WS3 3XS

Bloxwich West · 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 3XW 39 m
WS3 3XR 73 m
WS3 3XP 102 m
WS3 3YB 132 m
WS3 3XY 139 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS3 3XS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1996
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS3
Postcode sector
WS3 3
Latitude
52.630872
Longitude
-2.014430
British National Grid easting
399,120
British National Grid northing
303,678

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
E00052020
Lower layer super output area
Walsall 008C · E01010296
Middle layer super output area
Walsall 008 · E02002117

Postcode source versions

Explore WS3

26 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
16, Ralston Close, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 3XS 18 December 2025 £360,000
15, Ralston Close, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 3XS 16 July 2025 £350,000
5, Ralston Close, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 3XS 28 April 2023 £345,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
73
Primary
50
Secondary
8
  1. Abbey Primary School

    Academy converter

    985 m
  2. Lower Farm Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km
  3. Jubilee Academy Mossley

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,439
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 539
  • Shoplifting 294
  • Criminal damage and arson 136
  • Vehicle crime 97
  • Other theft 95

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
44

24 female, 20 male

Postcode households
16
Residents per household
2.8
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 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WS3 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

26

within 5 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

    1.2 km

  • BLOXWICH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91034

    2.2 km

  • KHAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91602

    2.2 km

  • PILLAI

    THE PINFOLD, WALSALL, WS3 3JP

    ODS code M91647

    2.2 km

  • PINFOLD MEDICAL

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

    ODS code M91650

    2.2 km

  • ST MARY'S SURGERY

    FIELD ROAD, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3JP

    ODS code M91612

    2.2 km

  • HARDEN BLAKENALL

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

    ODS code Y02627

    2.6 km

  • SINA HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91003

    2.7 km

  • ESSINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    HOBNOCK ROAD, ESSINGTON, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV11 2RF

    ODS code Y02594

    2.9 km

  • QUINTON PRACTICE

    WARDLES LANE, GREAT WYRLEY, WALSALL, WS6 6EW

    ODS code M83608

    2.9 km

  • NEW INVENTION HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91016

    2.9 km

  • SOUTHFIELD WAY SURGERY

    2A SOUTHFIELD WAY, GREAT WYRLEY, WALSALL, WS6 6JZ

    ODS code M83698

    3.1 km

  • CHAPEL STREET SURGERY

    1 CHAPEL STREET, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4LN

    ODS code M91024

    3.1 km

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY

    HIGH STREET, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4LX

    ODS code M91654

    3.1 km

  • HARDEN HEALTH CENTRE

    HARDEN ROAD, LEAMORE, WALSALL, WS3 1ET

    ODS code M91036

    3.1 km

  • ASHMORE PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    GRIFFITHS DRIVE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV11 2LH

    ODS code M92022

    3.5 km

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, HIGH STREET, CHESLYN HAY, WALSALL, WS6 7AB

    ODS code M83016

    3.5 km

  • BEECHDALE CENTRE

    EDISON ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 7HS

    ODS code M91611

    3.5 km

  • THE NILE PRACTICE

    HIGH STREET, CHESLYN HAY, WALSALL, WS6 7AE

    ODS code M83048

    3.6 km

Showing 20 of 26 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Saddleworth Road

    BCT · Wallington Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Saddleworth Road

    BCT · Wallington Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Sunningdale Way

    BCT · Wallington Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Sunningdale Way

    BCT · Wallington Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Ganton Road

    BCT · Wallington Heath

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Walsall 008C, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,282 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
10 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
1
Medium risk addresses
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £350,000 from 3 recorded sales in WS3 3XS. 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

73 open schools are in scope, including 50 primary and 8 secondary schools. Abbey Primary School is the nearest published school at 985 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,439 published events cover 12 months, averaging 119.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 539 events.

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