WS3 3DR

Bloxwich East & Blakenall Heath · Walsall · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Walsall
Local authority
Walsall
Postcode district
WS3
Postcode sector
WS3 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WS3 3RN 56 m
WS3 3QS 76 m
WS3 3BJ 80 m
WS3 3BL 100 m
WS3 3RJ 129 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS3 3DR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 March 2010
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS3
Postcode sector
WS3 3
Latitude
52.623573
Longitude
-1.994101
British National Grid easting
400,496
British National Grid northing
302,866

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
E00051986
Lower layer super output area
Walsall 006A · E01010284
Middle layer super output area
Walsall 006 · E02002115

Postcode source versions

Explore WS3

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Field Filling Station, Lichfield Road, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 3DR 12 September 2018 £185,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
85
Primary
54
Secondary
9
  1. Millfields Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    316 m
  2. Walsall Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    316 m
  3. Little Bloxwich CofE VC Primary School

    Academy converter

    525 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,157
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,301
  • Shoplifting 392
  • Criminal damage and arson 332
  • Vehicle crime 236
  • Public order 175

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WS3 3 residents
13,188

Age bands in WS3 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.4%

2,412 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.1%

1,536 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.4%

3,252 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.8%

3,717 residents

Age 65 and over
21.4%

2,976 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

35

within 5 km straight-line

  • LOWER FARM HEALTH CENTRE

    109 BUXTON ROAD, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3RT

    ODS code M91623

    561 m

  • HARDEN BLAKENALL

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

    ODS code Y02627

    1.1 km

  • BLOXWICH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91034

    1.2 km

  • KHAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91602

    1.2 km

  • PILLAI

    THE PINFOLD, WALSALL, WS3 3JP

    ODS code M91647

    1.2 km

  • PINFOLD MEDICAL

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

    ODS code M91650

    1.2 km

  • ST MARY'S SURGERY

    FIELD ROAD, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3JP

    ODS code M91612

    1.2 km

  • MOSSLEY & DUDLEY FIELDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    3 FISHER ROAD, MOSSLEY, WALSALL, WS3 2TA

    ODS code M91029

    1.5 km

  • HARDEN HEALTH CENTRE

    HARDEN ROAD, LEAMORE, WALSALL, WS3 1ET

    ODS code M91036

    1.8 km

  • CHAPEL STREET SURGERY

    1 CHAPEL STREET, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4LN

    ODS code M91024

    1.8 km

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY

    HIGH STREET, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4LX

    ODS code M91654

    1.9 km

  • BEECHDALE CENTRE

    EDISON ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 7HS

    ODS code M91611

    2.9 km

  • RUSHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    107 LICHFIELD ROAD, RUSHALL, WALSALL, WS4 1HB

    ODS code M91019

    2.9 km

  • ST PETER'S SURGERY

    51 LECKIE ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 8DA

    ODS code M91004

    3.3 km

  • NEW INVENTION HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91016

    3.5 km

  • BIRCHILLS HEALTH CENTRE

    23-37 OLD BIRCHILLS, WALSALL, WS2 8QH

    ODS code M91629

    3.6 km

  • SINA HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91003

    3.7 km

  • QUINTON PRACTICE

    WARDLES LANE, GREAT WYRLEY, WALSALL, WS6 6EW

    ODS code M83608

    4.1 km

  • ST JOHN'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGH STREET, WALSALL WOOD, WALSALL, WS9 9LP

    ODS code M91007

    4.2 km

  • SADDLERS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91018

    4.2 km

Showing 20 of 35 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Millfield Avenue

    BCT · Little Bloxwich

    0.0 miles
  • Millfield Avenue

    BCT · Little Bloxwich

    0.1 miles
  • Field Road

    BCT · Lower Farm

    0.1 miles
  • Lichfield Road

    BCT · Little Bloxwich

    0.1 miles
  • Ryle Street

    BCT · Blakenall Heath

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Walsall 006A, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

3,889 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
4 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

85 open schools are in scope, including 54 primary and 9 secondary schools. Millfields Nursery School is the nearest published school at 316 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,157 published events cover 12 months, averaging 263.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,301 events.

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