WS8 6AL

a postcode in Walsall

Introduced in January 1980

WS8 6AL	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with WS8 6AL

Great Charles Street - 26 properties, USRN 41902707

Poplar Avenue - 1 property, USRN 41902666

Poplar Road - 1 property, USRN 41902667

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.6479 / 52°38'52"N

Longitude: -1.9251 / 1°55'30"W

UTM Reference: 30U 572719 5833643

OS Easting: 405162

OS Northing: 305572

OS Grid: SK051055

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 3CL.S51

Mapcode Global: WHBFP.DPHY

Open Location Code: 9C4WJ3XF+5W

Maidenhead Locator System: IO92ap85

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: A1

major urban conurbation
a very large city or conurbation

ONS Population Classification: 7b1

Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce
Young Families in Industrial Towns
Terraces in Transitional Towns

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 5330 / 32844

2nd decile
much more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for WS8 6AL on Sunday 14 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:30
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:53
Sunrise	04:43
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:08
Sunset	21:32
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:22
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:45

Hours of daylight today	04:13 to 22:02
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	22:02 to 04:13
Moon Phase	New Moon
Moon Rises	02:19
Moon sets	20:48

For a full sun and moon calendar for WS8 6AL, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in WS8 6AL

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
30 June 2023	136 Great Charles Street, Walsall WS8 6AL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£158,000
22 March 2021	140 Great Charles Street, Walsall WS8 6AL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£140,000
16 October 2020	147 Great Charles Street, Walsall WS8 6AL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£170,000
23 January 2020	197 Great Charles Street, Walsall WS8 6AL	Detached	Freehold	£160,000
4 September 2018	132 Great Charles Street, Walsall WS8 6AL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£130,000
15 June 2018	140 Great Charles Street, Walsall WS8 6AL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£130,000
19 September 2016	146 Great Charles Street, Walsall WS8 6AL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£115,000
10 June 2016	141 Great Charles Street, Walsall WS8 6AL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£117,000
1 December 2010	146 Great Charles Street, Walsall WS8 6AL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£110,000
23 August 2007	132 Great Charles Street, Walsall WS8 6AL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£113,000
6 July 2007	143 Great Charles Street, Walsall WS8 6AL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£130,000
24 October 2006	139 Great Charles Street, Walsall WS8 6AL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£127,000
6 October 2006	137 Great Charles Street, Walsall WS8 6AL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£116,500
10 September 2004	146 Great Charles Street, Walsall WS8 6AL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£88,500
21 April 2004	132 Great Charles Street, Walsall WS8 6AL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£94,000
31 March 2004	139 Great Charles Street, Walsall WS8 6AL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£94,950
22 November 2001	141 Great Charles Street, Walsall WS8 6AL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£63,500
27 April 2001	146 Great Charles Street, Walsall WS8 6AL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£38,000
23 August 2000	139 Great Charles Street, Walsall WS8 6AL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£52,000
1 December 1999	139 Great Charles Street, Walsall WS8 6AL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£26,000
28 February 1997	146 Great Charles Street, Walsall WS8 6AL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£33,000
12 July 1996	143 Great Charles Street, Walsall WS8 6AL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£36,000
5 July 1996	195 Great Charles Street, Walsall WS8 6AL	Semi-detached	Freehold	£35,000

Key to property sale icons:

	First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
	Subsequent sale of existing property.
	Standard sale at market value to private individual.
	Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for WS8 6AL

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Aldridge-Brownhills

MP

Wendy Morton Conservative

Walsall Borough Council

Metropolitan district ward

Brownhills

Councillors

John Murray Conservative

Kenneth Ferguson Conservative

Kerry Murphy Conservative

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for WS8 6AL

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00052087		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01010305	Walsall 002C	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02002111	Walsall 002	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E05001308	Brownhills	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E08000030	Walsall	Metropolitan Districts	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E12000005	West Midlands	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001064	Aldridge-Brownhills	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000014	West Midlands	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000288	Wolverhampton and Walsall	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33021086		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000001	Black Country	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	13 December 2010	BEIS
E38000259	NHS Black Country ICB - D2P2L	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E40000011	Midlands	NHS England Regions	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E43000184	Walsall, unparished area	Non-Civil Parished Areas	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E54000062	NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E56000007	West Midlands	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 September 2016	NHS England
E63009742	Brownhills	Built Up Areas	Census	17 April 2024	OS
E65000001	England Non-National Park Area	England Non-National Park Area	Census	27 February 2023	ONS
E92000001	England	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

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