WS3 2XH

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 2EP 59 m
WS3 2DN 93 m
WS3 2DY 98 m
WS3 2XJ 108 m
WS3 2DS 123 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS3 2XH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1982
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS3
Postcode sector
WS3 2
Latitude
52.612192
Longitude
-2.007335
British National Grid easting
399,600
British National Grid northing
301,600

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
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
104
Primary
65
Secondary
11
  1. Elmore Green Primary School

    Community school

    467 m
  2. Sandbank Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    474 m
  3. Phoenix Academy

    Academy special converter

    576 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,117
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,752
  • Criminal damage and arson 434
  • Shoplifting 418
  • Vehicle crime 287
  • Public order 245

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

  • BLOXWICH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91034

    457 m

  • KHAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91602

    457 m

  • PILLAI

    THE PINFOLD, WALSALL, WS3 3JP

    ODS code M91647

    457 m

  • PINFOLD MEDICAL

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

    ODS code M91650

    457 m

  • ST MARY'S SURGERY

    FIELD ROAD, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3JP

    ODS code M91612

    457 m

  • MOSSLEY & DUDLEY FIELDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    3 FISHER ROAD, MOSSLEY, WALSALL, WS3 2TA

    ODS code M91029

    1.2 km

  • HARDEN BLAKENALL

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

    ODS code Y02627

    1.4 km

  • BEECHDALE CENTRE

    EDISON ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 7HS

    ODS code M91611

    1.4 km

  • HARDEN HEALTH CENTRE

    HARDEN ROAD, LEAMORE, WALSALL, WS3 1ET

    ODS code M91036

    1.5 km

  • LOWER FARM HEALTH CENTRE

    109 BUXTON ROAD, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3RT

    ODS code M91623

    1.9 km

  • NEW INVENTION HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91016

    2.3 km

  • BIRCHILLS HEALTH CENTRE

    23-37 OLD BIRCHILLS, WALSALL, WS2 8QH

    ODS code M91629

    2.5 km

  • ST PETER'S SURGERY

    51 LECKIE ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 8DA

    ODS code M91004

    2.5 km

  • MODALITY KINGFISHER DARLASTON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91028

    2.8 km

  • STROUD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91614

    2.8 km

  • SINA HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91003

    2.8 km

  • FORRESTER STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 FORRESTER STREET, WALSALL, WS2 9PL

    ODS code M91613

    3.1 km

  • CHAPEL STREET SURGERY

    1 CHAPEL STREET, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4LN

    ODS code M91024

    3.2 km

  • RUSHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    107 LICHFIELD ROAD, RUSHALL, WALSALL, WS4 1HB

    ODS code M91019

    3.3 km

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY

    HIGH STREET, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4LX

    ODS code M91654

    3.3 km

Showing 20 of 36 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Bloxwich Hospital

    BCT · Blakenall Heath

    0.2 miles
  • Bloxwich Hospital

    BCT · Blakenall Heath

    0.2 miles
  • Stokes Street

    BCT · Blakenall Heath

    0.2 miles
  • Stokes Street

    BCT · Blakenall Heath

    0.2 miles
  • Pinfold

    BCT · Blakenall Heath

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

104 open schools are in scope, including 65 primary and 11 secondary schools. Elmore Green Primary School is the nearest published school at 467 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,117 published events cover 12 months, averaging 343.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,752 events.

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