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WS3 1SW

Harden, Goscote & Ryecroft · Walsall · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Harden, Goscote & Ryecroft
Local authority
Walsall
Constituency
Walsall and Bloxwich
Postcode district
WS3
Postcode sector
WS3 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WS3 1SL 53 m
WS3 1SN 56 m
WS3 1SP 132 m
WS3 1AB 149 m
WS3 1RF 153 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS3 1SW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 October 2014
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS3
Postcode sector
WS3 1
Latitude
52.605564
Longitude
-1.976798
British National Grid easting
401,668
British National Grid northing
300,863

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Walsall · E08000030
Electoral ward
Harden, Goscote & Ryecroft · E05016441
Parish or community
E43000184
Westminster constituency
Walsall and Bloxwich · E14001562
Output area
E00051933
Lower layer super output area
Walsall 018F · E01032888
Middle layer super output area
Walsall 018 · E02002127

Postcode source versions

Explore WS3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
104
Primary
66
Secondary
12

  1. St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    170 m

  2. Edgar Stammers Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    181 m

  3. Goldsmith Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    771 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,348
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,585
  • Criminal damage and arson 385
  • Vehicle crime 322
  • Other theft 197
  • 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.

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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

34

within 5 km straight-line

  • HARDEN HEALTH CENTRE

    HARDEN ROAD, LEAMORE, WALSALL, WS3 1ET

    ODS code M91036

    705 m

  • RUSHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    107 LICHFIELD ROAD, RUSHALL, WALSALL, WS4 1HB

    ODS code M91019

    1.2 km

  • HARDEN BLAKENALL

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

    ODS code Y02627

    1.2 km

  • ST PETER'S SURGERY

    51 LECKIE ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 8DA

    ODS code M91004

    1.3 km

  • BLOXWICH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91034

    1.8 km

  • KHAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91602

    1.8 km

  • PILLAI

    THE PINFOLD, WALSALL, WS3 3JP

    ODS code M91647

    1.8 km

  • PINFOLD MEDICAL

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

    ODS code M91650

    1.8 km

  • ST MARY'S SURGERY

    FIELD ROAD, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3JP

    ODS code M91612

    1.8 km

  • BIRCHILLS HEALTH CENTRE

    23-37 OLD BIRCHILLS, WALSALL, WS2 8QH

    ODS code M91629

    2.0 km

  • SADDLERS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91018

    2.1 km

  • UMBRELLA MEDICAL

    1 HATHERTON STREET, WALSALL, WS1 1AF

    ODS code M91015

    2.1 km

  • BEECHDALE CENTRE

    EDISON ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 7HS

    ODS code M91611

    2.3 km

  • CHAPEL STREET SURGERY

    1 CHAPEL STREET, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4LN

    ODS code M91024

    2.5 km

  • FORRESTER STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 FORRESTER STREET, WALSALL, WS2 9PL

    ODS code M91613

    2.6 km

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY

    HIGH STREET, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4LX

    ODS code M91654

    2.8 km

  • LOWER FARM HEALTH CENTRE

    109 BUXTON ROAD, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3RT

    ODS code M91623

    2.9 km

  • BRACE STREET HC- KUMAR

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91628

    3.1 km

  • BRACE STREET HC- MAHBUB (M91659)

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91659

    3.1 km

  • BRACE STREET HEALTH CENTRE

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91014

    3.1 km

Showing 20 of 34 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Ryecroft Place

    BCT · Coal Pool

    0.1 miles

  • Ryecroft Place

    BCT · Coal Pool

    0.1 miles

  • St Thomas RC School

    BCT · Coal Pool

    0.1 miles

  • St Thomas RC School

    BCT · Coal Pool

    0.1 miles

  • Whateley Road

    BCT · Coal Pool

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Walsall 018F, 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

1,045 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
7 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

104 open schools are in scope, including 66 primary and 12 secondary schools. St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 170 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,348 published events cover 12 months, averaging 279 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,585 events.

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