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WS5 3NP

Paddock · Walsall · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Paddock
Local authority
Walsall
Constituency
Walsall and Bloxwich
Postcode district
WS5
Postcode sector
WS5 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WS5 3NS 45 m
WS5 3NR 79 m
WS5 3NT 98 m
WS5 3NW 103 m
WS5 3NH 115 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS5 3NP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS5
Postcode sector
WS5 3
Latitude
52.566091
Longitude
-1.950647
British National Grid easting
403,442
British National Grid northing
296,473

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
E00052209
Lower layer super output area
Walsall 035C · E01010333
Middle layer super output area
Walsall 035 · E02002144

Postcode source versions

Explore WS5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
104
Primary
66
Secondary
19

  1. Park Hall Junior Academy

    Academy converter

    523 m

  2. Park Hall Infant Academy

    Academy converter

    534 m

  3. Yew Tree Primary School

    Community school

    741 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,023
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 491
  • Vehicle crime 134
  • Criminal damage and arson 88
  • Burglary 62
  • Other theft 51

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
48

30 female, 18 male

Postcode households
42
Residents per household
1.1
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 0.5% 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+
97.6%
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

32

within 5 km

  • BROADWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    213 BROADWAY, WALSALL, WS1 3HD

    ODS code M91619

    1.8 km

  • LITTLE LONDON SURGERY

    LITTLE LONDON, CALDMORE, WALSALL, WS1 3EP

    ODS code M91008

    2.2 km

  • BRACE STREET HC- KUMAR

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91628

    2.6 km

  • BRACE STREET HC- MAHBUB (M91659)

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91659

    2.6 km

  • BRACE STREET HEALTH CENTRE

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91014

    2.6 km

  • SCOTT ARMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    WHITECREST, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B43 6EE

    ODS code M88021

    2.7 km

  • TAME VALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    FRIAR PARK ROAD, WEDNESBURY, WS10 0JS

    ODS code M88023

    2.8 km

  • AMBAR MEDICAL CENTRE

    151 WEDNESBURY ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 4JQ

    ODS code Y00228

    2.9 km

  • PALFREY HEALTH CENTRE

    151 WEDNESBURY ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 4JQ

    ODS code M91621

    2.9 km

  • SADDLERS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91018

    3.0 km

  • UMBRELLA MEDICAL

    1 HATHERTON STREET, WALSALL, WS1 1AF

    ODS code M91015

    3.0 km

  • GREAT BARR PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M88015

    3.1 km

  • STONE CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

    291 WALSALL ROAD, WEST BROMWICH, B71 3LN

    ODS code M88008

    3.2 km

  • CLIFTON LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    CLIFTON LANE, WEST BROMWICH, B71 3AS

    ODS code M88630

    3.3 km

  • PLECK HEALTH CENTRE

    16 OXFORD STREET, WALSALL, WS2 9HY

    ODS code M91616

    3.3 km

  • COLLINGWOOD FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91032

    3.4 km

  • THE VILLAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    158A CRANKHALL LANE, WEDNESBURY, WS10 0EB

    ODS code M88001

    3.4 km

  • FORRESTER STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 FORRESTER STREET, WALSALL, WS2 9PL

    ODS code M91613

    3.7 km

  • QUESLETT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91642

    3.7 km

  • ST PETER'S SURGERY

    51 LECKIE ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 8DA

    ODS code M91004

    3.9 km

Showing 20 of 32 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

  • Bell Road

    BCT · Gillity Village

    0.0 miles

  • Walstead Close

    BCT · Gillity Village

    0.1 miles

  • Walstead Close

    BCT · Gillity Village

    0.1 miles

  • Charlemont Road

    BCT · Gillity Village

    0.1 miles

  • Bell Road

    BCT · Gillity Village

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Walsall 035C, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,245 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
6 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
18
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

Schools

104 open schools are in scope, including 66 primary and 19 secondary schools. Park Hall Junior Academy is the nearest published school at 523 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,023 published events cover 12 months, averaging 85.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 491 events.

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