Map of the WS postcode area

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Overview

This page brings together mapped and statistical information for the WS postcode area, also known as the Walsall postal area.

The WS postcode area covers Walsall and nearby parts of the West Midlands.

The postcode area borders the following neighbouring postcode areas: DE - Derby, WV - Wolverhampton, B - Birmingham, ST - Stoke-on-Trent and DY - Dudley and is located inland.

The postcode area falls within the following counties: West Midlands (51.20%), Staffordshire (48.80%).

Map of the WS Postcode for Walsall

Map of The WS Postcode Area — Terrain Map of the WS - Walsall Postcode.

Quick facts

WS area statistics
Width east to west	16.84 mi
Height north to south	21.32 mi
Area	183.84 mi²
Maximum width	22.74 mi
Perimeter	95.14 mi
Postcode districts	15
Postcode sectors	63
Post towns	6
Postcodes	10,164
Population	449,687

The WS postcode area has a population of 449,687 and covers 476,140 hectares. Roughly 0.69% of the population of Great Britain lives here.

Post towns and postcode districts

WALSALL

WS1 West Midlands WS2 West Midlands WS3 Staffordshire (1%), West Midlands (98%)WS4 West Midlands WS5 West Midlands WS6 Staffordshire WS8 Staffordshire (2%), West Midlands (97%)WS9 Staffordshire (5%), West Midlands (94%)

BURNTWOOD

WS7 Staffordshire

WEDNESBURY

WS10 West Midlands

CANNOCK

WS11 Staffordshire WS12 Staffordshire

LICHFIELD

WS13 Staffordshire WS14 Staffordshire

RUGELEY

WS15 Staffordshire

Where is the WS postcode area?

Location map for the WS postcode area — Location map of the postcode area.

Word cloud for the WS postcode area — Word cloud of place names within the area.

How built up is the postcode area?

This compares building footprint coverage against the total land area across each postcode district. The least urban district is WS15 and the most urban is WS1.

Postcode district	Total area (m²)	Footprint area (m²)	Built percentage
WS15	145,815,986	2,347,058	1.61%
WS14	62,239,419	1,300,201	2.09%
WS13	63,834,904	2,098,578	3.29%
WS12	35,989,724	1,487,643	4.13%
WS9	31,394,597	1,745,572	5.56%
WS7	19,843,518	1,495,525	7.54%
WS6	10,442,348	788,146	7.55%
WS8	10,162,123	809,565	7.97%
WS3	21,114,606	1,797,682	8.51%
WS4	7,729,601	664,746	8.60%
WS11	29,122,702	2,648,344	9.09%
WS5	7,893,271	841,551	10.66%
WS2	11,212,194	1,835,944	16.37%
WS10	13,870,449	2,493,564	17.98%
WS1	5,468,478	1,114,285	20.38%
Total	476,133,920	23,468,404	4.93%

Map of post towns in the WS postal area — Post towns within the WS postal area.

Area measurements

Hectares	476,140
Square miles	1,838.39
Square feet	51,251,233,460.00
Square kilometres	4,761.40

Postal delivery offices

Abbots Bromley Scale Payment Delivery Office
Aldridge Delivery Office
Cannock Delivery Office
Landywood Delivery Office
Lichfield Delivery Office
Rugeley Delivery Office
Shenstone Scale Payment Delivery Office
Walsall Delivery Office
Wednesbury Delivery Office
Whittington Barracks Scale Payment Delivery Office
Whittington Scale Payment Delivery Office

Tourist attractions within the area

We found 7 visitor attractions within the Walsall postcode area.

Cannock
Country Parks
Country Park
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New Art Gallery
Museums & Art Galleries
Museum and / or Art Gallery
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Go Ape! Tree Top Adventure - Cannock Forest
Country Parks
Country Park
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ASTON MANOR ROAD TRANSPORT MUSEUM LTD
Museums & Art Galleries
Museum and / or Art Gallery
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Beacon Park
Country Parks
Country Park
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Erasmus Darwin House
Historic Properties
Historic House / House and Garden / Palace
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Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum & Bookshop
Museums & Art Galleries
Museum and / or Art Gallery
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Nearby postcode areas

DE WV B ST DY

Neighbouring context