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WS2 8UR

Beechdale, Leamore & Reedswood · Walsall · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Beechdale, Leamore & Reedswood
Local authority
Walsall
Constituency
Walsall and Bloxwich
Postcode district
WS2
Postcode sector
WS2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WS2 8QH 63 m
WS2 8QJ 108 m
WS2 8QW 108 m
WS2 8QP 118 m
WS2 8SX 132 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS2 8UR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1996
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS2
Postcode sector
WS2 8
Latitude
52.591138
Longitude
-1.996394
British National Grid easting
400,341
British National Grid northing
299,258

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Walsall · E08000030
Electoral ward
Beechdale, Leamore & Reedswood · E05016435
Parish or community
E43000184
Westminster constituency
Walsall and Bloxwich · E14001562
Output area
E00051914
Lower layer super output area
Walsall 021B · E01010268
Middle layer super output area
Walsall 021 · E02002130

Postcode source versions

Explore WS2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
126
Primary
79
Secondary
17

  1. Birchills Church of England Community Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    439 m

  2. Emmanuel School

    Other independent school

    477 m

  3. Reedswood E-ACT Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    487 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,220
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,664
  • Shoplifting 1,209
  • Criminal damage and arson 523
  • Vehicle crime 485
  • Public order 440

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WS2 8 residents
10,997

Age bands in WS2 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
23.6%

2,614 residents

Age 15 to 24
15.1%

1,673 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.7%

3,292 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.7%

2,402 residents

Age 65 and over
10%

1,103 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

44

within 5 km straight-line

  • BIRCHILLS HEALTH CENTRE

    23-37 OLD BIRCHILLS, WALSALL, WS2 8QH

    ODS code M91629

    63 m

  • FORRESTER STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 FORRESTER STREET, WALSALL, WS2 9PL

    ODS code M91613

    688 m

  • ST PETER'S SURGERY

    51 LECKIE ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 8DA

    ODS code M91004

    870 m

  • SADDLERS HEALTH CENTRE

    HATHERTON MEDICAL CENTRE, 1 HATHERTON STREET, WALSALL, WS1 1AF

    ODS code M91018

    1.2 km

  • UMBRELLA MEDICAL

    1 HATHERTON STREET, WALSALL, WS1 1AF

    ODS code M91015

    1.2 km

  • BEECHDALE CENTRE

    EDISON ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 7HS

    ODS code M91611

    1.3 km

  • BRACE STREET HC- KUMAR

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91628

    1.8 km

  • BRACE STREET HC- MAHBUB (M91659)

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91659

    1.8 km

  • BRACE STREET HEALTH CENTRE

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91014

    1.8 km

  • AMBAR MEDICAL CENTRE

    151 WEDNESBURY ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 4JQ

    ODS code Y00228

    1.8 km

  • PALFREY HEALTH CENTRE

    151 WEDNESBURY ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 4JQ

    ODS code M91621

    1.8 km

  • PLECK HEALTH CENTRE

    16 OXFORD STREET, WALSALL, WS2 9HY

    ODS code M91616

    1.9 km

  • MODALITY KINGFISHER DARLASTON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91028

    1.9 km

  • STROUD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91614

    1.9 km

  • HARDEN HEALTH CENTRE

    HARDEN ROAD, LEAMORE, WALSALL, WS3 1ET

    ODS code M91036

    2.1 km

  • LITTLE LONDON SURGERY

    LITTLE LONDON, CALDMORE, WALSALL, WS1 3EP

    ODS code M91008

    2.1 km

  • BLOXWICH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PINFOLD HEALTH CENTRE, FIELD ROAD, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3JP

    ODS code M91034

    2.5 km

  • KHAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PINFOLD HEALTH CENTRE, FIELD ROAD, WALSALL, WS3 3JP

    ODS code M91602

    2.5 km

  • PILLAI

    THE PINFOLD, WALSALL, WS3 3JP

    ODS code M91647

    2.5 km

  • PINFOLD MEDICAL

    PINFOLD HEALTH CENTRE, FIELD ROAD, WALSALL, WS3 3JP

    ODS code M91650

    2.5 km

Showing 20 of 44 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Bentley Lane

    BCT · Birchills

    0.1 miles

  • Bentley Lane

    BCT · Birchills

    0.1 miles

  • Bentley Drive

    BCT · Reedswood

    0.2 miles

  • Birchills Street

    BCT · Birchills

    0.2 miles

  • Bentley Drive

    BCT · Reedswood

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Walsall 021B, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

1,553 of 33,755

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

126 open schools are in scope, including 79 primary and 17 secondary schools. Birchills Church of England Community Academy is the nearest published school at 439 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,220 published events cover 12 months, averaging 601.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,664 events.

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