WS8 7AB
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Property report — WS8 7AB
Open-data due diligence for WS8 7AB and the area around it.
WS8 7AB in brief: 52 recorded sales (£28,500–£215,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WS8 7AB itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WS8 7 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£217,018
Population
25,152
Crimes recorded
79
Schools
5
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
88%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual average (mean) sold price in WS8 7, 1995–2026. 2026 is a part year (42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-24 | £125,000 | 2 HILLSIDE CLOSE | Flat |
| 2025-03-07 | £215,000 | 4 HILLSIDE CLOSE | Flat |
| 2025-03-07 | £123,000 | 5 HILLSIDE CLOSE | Flat |
| 2024-12-20 | £60,000 | 21 HILLSIDE CLOSE | Flat |
| 2023-05-12 | £112,000 | 24 HILLSIDE CLOSE | Flat |
| 2022-11-25 | £112,500 | 10 HILLSIDE CLOSE | Flat |
| 2022-06-08 | £100,000 | 5 HILLSIDE CLOSE | Flat |
| 2021-08-20 | £67,500 | 23 HILLSIDE CLOSE | Flat |
| 2020-11-27 | £98,000 | 9 HILLSIDE CLOSE | Flat |
| 2020-11-13 | £107,000 | 18 HILLSIDE CLOSE | Flat |
| 2020-01-28 | £90,000 | 2 HILLSIDE CLOSE | Flat |
| 2019-10-07 | £75,000 | 10 HILLSIDE CLOSE | Flat |
| 2019-07-12 | £59,000 | 14 HILLSIDE CLOSE | Flat |
| 2019-06-10 | £100,000 | 15 HILLSIDE CLOSE | Flat |
| 2019-04-24 | £85,000 | 5 HILLSIDE CLOSE | Flat |
| 2019-03-25 | £95,000 | 18 HILLSIDE CLOSE | Flat |
| 2017-09-21 | £90,000 | 22 HILLSIDE CLOSE | Flat |
| 2017-02-17 | £95,000 | 2 HILLSIDE CLOSE | Flat |
| 2012-08-03 | £50,000 | 24 HILLSIDE CLOSE | Flat |
| 2012-05-04 | £84,000 | 22 HILLSIDE CLOSE | Flat |
| 2012-02-23 | £45,000 | 4 HILLSIDE CLOSE | Flat |
| 2009-10-02 | £70,000 | 22 HILLSIDE CLOSE | Flat |
| 2009-07-17 | £75,750 | 18 HILLSIDE CLOSE | Flat |
| 2008-08-01 | £77,000 | 21 HILLSIDE CLOSE | Flat |
| 2007-10-05 | £99,000 | 20 HILLSIDE CLOSE | Flat |
| 2006-06-16 | £92,000 | 23 HILLSIDE CLOSE | Flat |
| 2006-05-19 | £81,500 | 3 HILLSIDE CLOSE | Flat |
| 2006-04-21 | £84,000 | 14 HILLSIDE CLOSE | Flat |
| 2005-07-15 | £85,000 | 9 HILLSIDE CLOSE | Flat |
| 2005-06-07 | £87,500 | 5 HILLSIDE CLOSE | Flat |
| 2005-04-29 | £82,000 | 20 HILLSIDE CLOSE | Detached |
| 2004-10-29 | £82,000 | 10 HILLSIDE CLOSE | Flat |
| 2004-08-27 | £82,000 | STORE, 22 HILLSIDE CLOSE | Flat |
| 2003-08-19 | £50,000 | 2 HILLSIDE CLOSE | Flat |
| 2003-03-05 | £52,950 | 19 HILLSIDE CLOSE | Flat |
| 2002-11-21 | £52,000 | 3 HILLSIDE CLOSE | Flat |
| 2002-11-01 | £40,750 | 16 HILLSIDE CLOSE | Flat |
| 2002-05-17 | £44,950 | 18 HILLSIDE CLOSE | Flat |
| 2001-05-25 | £34,500 | 23 HILLSIDE CLOSE | Flat |
| 2001-01-12 | £28,500 | 20 HILLSIDE CLOSE | Detached |
| 2001-01-10 | £33,000 | 2 HILLSIDE CLOSE | Flat |
| 2000-07-27 | £35,000 | STORE, 22 HILLSIDE CLOSE | Flat |
| 2000-04-14 | £32,500 | 19 HILLSIDE CLOSE | Flat |
| 1999-10-11 | £33,000 | 12 HILLSIDE CLOSE | Flat |
| 1999-06-16 | £30,100 | 2 HILLSIDE CLOSE | Flat |
| 1999-04-30 | £33,000 | 6 HILLSIDE CLOSE | Flat |
| 1999-01-15 | £32,000 | 13 HILLSIDE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-10-23 | £33,000 | 14 HILLSIDE CLOSE | Flat |
| 1996-11-29 | £33,500 | 17 HILLSIDE CLOSE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-06-21 | £30,000 | 19 HILLSIDE CLOSE | Flat |
| 1995-08-25 | £30,000 | 14 HILLSIDE CLOSE | Flat |
| 1995-08-18 | £36,950 | 7 HILLSIDE CLOSE | Flat |
52 recorded sales on WS8 7AB. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shire Oak Academy | 0.2 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Millfield Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Walsall Wood School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| St James Academy | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School | 0.8 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Castlefort Academy | 0.8 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: STREETS CORNER SURGERY (0.6 mi) · WALSALL WOOD HEALTH CENTRE (0.6 mi) · ST JOHN'S MEDICAL CENTRE (0.9 mi)
Nearest hospitals: GOSCOTE HOSPITAL (2.9 mi) · SPIRE LITTLE ASTON HOSPITAL (3.3 mi) · WALSALL DIABETES CENTRE (MANOR HOSPITAL) (5.0 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: Walsall Wood War Memorial (Grade II) (0.9 mi) · Sandhills Pumping Station (Grade II) (0.9 mi) · WYRLEY AND ESSINGTON CANAL FOOTBRIDGE AT OGLEY JUNCTION (Grade II) (1.0 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: TOUCHWOOD PHARMACY (0.6 mi) · TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (0.7 mi) · TOUCHWOOD PHARMACY (0.9 mi)
Nearest stations: Shenstone (3.3 mi) · Blake Street (4.0 mi) · Bloxwich (4.0 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Tesco (0.7 mi) · Aldi (0.9 mi) · The co-operative food (0.9 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 42
- One-person households
- 27%
- Households with children
- 30%
- Households
- 10,107
Owned 69% · Social rent 19% · Private rent 11%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WS8 7.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in WS8 7 (May 24–Apr 26, average 60/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for WS8 7AB 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 | DistrictWS8 | SectorWS8 7 | PostcodeWS8 7AB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £211,102 | £217,018 | £70,797 |
| Population | 26,686 | 25,152 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 4/10 | 5/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 162 | 79 | — |
| Schools | 9 | 5 | — |
| Flood risk | Low | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 89% | 88% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 97% | 96% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WS8 7); 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.