WS2 8BJ
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Property report — WS2 8BJ
Open-data due diligence for WS2 8BJ and the area around it.
WS2 8BJ in brief: 40 recorded sales (£120,000–£561,010) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WS2 8BJ itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WS2 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£185,671
Population
20,801
Crimes recorded
143
Schools
7
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
91%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual average (mean) sold price in WS2 8, 1995–2026. 2026 is a part year (23 sales so far) — shown greyed. Hover a point to read its value. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-29 | £270,000 | 23 MENTOR CLOSE | Detached |
| 2025-03-20 | £182,000 | 30 MENTOR CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2024-11-29 | £175,000 | 30 MENTOR CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2023-03-06 | £240,000 | 17 MENTOR CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2021-06-03 | £182,500 | 16 MENTOR CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2021-01-29 | £153,000 | 20 MENTOR CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2020-10-23 | £525,025 | 1 - 9 MENTOR CLOSE | Other |
| 2020-07-14 | £143,000 | 18 MENTOR CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2019-11-07 | £150,000 | 36 MENTOR CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2019-05-31 | £175,995 | 37 MENTOR CLOSE | Detached |
| 2018-08-17 | £171,000 | 23 MENTOR CLOSE | Detached |
| 2018-07-18 | £132,995 | 36 MENTOR CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2018-03-02 | £158,500 | 27 MENTOR CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2018-03-02 | £129,995 | 25 MENTOR CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2018-02-23 | £127,995 | 26 MENTOR CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2018-02-22 | £157,995 | 28 MENTOR CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2018-02-09 | £129,995 | 30 MENTOR CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2018-02-09 | £166,995 | 24 MENTOR CLOSE | Detached |
| 2018-02-09 | £130,950 | 29 MENTOR CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-09-15 | £132,995 | 36 MENTOR CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-07-14 | £163,995 | 23 MENTOR CLOSE | Detached |
| 2017-06-30 | £163,995 | 22 MENTOR CLOSE | Detached |
| 2017-06-19 | £129,995 | 21 MENTOR CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-05-26 | £132,995 | 20 MENTOR CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-05-19 | £129,995 | 19 MENTOR CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-05-12 | £129,995 | 18 MENTOR CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-05-05 | £157,995 | 17 MENTOR CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-04-28 | £157,995 | 16 MENTOR CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-03-31 | £157,995 | 14 MENTOR CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-03-31 | £125,995 | 12 MENTOR CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2017-03-31 | £154,995 | 15 MENTOR CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-03-03 | £128,995 | 10 MENTOR CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2017-02-24 | £124,995 | 11 MENTOR CLOSE | Terraced |
| 2017-02-17 | £124,000 | 33 MENTOR CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-01-27 | £125,000 | 32 MENTOR CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-01-05 | £120,000 | 35 MENTOR CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-01-05 | £120,000 | 34 MENTOR CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2016-12-23 | £129,995 | 31 MENTOR CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 2016-12-21 | £162,995 | 38 MENTOR CLOSE | Detached |
| 2014-07-31 | £561,010 | 5 MENTOR CLOSE | Other |
40 recorded sales on WS2 8BJ. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Walsall Primary Academy | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Butts Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Croft Academy | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Queen Mary's High School | 0.5 mi | Secondary | Outstanding (2021) |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: ST PETER'S SURGERY (0.2 mi) · UMBRELLA MEDICAL (0.6 mi) · SADDLERS HEALTH CENTRE (0.6 mi)
Nearest hospitals: WALSALL DIABETES CENTRE (MANOR HOSPITAL) (1.2 mi) · WALSALL MANOR HOSPITAL ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (1.2 mi) · MANOR HOSPITAL (1.2 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: CHURCH OF ST PETER (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · WISEMORE HOUSE (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · VICTORIA MILL (Grade II) (0.4 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: WELL (0.2 mi) · TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (0.5 mi) · I-DISPENSE (0.6 mi)
Nearest stations: Walsall (0.8 mi) · Bloxwich (2.0 mi) · Darlaston (2.2 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Tesco Extra (0.6 mi) · Morrisons (0.7 mi) · Aldi (0.7 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 34
- One-person households
- 34%
- Households with children
- 35%
- Households
- 7,804
Owned 39% · Social rent 30% · Private rent 30%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WS2 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in WS2 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 140/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for WS2 8BJ in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictWS2 | SectorWS2 8 | PostcodeWS2 8BJ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £215,230 | £185,671 | £170,972 |
| Population | 52,750 | 20,801 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 2/10 | 1/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 457 | 143 | — |
| Schools | 22 | 7 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 94% | 91% | 76% |
| Superfast broadband | 100% | 100% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WS2 8); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 29 June 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.