WS5 4EL
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Property report — WS5 4EL
Open-data due diligence for WS5 4EL and the area around it.
WS5 4EL in brief: 12 recorded sales (£38,000–£175,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WS5 4EL itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WS5 4 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£241,739
Population
18,428
Crimes recorded
63
Schools
5
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
92%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in WS5 4, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (23 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | £175,000 | 16 ELMBANK ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2026-03-31 | £167,000 | 5 ELMBANK ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2020-04-29 | £162,500 | 10 ELMBANK ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2019-08-02 | £151,000 | 1 ELMBANK ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2015-04-14 | £117,000 | 4 ELMBANK ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2014-09-19 | £110,000 | 3 ELMBANK ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2014-04-04 | £108,000 | 1 ELMBANK ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2006-11-24 | £115,000 | 3 ELMBANK ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2006-10-27 | £110,000 | 4 ELMBANK ROAD | Terraced |
| 2005-04-08 | £94,950 | 5 ELMBANK ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2000-10-20 | £42,500 | 6 ELMBANK ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 1995-03-10 | £38,000 | 16 ELMBANK ROAD | Semi-detached |
12 recorded sales on WS5 4EL. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yew Tree Primary School | 0.1 mi | Primary | Good (2021) |
| Q3 Academy Great Barr | 0.6 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Delves Infant School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Delves Junior School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| St Margaret's CofE Primary School | 0.9 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Park Hall Infant Academy | 0.9 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
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: BROADWAY MEDICAL CENTRE (1.1 mi) · TAME VALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE (1.4 mi) · SYCAMORE HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE (1.4 mi)
Nearest hospitals: WALSALL DIABETES CENTRE (MANOR HOSPITAL) (2.3 mi) · WALSALL MANOR HOSPITAL ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (2.5 mi) · MANOR HOSPITAL (2.5 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: HILL FARM BRIDGE, BRACKENHALL DRIVE RUSHALL CANAL (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · BRICKFIELDS BRIDGE FOOTBRIDGE EAST OF JUNCTION WITH RUSHALL CANAL, WITHIN M5/M6 JUNCTION TAME VALLEY CANAL (Grade II) (0.6 mi) · WALSALL (OR MERRION'S) LODGE (Grade II) (0.6 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: YEW TREE PHARMACY (0.2 mi) · B.D.S. PHARMACY (1.0 mi) · BROADWAY PHARMACY (1.2 mi)
Nearest stations: Tame Bridge Parkway (0.9 mi) · Bescot Stadium (1.5 mi) · Walsall (2.2 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Lidl (0.8 mi) · Co-op Food (1.0 mi) · The Co-operative Food (1.2 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 36
- One-person households
- 29%
- Households with children
- 37%
- Households
- 6,794
Owned 51% · Social rent 26% · Private rent 22%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WS5 4.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in WS5 4 (May 24–Apr 26, average 67/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for WS5 4EL 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 | DistrictWS5 | SectorWS5 4 | PostcodeWS5 4EL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £330,034 | £241,739 | £115,913 |
| Population | 30,136 | 18,428 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 6/10 | 3/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 90 | 63 | — |
| Schools | 7 | 5 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 75% | 92% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 100% | 100% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WS5 4); 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 30 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.