,667
  6. WS13 (Nether Stowe, Lichfield, Staffordshire, West Midlands)£222,667
  7. WS13 (Leomansley, Lichfield, Staffordshire, West Midlands)£222,667
  8. WS9 (Holly Bank, Aldridge, Walsall, West Midlands)£195,875
  9. WS9 (Leighswood, Aldridge, Walsall, West Midlands)£195,875
  10. WS9 (Vigo, Aldridge, Walsall, West Midlands)£195,875

Top 10 Cheapest Areas (Median Pricing)

  1. WS2 (Leamore, Pleck, Walsall, West Midlands)£104,749
  2. WS2 (Bentley, Pleck, Walsall, West Midlands)£104,749
  3. WS2 (Birchills, Pleck, Walsall, West Midlands)£104,749
  4. WS2 (Pleck, Pleck, Walsall, West Midlands)£104,749
  5. WS1 (Walsall, Walsall town centre, Walsall, West Midlands)£106,700
  6. WS1 (The Chuckery, Walsall town centre, Walsall, West Midlands)£106,700
  7. WS1 (Palfrey, Walsall town centre, Walsall, West Midlands)£106,700
  8. WS1 (Bescot, Walsall town centre, Walsall, West Midlands)£106,700
  9. WS1 (New Mills, Walsall town centre, Walsall, West Midlands)£106,700
  10. WS1 (Caldmore, Walsall town centre, Walsall, West Midlands)£106,700

Top 10 Safest Areas (All Crimes Committed)

  1. WS14 / The Oaks (Swinfen and Packington, Staffordshire, West Midlands)
  2. WS6 / Glenthorne Community Primary School (Great Wyrley, Staffordshire, West Midlands)
  3. WS5 / Joseph Leckie Community Technology College (Bescot, Walsall, West Midlands)
  4. WS8 / Chase Nursing Home (Brownhills, Walsall, West Midlands)
  5. WS4 / The Rushall Nursing Home (Rushall, Walsall, West Midlands)
  6. WS13 / Fradley Gorse (Lichfield, Staffordshire, West Midlands)
  7. WS9 / Oakwood School (Aldridge, Walsall, West Midlands)
  8. WS7 / Biddulph's Pool (Burntwood, Staffordshire, West Midlands)
  9. WS12 / Dark Slade Wood (Cannock, Staffordshire, West Midlands)
  10. WS15 / The Green (Brereton, Staffordshire, West Midlands)

Top 10 Unsafe Areas (All Crimes Committed)

  1. WS3 / Goldsmith Primary Academy (Willenhall, Walsall, West Midlands)
  2. WS2 / Mary Elliot School (Pleck, Walsall, West Midlands)
  3. WS10 / Moorcroft Junction (Wednesbury, Sandwell, West Midlands)
  4. WS11 / Norton Canes High School (Cannock, Staffordshire, West Midlands)
  5. WS1 / Blue Coat Church of England (Aided) Junior School (Walsall town centre, Walsall, West Midlands)
  6. WS15 / The Green (Brereton, Staffordshire, West Midlands)
  7. WS12 / Dark Slade Wood (Cannock, Staffordshire, West Midlands)
  8. WS7 / Biddulph's Pool (Burntwood, Staffordshire, West Midlands)
  9. WS9 / The Dingle (Aldridge, Walsall, West Midlands)
  10. WS13 / Lichfield City (Lichfield, Staffordshire, West Midlands)

Top Schools/Colleges By UK Performance Score

Primary Schools
  1. The St. Mary's CofE Primary SchoolBellamour Way, Colton, Rugeley, WS15 3LN97 out of 100
  2. Chancel Primary SchoolWolseley Road, Rugeley, WS15 2EW97 out of 100
  3. St Mary's The Mount Catholic Primary SchoolJesson Road, Walsall, WS1 3AY96 out of 100
Secondary Schools
  1. Queen Mary's Grammar SchoolSutton Road, Walsall, WS1 2PG97 out of 100
  2. Queen Mary's High SchoolUpper Forster Street, Walsall, WS4 2AE96 out of 100
  3. Barr Beacon SchoolOld Hall Lane, Aldridge, Walsall, WS9 0RF82 out of 100
A-Level Colleges
  1. Queen Mary's Grammar SchoolSutton Road, Walsall, WS1 2PG85 out of 100
  2. King Edward VI SchoolUpper St John Street, Lichfield, WS14 9EE83 out of 100
  3. Walsall AcademyLichfield Road, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 3LX82 out of 100
Vocational Colleges
  1. South Staffordshire CollegeThe Green, Cannock, WS11 1UE94 out of 100
  2. Walsall CollegeWisemore Campus, Littleton Street West, Walsall, WS2 8ES93 out of 100
  3. Queen Mary's Grammar SchoolSutton Road, Walsall, WS1 2PG87 out of 100

Lowest Schools/Colleges By UK Performance Score

Primary Schools
  1. Western Springs Primary SchoolSchool Road, Rugeley, WS15 2PD1 out of 100
  2. North Walsall Primary AcademyDerby Street, Walsall, WS2 7BH1 out of 100
  3. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, DarlastonRough Hay Road, Darlaston, Wednesbury, WS10 8HN1 out of 100
Secondary Schools
  1. Shenstone Lodge SchoolBirmingham Road, Shenstone, Lichfield, WS14 0LB1 out of 100
  2. Elmwood SchoolKing George Crescent, Rushall, Walsall, WS4 1EG2 out of 100
  3. The Jane Lane School, A College for Cognition & LearningChurchill Road, Bentley, Walsall, WS2 0JH6 out of 100
A-Level Colleges
  1. Brownhills SchoolDeakin Avenue, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 7QG3 out of 100
  2. Staffordshire University AcademyMarston Road, Hednesford, Cannock, WS12 4JH5 out of 100
  3. Lichfield Cathedral SchoolThe Palace, The Close, Lichfield, WS13 7LH6 out of 100
Vocational Colleges
  1. Bloxwich AcademyLeamore Lane, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS2 7NR2 out of 100
  2. Staffordshire University AcademyMarston Road, Hednesford, Cannock, WS12 4JH3 out of 100
  3. West Walsall E-ACT AcademyPrimley Avenue, Walsall, WS2 9UA7 out of 100
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