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WS3 3EA

Bloxwich East & Blakenall Heath · Walsall · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Bloxwich East & Blakenall Heath
Local authority
Walsall
Constituency
Walsall and Bloxwich
Postcode district
WS3
Postcode sector
WS3 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WS3 3EL 45 m
WS3 3EH 75 m
WS3 3EN 90 m
WS3 3DZ 110 m
WS3 3EP 116 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS3 3EA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS3
Postcode sector
WS3 3
Latitude
52.616911
Longitude
-1.994235
British National Grid easting
400,487
British National Grid northing
302,125

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Walsall · E08000030
Electoral ward
Bloxwich East & Blakenall Heath · E05016437
Parish or community
E43000184
Westminster constituency
Walsall and Bloxwich · E14001562
Output area
E00051969
Lower layer super output area
Walsall 012C · E01010288
Middle layer super output area
Walsall 012 · E02002121

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
94
Primary
60
Secondary
10

  1. Valley Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    366 m

  2. Field Road Academy

    Academy converter

    452 m

  3. Sunshine Academy

    Academy converter

    556 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,849
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,691
  • Criminal damage and arson 409
  • Shoplifting 315
  • Vehicle crime 305
  • Public order 223

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
22

11 female, 11 male

Postcode households
15
Residents per household
1.5
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

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WS3 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

37

within 5 km

  • HARDEN BLAKENALL

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

    ODS code Y02627

    567 m

  • BLOXWICH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91034

    607 m

  • KHAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91602

    607 m

  • PILLAI

    THE PINFOLD, WALSALL, WS3 3JP

    ODS code M91647

    607 m

  • PINFOLD MEDICAL

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

    ODS code M91650

    607 m

  • ST MARY'S SURGERY

    FIELD ROAD, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3JP

    ODS code M91612

    607 m

  • HARDEN HEALTH CENTRE

    HARDEN ROAD, LEAMORE, WALSALL, WS3 1ET

    ODS code M91036

    1.1 km

  • LOWER FARM HEALTH CENTRE

    109 BUXTON ROAD, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3RT

    ODS code M91623

    1.3 km

  • MOSSLEY & DUDLEY FIELDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    3 FISHER ROAD, MOSSLEY, WALSALL, WS3 2TA

    ODS code M91029

    1.6 km

  • CHAPEL STREET SURGERY

    1 CHAPEL STREET, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4LN

    ODS code M91024

    2.1 km

  • BEECHDALE CENTRE

    EDISON ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 7HS

    ODS code M91611

    2.2 km

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY

    HIGH STREET, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4LX

    ODS code M91654

    2.3 km

  • RUSHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    107 LICHFIELD ROAD, RUSHALL, WALSALL, WS4 1HB

    ODS code M91019

    2.5 km

  • ST PETER'S SURGERY

    51 LECKIE ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 8DA

    ODS code M91004

    2.6 km

  • BIRCHILLS HEALTH CENTRE

    23-37 OLD BIRCHILLS, WALSALL, WS2 8QH

    ODS code M91629

    2.9 km

  • NEW INVENTION HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91016

    3.2 km

  • SADDLERS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91018

    3.5 km

  • UMBRELLA MEDICAL

    1 HATHERTON STREET, WALSALL, WS1 1AF

    ODS code M91015

    3.5 km

  • FORRESTER STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 FORRESTER STREET, WALSALL, WS2 9PL

    ODS code M91613

    3.6 km

  • SINA HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91003

    3.6 km

Showing 20 of 37 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Penderel Street

    BCT · Blakenall Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Hamilton Street

    BCT · Blakenall Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Hamilton Street

    BCT · Blakenall Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Penderel Street

    BCT · Blakenall Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Hamilton House

    BCT · Blakenall Heath

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Walsall 012C, 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

2,381 of 33,755

Income
1 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
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.

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
4
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

94 open schools are in scope, including 60 primary and 10 secondary schools. Valley Nursery School is the nearest published school at 366 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,849 published events cover 12 months, averaging 320.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,691 events.

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