WS postcode area

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Coordinates: 52°38′53″N1°57′18″W / 52.648°N 1.955°W / 52.648; -1.955
CountryUnited Kingdom
Postcode area
WS
Postcode area name
Walsall
Post towns 6
Postcode districts 15
Postcode sectors67
Postcodes (live)10,089
Postcodes (total)14,838
Statistics as at May 2020 [1]

The WS postcode area, also known as the Walsall postcode area, [2] is a group of fifteen postcode districts in England, within six post towns. These cover the northern part of the West Midlands (including Walsall and Wednesbury) and much of south-east Staffordshire (including Lichfield, Cannock, Burntwood and Rugeley).

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Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:

Postcode district Post town CoverageLocal authority area(s)
WS1WALSALL Walsall town centre, Caldmore Walsall
WS2WALSALL Pleck, Bentley, Leamore Walsall
WS3WALSALL Bloxwich, Coal Pool, Pelsall Walsall
WS4WALSALL Rushall Walsall
WS5WALSALL Bescot, Tamebridge, Yew Tree Walsall
WS6WALSALL Cheslyn Hay, Great Wyrley South Staffordshire
WS7BURNTWOOD Burntwood Lichfield
WS8WALSALL Brownhills, Walsall Wood (north)Walsall
WS9WALSALL Aldridge, Walsall Wood (south), Stonnall Walsall, Lichfield
WS10WEDNESBURY Wednesbury, Darlaston Sandwell, Walsall
WS11CANNOCK Cannock, Norton Canes, Hatherton Cannock Chase, South Staffordshire
WS12CANNOCK Hednesford, Heath Hayes, Wimblebury, Huntington Cannock Chase, South Staffordshire
WS13LICHFIELD Lichfield (north and city centre), Fradley, Streethay, Croxall, Farewell, ChorleyLichfield
WS14LICHFIELDLichfield (south), Shenstone, Whittington, Wall, Weeford Lichfield
WS15RUGELEY Rugeley, Brereton, Armitage, Handsacre, Abbots Bromley, Longdon, Mavesyn Ridware, Hill Ridware, Blithbury, Colton, Cannock Wood, Gentleshaw, Hamstall Ridware, Admaston Cannock Chase, Lichfield, East Staffordshire

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    References

    1. "ONS Postcode Directory Version Notes" (ZIP). National Statistics Postcode Products. Office for National Statistics. May 2020. Table 2. Retrieved 19 June 2020. Coordinates from mean of unit postcode points, "Code-Point Open". OS OpenData. Ordnance Survey. February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
    2. Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)