WS3 2YX

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 2SH 26 m
WS3 2SJ 67 m
WS3 2SW 70 m
WS3 2SL 81 m
WS3 2UL 86 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS3 2YX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS3
Postcode sector
WS3 2
Latitude
52.622079
Longitude
-2.020632
British National Grid easting
398,700
British National Grid northing
302,700

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
E00052038
Lower layer super output area
Walsall 009E · E01010300
Middle layer super output area
Walsall 009 · E02002118

Postcode source versions

Explore WS3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
91
Primary
59
Secondary
10
  1. Jubilee Academy Mossley

    Academy converter

    144 m
  2. Abbey Primary School

    Academy converter

    376 m
  3. Busill Jones Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    788 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,530
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 991
  • Shoplifting 423
  • Criminal damage and arson 261
  • Other theft 156
  • Public order 155

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

33

within 5 km straight-line

  • MOSSLEY & DUDLEY FIELDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    3 FISHER ROAD, MOSSLEY, WALSALL, WS3 2TA

    ODS code M91029

    307 m

  • LOWER FARM HEALTH CENTRE

    109 BUXTON ROAD, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3RT

    ODS code M91623

    1.7 km

  • BLOXWICH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91034

    1.7 km

  • KHAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91602

    1.7 km

  • PILLAI

    THE PINFOLD, WALSALL, WS3 3JP

    ODS code M91647

    1.7 km

  • PINFOLD MEDICAL

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

    ODS code M91650

    1.7 km

  • ST MARY'S SURGERY

    FIELD ROAD, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3JP

    ODS code M91612

    1.7 km

  • SINA HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91003

    1.9 km

  • NEW INVENTION HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91016

    1.9 km

  • HARDEN BLAKENALL

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

    ODS code Y02627

    2.4 km

  • BEECHDALE CENTRE

    EDISON ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 7HS

    ODS code M91611

    2.7 km

  • ASHMORE PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    GRIFFITHS DRIVE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV11 2LH

    ODS code M92022

    2.7 km

  • ESSINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    HOBNOCK ROAD, ESSINGTON, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV11 2RF

    ODS code Y02594

    2.7 km

  • HARDEN HEALTH CENTRE

    HARDEN ROAD, LEAMORE, WALSALL, WS3 1ET

    ODS code M91036

    2.8 km

  • GRIFFITHS DRIVE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    75 GRIFFITHS DRIVE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV11 2JN

    ODS code M92026

    3.1 km

  • CHAPEL STREET SURGERY

    1 CHAPEL STREET, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4LN

    ODS code M91024

    3.6 km

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY

    HIGH STREET, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4LX

    ODS code M91654

    3.6 km

  • MODALITY KINGFISHER DARLASTON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91028

    3.7 km

  • STROUD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91614

    3.7 km

  • BIRCHILLS HEALTH CENTRE

    23-37 OLD BIRCHILLS, WALSALL, WS2 8QH

    ODS code M91629

    3.8 km

Showing 20 of 33 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Abbey Square

    BCT · Mossley

    0.1 miles
  • Abbey Square

    BCT · Mossley

    0.1 miles
  • Mossley Shops

    BCT · Mossley

    0.1 miles
  • Mossley Shops

    BCT · Mossley

    0.1 miles
  • Glastonbury Crescent

    BCT · Mossley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Walsall 009E, 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

2,539 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
5 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

91 open schools are in scope, including 59 primary and 10 secondary schools. Jubilee Academy Mossley is the nearest published school at 144 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,530 published events cover 12 months, averaging 210.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 991 events.

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