WS3 1RJ

Harden, Goscote & Ryecroft · Walsall · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Walsall
Postcode district
WS3
Postcode sector
WS3 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WS3 1BS 28 m
WS3 1BT 50 m
WS3 1BU 56 m
WS3 1AZ 111 m
WS3 1DT 120 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS3 1RJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1998
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS3
Postcode sector
WS3 1
Latitude
52.607695
Longitude
-1.980754
British National Grid easting
401,400
British National Grid northing
301,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Walsall · E08000030
Parish or community
E43000184
Westminster constituency
Walsall and Bloxwich · E14001562
Output area
E00051948
Lower layer super output area
Walsall 013F · E01033894
Middle layer super output area
Walsall 013 · E02002122

Postcode source versions

Explore WS3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
105
Primary
65
Secondary
13
  1. Edgar Stammers Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    291 m
  2. Goldsmith Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    420 m
  3. St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    452 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,339
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,576
  • Criminal damage and arson 394
  • Vehicle crime 318
  • Other theft 194
  • Public order 170

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

35

within 5 km straight-line

  • HARDEN HEALTH CENTRE

    HARDEN ROAD, LEAMORE, WALSALL, WS3 1ET

    ODS code M91036

    365 m

  • HARDEN BLAKENALL

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

    ODS code Y02627

    877 m

  • RUSHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    107 LICHFIELD ROAD, RUSHALL, WALSALL, WS4 1HB

    ODS code M91019

    1.4 km

  • BLOXWICH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91034

    1.5 km

  • KHAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91602

    1.5 km

  • PILLAI

    THE PINFOLD, WALSALL, WS3 3JP

    ODS code M91647

    1.5 km

  • PINFOLD MEDICAL

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

    ODS code M91650

    1.5 km

  • ST MARY'S SURGERY

    FIELD ROAD, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3JP

    ODS code M91612

    1.5 km

  • ST PETER'S SURGERY

    51 LECKIE ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 8DA

    ODS code M91004

    1.5 km

  • BIRCHILLS HEALTH CENTRE

    23-37 OLD BIRCHILLS, WALSALL, WS2 8QH

    ODS code M91629

    2.1 km

  • BEECHDALE CENTRE

    EDISON ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 7HS

    ODS code M91611

    2.2 km

  • SADDLERS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91018

    2.3 km

  • UMBRELLA MEDICAL

    1 HATHERTON STREET, WALSALL, WS1 1AF

    ODS code M91015

    2.3 km

  • CHAPEL STREET SURGERY

    1 CHAPEL STREET, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4LN

    ODS code M91024

    2.4 km

  • LOWER FARM HEALTH CENTRE

    109 BUXTON ROAD, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3RT

    ODS code M91623

    2.5 km

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY

    HIGH STREET, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4LX

    ODS code M91654

    2.6 km

  • FORRESTER STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 FORRESTER STREET, WALSALL, WS2 9PL

    ODS code M91613

    2.7 km

  • MOSSLEY & DUDLEY FIELDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    3 FISHER ROAD, MOSSLEY, WALSALL, WS3 2TA

    ODS code M91029

    2.8 km

  • BRACE STREET HC- KUMAR

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91628

    3.4 km

  • BRACE STREET HC- MAHBUB (M91659)

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91659

    3.4 km

Showing 20 of 35 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Shakespeare Crescent

    BCT · Harden

    0.0 miles
  • Shakespeare Crescent

    BCT · Harden

    0.1 miles
  • Chestnut Road

    BCT · Harden

    0.1 miles
  • Oakland Road

    BCT · Harden

    0.2 miles
  • Oakland Road

    BCT · Harden

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Walsall 013F, 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

1,405 of 33,755

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

105 open schools are in scope, including 65 primary and 13 secondary schools. Edgar Stammers Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 291 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,339 published events cover 12 months, averaging 278.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,576 events.

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