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WS5 3LS

Paddock · Walsall · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Walsall
Ward
Paddock
Local authority
Walsall
Constituency
Aldridge-Brownhills
Postcode district
WS5
Postcode sector
WS5 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WS5 3LT 92 m
WS5 3LX 120 m
WS5 3LY 123 m
WS5 3LB 124 m
WS5 3LU 125 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS5 3LS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS5
Postcode sector
WS5 3
Latitude
52.567849
Longitude
-1.942456
British National Grid easting
403,997
British National Grid northing
296,669

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
Aldridge-Brownhills · E14001064
Output area
E00052210
Lower layer super output area
Walsall 035D · E01010334
Middle layer super output area
Walsall 035 · E02002144

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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20 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
12, Woodside Road, Walsall, WS5 3LS 30 October 2025 £383,500
16, Woodside Road, Walsall, WS5 3LS 15 July 2024 £398,000
3, Woodside Road, Walsall, WS5 3LS 8 May 2024 £170,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
104
Primary
64
Secondary
19

  1. Park Hall Junior Academy

    Academy converter

    658 m

  2. Park Hall Infant Academy

    Academy converter

    724 m

  3. St Margaret's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
635
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 292
  • Vehicle crime 89
  • Criminal damage and arson 48
  • Burglary 40
  • Other theft 33

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
38

24 female, 14 male

Postcode households
19
Residents per household
2.0
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 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WS5 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

30

within 5 km

  • BROADWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    213 BROADWAY, WALSALL, WS1 3HD

    ODS code M91619

    2.4 km

  • SCOTT ARMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    WHITECREST, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B43 6EE

    ODS code M88021

    2.6 km

  • LITTLE LONDON SURGERY

    LITTLE LONDON, CALDMORE, WALSALL, WS1 3EP

    ODS code M91008

    2.6 km

  • GREAT BARR PRACTICE

    379 QUESLETT ROAD, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B43 7HB

    ODS code M88015

    2.8 km

  • COLLINGWOOD FAMILY PRACTICE

    COLLINGWOOD CENTRE, COLLINGWOOD DRIVE, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B43 7NF

    ODS code M91032

    2.9 km

  • BRACE STREET HC- KUMAR

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91628

    3.0 km

  • BRACE STREET HC- MAHBUB (M91659)

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91659

    3.0 km

  • BRACE STREET HEALTH CENTRE

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91014

    3.0 km

  • QUESLETT MEDICAL CENTRE

    522 QUESLETT ROAD, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B43 7DY

    ODS code M91642

    3.2 km

  • SADDLERS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91018

    3.3 km

  • UMBRELLA MEDICAL

    1 HATHERTON STREET, WALSALL, WS1 1AF

    ODS code M91015

    3.3 km

  • AMBAR MEDICAL CENTRE

    151 WEDNESBURY ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 4JQ

    ODS code Y00228

    3.4 km

  • PALFREY HEALTH CENTRE

    151 WEDNESBURY ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 4JQ

    ODS code M91621

    3.4 km

  • TAME VALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    FRIAR PARK ROAD, WEDNESBURY, WS10 0JS

    ODS code M88023

    3.4 km

  • THE OAKS MEDICAL CENTRE

    199 SHADY LANE, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B44 9ER

    ODS code M85060

    3.6 km

  • APOLLO SURGERY

    619 KINGS ROAD, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B44 9HW

    ODS code M85158

    3.6 km

  • STONE CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

    291 WALSALL ROAD, WEST BROMWICH, B71 3LN

    ODS code M88008

    3.7 km

  • BLACKWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    BLACKWOOD ROAD, SUTTON COLDFIELD, B74 3PL

    ODS code M91637

    3.7 km

  • CLIFTON LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    CLIFTON LANE, WEST BROMWICH, B71 3AS

    ODS code M88630

    3.8 km

  • PLECK HEALTH CENTRE

    16 OXFORD STREET, WALSALL, WS2 9HY

    ODS code M91616

    3.8 km

Showing 20 of 30 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

  • Burnside Gardens

    BCT · Gillity Village

    0.1 miles

  • Park Road

    BCT · Gillity Village

    0.1 miles

  • Woodside Road

    BCT · Gillity Village

    0.1 miles

  • Calthorpe Road

    BCT · Gillity Village

    0.1 miles

  • Calthorpe Road

    BCT · Gillity Village

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Walsall 035D, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,621 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
8 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
6
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 £398,000 from 5 recorded sales in WS5 3LS. 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

104 open schools are in scope, including 64 primary and 19 secondary schools. Park Hall Junior Academy is the nearest published school at 658 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

635 published events cover 12 months, averaging 52.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 292 events.

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