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WS3 1DA

Bloxwich East & Blakenall Heath · Walsall · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Bloxwich East & Blakenall Heath
Local authority
Walsall
Constituency
Walsall and Bloxwich
Postcode district
WS3
Postcode sector
WS3 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WS3 1LP 56 m
WS3 1BP 62 m
WS3 1AR 64 m
WS3 1LW 98 m
WS3 1LD 109 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS3 1DA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2014
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS3
Postcode sector
WS3 1
Latitude
52.613998
Longitude
-1.988299
British National Grid easting
400,889
British National Grid northing
301,801

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Walsall · E08000030
Electoral ward
Bloxwich East & Blakenall Heath · E05016437
Parish or community
E43000184
Westminster constituency
Walsall and Bloxwich · E14001562
Output area
E00051975
Lower layer super output area
Walsall 012D · E01010289
Middle layer super output area
Walsall 012 · E02002121

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
99
Primary
62
Secondary
11

  1. Valley Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    157 m

  2. Sunshine Academy

    Academy converter

    448 m

  3. Goldsmith Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    449 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,103
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,790
  • Criminal damage and arson 446
  • Vehicle crime 352
  • Shoplifting 317
  • Public order 242

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
77

39 female, 38 male

Postcode households
35
Residents per household
2.2
WS3 1 residents
15,114

Age bands in WS3 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
26.5%

3,946 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.9%

1,919 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.2%

4,201 residents

Age 45 to 64
20.9%

3,108 residents

Age 65 and over
11.5%

1,719 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WS3 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

35

within 5 km

  • HARDEN BLAKENALL

    BLAKENHALL VILLAGE CENTRE, THAMES ROAD, WALSALL, WS3 1LZ

    ODS code Y02627

    133 m

  • HARDEN HEALTH CENTRE

    HARDEN ROAD, LEAMORE, WALSALL, WS3 1ET

    ODS code M91036

    625 m

  • BLOXWICH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91034

    851 m

  • KHAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91602

    851 m

  • PILLAI

    THE PINFOLD, WALSALL, WS3 3JP

    ODS code M91647

    851 m

  • PINFOLD MEDICAL

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

    ODS code M91650

    851 m

  • ST MARY'S SURGERY

    FIELD ROAD, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3JP

    ODS code M91612

    851 m

  • LOWER FARM HEALTH CENTRE

    109 BUXTON ROAD, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3RT

    ODS code M91623

    1.7 km

  • CHAPEL STREET SURGERY

    1 CHAPEL STREET, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4LN

    ODS code M91024

    2.0 km

  • RUSHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    107 LICHFIELD ROAD, RUSHALL, WALSALL, WS4 1HB

    ODS code M91019

    2.0 km

  • MOSSLEY & DUDLEY FIELDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    3 FISHER ROAD, MOSSLEY, WALSALL, WS3 2TA

    ODS code M91029

    2.1 km

  • BEECHDALE CENTRE

    EDISON ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 7HS

    ODS code M91611

    2.2 km

  • ST PETER'S SURGERY

    51 LECKIE ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 8DA

    ODS code M91004

    2.2 km

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY

    HIGH STREET, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4LX

    ODS code M91654

    2.2 km

  • BIRCHILLS HEALTH CENTRE

    23-37 OLD BIRCHILLS, WALSALL, WS2 8QH

    ODS code M91629

    2.6 km

  • SADDLERS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91018

    3.1 km

  • UMBRELLA MEDICAL

    1 HATHERTON STREET, WALSALL, WS1 1AF

    ODS code M91015

    3.1 km

  • FORRESTER STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 FORRESTER STREET, WALSALL, WS2 9PL

    ODS code M91613

    3.3 km

  • NEW INVENTION HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91016

    3.6 km

  • MODALITY KINGFISHER DARLASTON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91028

    3.7 km

Showing 20 of 35 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Barracks Lane

    BCT · Harden

    0.0 miles

  • Barracks Lane

    BCT · Harden

    0.0 miles

  • Trent Place

    BCT · Harden

    0.1 miles

  • Trent Place

    BCT · Harden

    0.1 miles

  • Blakenall Row

    BCT · Blakenall Heath

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Walsall 012D, 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

882 of 33,755

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

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

99 open schools are in scope, including 62 primary and 11 secondary schools. Valley Nursery School is the nearest published school at 157 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

4,103 published events cover 12 months, averaging 341.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,790 events.

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