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WS2 0AB

Short Heath · Walsall · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Short Heath
Local authority
Walsall
Constituency
Wolverhampton South East
Postcode district
WS2
Postcode sector
WS2 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WS2 0GL 20 m
WS2 0GB 67 m
WS2 0GH 70 m
WS2 0AE 101 m
WV13 2RQ 102 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS2 0AB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2005
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS2
Postcode sector
WS2 0
Latitude
52.588050
Longitude
-2.032527
British National Grid easting
397,893
British National Grid northing
298,915

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Walsall · E08000030
Electoral ward
Short Heath · E05016449
Parish or community
E43000184
Westminster constituency
Wolverhampton South East · E14001595
Output area
E00052565
Lower layer super output area
Walsall 027D · E01010409
Middle layer super output area
Walsall 027 · E02002136

Postcode source versions

Explore WS2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
145
Primary
89
Secondary
21

  1. Bentley West Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    364 m

  2. County Bridge Primary School

    Community school

    521 m

  3. Barcroft Academy

    Academy converter

    827 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,521
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,360
  • Shoplifting 464
  • Vehicle crime 411
  • Criminal damage and arson 387
  • Anti social behaviour 168

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WS2 0 residents
8,830

Age bands in WS2 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
23.5%

2,079 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.7%

951 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.6%

2,351 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.9%

2,025 residents

Age 65 and over
16.3%

1,447 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

49

within 5 km straight-line

  • MODALITY KINGFISHER DARLASTON PRACTICE

    BENTLEY MEDICAL CENTRE, CHURCHILL ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 0BA

    ODS code M91028

    556 m

  • STROUD PRACTICE

    BENTLEY MEDICAL CENTRE, CHURCHILL ROAD, BENTLEY, WALSALL, WS2 0BA

    ODS code M91614

    556 m

  • LOCKFIELD SURGERY

    WILLENHALL HEALTH CENTRE, CROFT STREET, WILLENHALL, WV13 2DR

    ODS code M91013

    1.7 km

  • LOCKSTOWN PRACTICE

    WILLENHALL MEDICAL CENTRE, GOMER STREET, WILLENHALL, WV13 2DR

    ODS code M91021

    1.7 km

  • WILLENHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    CROFT STREET, WILLENHALL, WV13 2DR

    ODS code M91033

    1.7 km

  • THE KEYS FAMILY PRACTICE

    WILLENHALL MEDICAL CENTRE, FIELD STREET, WILLENHALL, WV13 2NY

    ODS code Y02626

    1.9 km

  • ROUGH HAY SURGERY

    44B ROUGH HAY ROAD, DARLASTON, WEDNESBURY, WS10 8NQ

    ODS code M91640

    1.9 km

  • BEECHDALE CENTRE

    EDISON ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 7HS

    ODS code M91611

    2.0 km

  • DARLASTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    BIRMINGHAM STREET, WEDNESBURY, WS10 9JQ

    ODS code M91641

    2.4 km

  • DARLASTON FAMILY PRACTICE

    PINFOLD STREET, DARLASTON, WEDNESBURY, WS10 8SY

    ODS code M91026

    2.4 km

  • DARLASTON HEALTH CENTRE

    PINFOLD STREET, WEDNESBURY, WS10 8SY

    ODS code Y00278

    2.4 km

  • NEW INVENTION HEALTH CENTRE

    66 CANNOCK ROAD, NEW INVENTION, WILLENHALL, WV12 5RZ

    ODS code M91016

    2.5 km

  • BIRCHILLS HEALTH CENTRE

    23-37 OLD BIRCHILLS, WALSALL, WS2 8QH

    ODS code M91629

    2.5 km

  • FORRESTER STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 FORRESTER STREET, WALSALL, WS2 9PL

    ODS code M91613

    2.5 km

  • PLECK HEALTH CENTRE

    16 OXFORD STREET, WALSALL, WS2 9HY

    ODS code M91616

    2.8 km

  • AMBAR MEDICAL CENTRE

    151 WEDNESBURY ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 4JQ

    ODS code Y00228

    3.1 km

  • PALFREY HEALTH CENTRE

    151 WEDNESBURY ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 4JQ

    ODS code M91621

    3.1 km

  • ST PETER'S SURGERY

    51 LECKIE ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 8DA

    ODS code M91004

    3.3 km

  • ASHMORE PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    GRIFFITHS DRIVE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV11 2LH

    ODS code M92022

    3.3 km

  • MOXLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    10 QUEEN STREET, MOXLEY, WEDNESBURY, WS10 8TF

    ODS code M91624

    3.4 km

Showing 20 of 49 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Churchill Road

    BCT · Bentley

    0.0 miles

  • County Bridge

    BCT · Bentley

    0.1 miles

  • St Andrews Church

    BCT · Bentley

    0.1 miles

  • St Andrews Church

    BCT · Bentley

    0.1 miles

  • County Bridge

    BCT · Bentley

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Walsall 027D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,244 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
5 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

145 open schools are in scope, including 89 primary and 21 secondary schools. Bentley West Primary School is the nearest published school at 364 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

3,521 published events cover 12 months, averaging 293.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,360 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.