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WS3 3LR

Bloxwich East & Blakenall Heath · Walsall · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Walsall
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 3LW 87 m
WS3 3HS 91 m
WS3 3LS 96 m
WS3 3HW 134 m
WS3 3JY 159 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS3 3LR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS3
Postcode sector
WS3 3
Latitude
52.617936
Longitude
-2.000970
British National Grid easting
400,031
British National Grid northing
302,239

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
E00051994
Lower layer super output area
Walsall 012B · E01010287
Middle layer super output area
Walsall 012 · E02002121

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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16 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
43, Drake Road, Walsall, WS3 3LR 11 June 2025 £160,000
43, Drake Road, Walsall, WS3 3LR 20 March 2025 £110,000
9, Drake Road, Walsall, WS3 3LR 15 August 2024 £255,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
88
Primary
55
Secondary
9

  1. All Saints National Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    266 m

  2. St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Bloxwich

    Voluntary aided school

    304 m

  3. Sandbank Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    445 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,989
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,653
  • Shoplifting 491
  • Criminal damage and arson 403
  • Vehicle crime 287
  • Other theft 231

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
68

32 female, 36 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
3.4
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 0.5% 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

35

within 5 km

  • BLOXWICH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91034

    528 m

  • KHAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91602

    528 m

  • PILLAI

    THE PINFOLD, WALSALL, WS3 3JP

    ODS code M91647

    528 m

  • PINFOLD MEDICAL

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

    ODS code M91650

    528 m

  • ST MARY'S SURGERY

    FIELD ROAD, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3JP

    ODS code M91612

    528 m

  • HARDEN BLAKENALL

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

    ODS code Y02627

    1.0 km

  • MOSSLEY & DUDLEY FIELDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    3 FISHER ROAD, MOSSLEY, WALSALL, WS3 2TA

    ODS code M91029

    1.1 km

  • LOWER FARM HEALTH CENTRE

    109 BUXTON ROAD, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3RT

    ODS code M91623

    1.1 km

  • HARDEN HEALTH CENTRE

    HARDEN ROAD, LEAMORE, WALSALL, WS3 1ET

    ODS code M91036

    1.5 km

  • BEECHDALE CENTRE

    EDISON ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 7HS

    ODS code M91611

    2.2 km

  • CHAPEL STREET SURGERY

    1 CHAPEL STREET, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4LN

    ODS code M91024

    2.5 km

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY

    HIGH STREET, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4LX

    ODS code M91654

    2.6 km

  • NEW INVENTION HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91016

    2.8 km

  • ST PETER'S SURGERY

    51 LECKIE ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 8DA

    ODS code M91004

    2.8 km

  • RUSHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    107 LICHFIELD ROAD, RUSHALL, WALSALL, WS4 1HB

    ODS code M91019

    3.0 km

  • BIRCHILLS HEALTH CENTRE

    23-37 OLD BIRCHILLS, WALSALL, WS2 8QH

    ODS code M91629

    3.0 km

  • SINA HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91003

    3.2 km

  • MODALITY KINGFISHER DARLASTON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91028

    3.6 km

  • STROUD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91614

    3.6 km

  • FORRESTER STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 FORRESTER STREET, WALSALL, WS2 9PL

    ODS code M91613

    3.7 km

Showing 20 of 35 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

  • Drake Road

    BCT · Bloxwich

    0.1 miles

  • Drake Road

    BCT · Bloxwich

    0.1 miles

  • Victoria Avenue

    BCT · Bloxwich

    0.1 miles

  • Victoria Avenue

    BCT · Bloxwich

    0.1 miles

  • Victoria Avenue

    BCT · Bloxwich

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Walsall 012B, 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

6,698 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
2 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
0
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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £188,500 from 6 recorded sales in WS3 3LR. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Walsall is £214,577 in June 2026, up 2.2% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

88 open schools are in scope, including 55 primary and 9 secondary schools. All Saints National Academy is the nearest published school at 266 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,989 published events cover 12 months, averaging 332.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,653 events.

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