WS3 2HU

Bloxwich West · Walsall · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Walsall
Postcode district
WS3
Postcode sector
WS3 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WS3 2HT 24 m
WS3 2HN 82 m
WS3 2HZ 88 m
WS3 2HL 98 m
WS3 2HY 108 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS3 2HU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 2002
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS3
Postcode sector
WS3 2
Latitude
52.618062
Longitude
-2.008208
British National Grid easting
399,541
British National Grid northing
302,253

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
E00052048
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
93
Primary
59
Secondary
10
  1. Elmore Green Primary School

    Community school

    189 m
  2. Sandbank Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    195 m
  3. All Saints National Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    252 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,705
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,506
  • Shoplifting 495
  • Criminal damage and arson 368
  • Vehicle crime 249
  • Public order 223

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

36

within 5 km straight-line

  • MOSSLEY & DUDLEY FIELDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    3 FISHER ROAD, MOSSLEY, WALSALL, WS3 2TA

    ODS code M91029

    656 m

  • BLOXWICH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91034

    739 m

  • KHAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91602

    739 m

  • PILLAI

    THE PINFOLD, WALSALL, WS3 3JP

    ODS code M91647

    739 m

  • PINFOLD MEDICAL

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

    ODS code M91650

    739 m

  • ST MARY'S SURGERY

    FIELD ROAD, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3JP

    ODS code M91612

    739 m

  • LOWER FARM HEALTH CENTRE

    109 BUXTON ROAD, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3RT

    ODS code M91623

    1.3 km

  • HARDEN BLAKENALL

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

    ODS code Y02627

    1.5 km

  • HARDEN HEALTH CENTRE

    HARDEN ROAD, LEAMORE, WALSALL, WS3 1ET

    ODS code M91036

    1.8 km

  • BEECHDALE CENTRE

    EDISON ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 7HS

    ODS code M91611

    2.1 km

  • NEW INVENTION HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91016

    2.4 km

  • SINA HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91003

    2.7 km

  • CHAPEL STREET SURGERY

    1 CHAPEL STREET, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4LN

    ODS code M91024

    2.9 km

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY

    HIGH STREET, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4LX

    ODS code M91654

    3.0 km

  • ST PETER'S SURGERY

    51 LECKIE ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 8DA

    ODS code M91004

    3.1 km

  • BIRCHILLS HEALTH CENTRE

    23-37 OLD BIRCHILLS, WALSALL, WS2 8QH

    ODS code M91629

    3.1 km

  • ASHMORE PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    GRIFFITHS DRIVE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV11 2LH

    ODS code M92022

    3.4 km

  • MODALITY KINGFISHER DARLASTON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91028

    3.4 km

  • STROUD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91614

    3.4 km

  • RUSHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    107 LICHFIELD ROAD, RUSHALL, WALSALL, WS4 1HB

    ODS code M91019

    3.5 km

Showing 20 of 36 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Sandbank

    BCT · Bloxwich

    0.1 miles
  • Central Drive

    BCT · Bloxwich

    0.1 miles
  • Sandbank

    BCT · Bloxwich

    0.1 miles
  • Bloxwich Rail Station

    RSE · Bloxwich

    0.1 miles
  • Samuel Street

    BCT · Bloxwich

    0.1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

93 open schools are in scope, including 59 primary and 10 secondary schools. Elmore Green Primary School is the nearest published school at 189 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,705 published events cover 12 months, averaging 308.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,506 events.

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