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WS3 2DR

Bloxwich West · Walsall · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Bloxwich West
Local authority
Walsall
Constituency
Walsall and Bloxwich
Postcode district
WS3
Postcode sector
WS3 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WS3 2DJ 43 m
WS3 2DQ 56 m
WS3 2DP 72 m
WS3 2QW 87 m
WS3 2PE 105 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS3 2DR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS3
Postcode sector
WS3 2
Latitude
52.613477
Longitude
-2.005800
British National Grid easting
399,704
British National Grid northing
301,743

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Walsall · E08000030
Electoral ward
Bloxwich West · E05016438
Parish or community
E43000184
Westminster constituency
Walsall and Bloxwich · E14001562
Output area
E00052012
Lower layer super output area
Walsall 008A · E01010292
Middle layer super output area
Walsall 008 · E02002117

Postcode source versions

Explore WS3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
101
Primary
63
Secondary
11

  1. Sandbank Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    342 m

  2. Elmore Green Primary School

    Community school

    357 m

  3. Field Road Academy

    Academy converter

    548 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,198
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,801
  • Criminal damage and arson 449
  • Shoplifting 405
  • Vehicle crime 306
  • Public order 248

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

4 female, 7 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
1.1
WS3 2 residents
14,031

Age bands in WS3 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.7%

2,982 residents

Age 15 to 24
12%

1,654 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.4%

3,494 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.3%

3,477 residents

Age 65 and over
15.6%

2,152 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WS3 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

37

within 5 km

  • BLOXWICH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91034

    341 m

  • KHAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91602

    341 m

  • PILLAI

    THE PINFOLD, WALSALL, WS3 3JP

    ODS code M91647

    341 m

  • PINFOLD MEDICAL

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

    ODS code M91650

    341 m

  • ST MARY'S SURGERY

    FIELD ROAD, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3JP

    ODS code M91612

    341 m

  • MOSSLEY & DUDLEY FIELDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    3 FISHER ROAD, MOSSLEY, WALSALL, WS3 2TA

    ODS code M91029

    1.1 km

  • HARDEN BLAKENALL

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

    ODS code Y02627

    1.3 km

  • HARDEN HEALTH CENTRE

    HARDEN ROAD, LEAMORE, WALSALL, WS3 1ET

    ODS code M91036

    1.5 km

  • BEECHDALE CENTRE

    EDISON ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 7HS

    ODS code M91611

    1.6 km

  • LOWER FARM HEALTH CENTRE

    109 BUXTON ROAD, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3RT

    ODS code M91623

    1.7 km

  • NEW INVENTION HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91016

    2.4 km

  • ST PETER'S SURGERY

    51 LECKIE ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 8DA

    ODS code M91004

    2.5 km

  • BIRCHILLS HEALTH CENTRE

    23-37 OLD BIRCHILLS, WALSALL, WS2 8QH

    ODS code M91629

    2.6 km

  • SINA HEALTH CENTRE

    230 COPPICE FARM WAY, NEW INVENTION, WILLENHALL, WV12 5XZ

    ODS code M91003

    2.9 km

  • CHAPEL STREET SURGERY

    1 CHAPEL STREET, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4LN

    ODS code M91024

    3.0 km

  • MODALITY KINGFISHER DARLASTON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91028

    3.0 km

  • STROUD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91614

    3.0 km

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY

    HIGH STREET, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4LX

    ODS code M91654

    3.1 km

  • RUSHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    107 LICHFIELD ROAD, RUSHALL, WALSALL, WS4 1HB

    ODS code M91019

    3.2 km

  • FORRESTER STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 FORRESTER STREET, WALSALL, WS2 9PL

    ODS code M91613

    3.2 km

Showing 20 of 37 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • Bloxwich Hospital

    BCT · Blakenall Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Bloxwich Hospital

    BCT · Blakenall Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Elmore Row

    BCT · Bloxwich

    0.1 miles

  • Stokes Street

    BCT · Blakenall Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Elmore Row

    BCT · Bloxwich

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Walsall 008A, 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

2,844 of 33,755

Income
2 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
3 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

Schools

101 open schools are in scope, including 63 primary and 11 secondary schools. Sandbank Nursery School is the nearest published school at 342 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,198 published events cover 12 months, averaging 349.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,801 events.

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