WS5 3AW

Paddock · Walsall · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Walsall
Ward
Paddock
Local authority
Walsall
Postcode district
WS5
Postcode sector
WS5 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WS5 3AH 100 m
WS5 3QQ 173 m
WS5 3PL 184 m
WS5 3PN 206 m
WS5 3QT 240 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS5 3AW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS5
Postcode sector
WS5 3
Latitude
52.579082
Longitude
-1.953687
British National Grid easting
403,235
British National Grid northing
297,918

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Walsall · E08000030
Electoral ward
Paddock · E05016443
Parish or community
E43000184
Westminster constituency
Walsall and Bloxwich · E14001562
Output area
E00052188
Lower layer super output area
Walsall 029C · E01010328
Middle layer super output area
Walsall 029 · E02002138

Postcode source versions

Explore WS5

40 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
143, Sutton Road, Walsall, WS5 3AW 27 February 2026 £380,000
179, Sutton Road, Walsall, WS5 3AW 12 February 2026 £300,000
171, Sutton Road, Walsall, WS5 3AW 18 September 2024 £380,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
98
Primary
63
Secondary
15
  1. Queen Mary's Grammar School

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    902 m
  2. Park Hall Infant Academy

    Academy converter

    927 m
  3. Park Hall Junior Academy

    Academy converter

    942 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,283
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 576
  • Vehicle crime 155
  • Criminal damage and arson 93
  • Burglary 85
  • Other theft 76

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
74

36 female, 38 male

Postcode households
28
Residents per household
2.6
WS5 3 residents
9,787

Age bands in WS5 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16%

1,607 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.8%

1,080 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.5%

2,258 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.6%

2,569 residents

Age 65 and over
25.2%

2,526 residents

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WS5 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

38

within 5 km

  • LITTLE LONDON SURGERY

    LITTLE LONDON, CALDMORE, WALSALL, WS1 3EP

    ODS code M91008

    1.8 km

  • SADDLERS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91018

    2.0 km

  • UMBRELLA MEDICAL

    1 HATHERTON STREET, WALSALL, WS1 1AF

    ODS code M91015

    2.0 km

  • BRACE STREET HC- KUMAR

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91628

    2.0 km

  • BRACE STREET HC- MAHBUB (M91659)

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91659

    2.0 km

  • BRACE STREET HEALTH CENTRE

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91014

    2.0 km

  • BROADWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    213 BROADWAY, WALSALL, WS1 3HD

    ODS code M91619

    2.0 km

  • AMBAR MEDICAL CENTRE

    151 WEDNESBURY ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 4JQ

    ODS code Y00228

    2.6 km

  • PALFREY HEALTH CENTRE

    151 WEDNESBURY ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 4JQ

    ODS code M91621

    2.6 km

  • ST PETER'S SURGERY

    51 LECKIE ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 8DA

    ODS code M91004

    2.7 km

  • FORRESTER STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 FORRESTER STREET, WALSALL, WS2 9PL

    ODS code M91613

    2.9 km

  • PLECK HEALTH CENTRE

    16 OXFORD STREET, WALSALL, WS2 9HY

    ODS code M91616

    3.1 km

  • BIRCHILLS HEALTH CENTRE

    23-37 OLD BIRCHILLS, WALSALL, WS2 8QH

    ODS code M91629

    3.1 km

  • RUSHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    107 LICHFIELD ROAD, RUSHALL, WALSALL, WS4 1HB

    ODS code M91019

    3.2 km

  • NORTHGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    ANCHOR MEADOW, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 8AJ

    ODS code M91017

    3.4 km

  • PORTLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ANCHOR MEADOW, ALDRIDGE, WALSALL, WS9 8AJ

    ODS code M91010

    3.4 km

  • TAME VALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    FRIAR PARK ROAD, WEDNESBURY, WS10 0JS

    ODS code M88023

    3.6 km

  • HARDEN HEALTH CENTRE

    HARDEN ROAD, LEAMORE, WALSALL, WS3 1ET

    ODS code M91036

    3.9 km

  • SCOTT ARMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    WHITECREST, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B43 6EE

    ODS code M88021

    4.0 km

  • THE VILLAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    158A CRANKHALL LANE, WEDNESBURY, WS10 0EB

    ODS code M88001

    4.1 km

Showing 20 of 38 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Greaves Avenue

    BCT · Gillity Village

    0.1 miles
  • Greaves Avenue

    BCT · Gillity Village

    0.1 miles
  • Broadway North

    BCT · Chuckery

    0.2 miles
  • The Crescent

    BCT · Chuckery

    0.2 miles
  • Broadway North

    BCT · Chuckery

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Walsall 029C, 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

29,130 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
6 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
1
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 £380,000 from 4 recorded sales in WS5 3AW. 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

98 open schools are in scope, including 63 primary and 15 secondary schools. Queen Mary's Grammar School is the nearest published school at 902 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,283 published events cover 12 months, averaging 106.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 576 events.

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