WS5 4AB

Great Barr, Tamebridge & Yew Tree · Sandwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Sandwell
Constituency
West Bromwich
Postcode district
WS5
Postcode sector
WS5 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WS5 4RQ 52 m
WS5 4RG 79 m
WS5 4RS 85 m
WS5 4RE 106 m
WS5 4RF 117 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS5 4AB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS5
Postcode sector
WS5 4
Latitude
52.554653
Longitude
-1.971928
British National Grid easting
402,000
British National Grid northing
295,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Sandwell · E08000028
Parish or community
E43000182
Westminster constituency
West Bromwich · E14001574
Output area
E00050459
Lower layer super output area
Sandwell 002D · E01009973
Middle layer super output area
Sandwell 002 · E02002044

Postcode source versions

Explore WS5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
111
Primary
71
Secondary
19
  1. Delves Infant School

    Academy converter

    937 m
  2. Delves Junior School

    Academy converter

    937 m
  3. The Priory Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,326
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,082
  • Criminal damage and arson 231
  • Vehicle crime 228
  • Shoplifting 163
  • Other theft 138

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WS5 4 residents
12,444

Age bands in WS5 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.2%

2,588 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.6%

1,540 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.1%

3,424 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.4%

2,975 residents

Age 65 and over
13.6%

1,654 residents

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.

GP practices

38

within 5 km straight-line

  • TAME VALLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    FRIAR PARK ROAD, WEDNESBURY, WS10 0JS

    ODS code M88023

    1.1 km

  • STONE CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

    291 WALSALL ROAD, WEST BROMWICH, B71 3LN

    ODS code M88008

    1.3 km

  • CLIFTON LANE MEDICAL CENTRE

    CLIFTON LANE, WEST BROMWICH, B71 3AS

    ODS code M88630

    1.4 km

  • BROADWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    213 BROADWAY, WALSALL, WS1 3HD

    ODS code M91619

    1.5 km

  • THE VILLAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    158A CRANKHALL LANE, WEDNESBURY, WS10 0EB

    ODS code M88001

    1.7 km

  • LITTLE LONDON SURGERY

    LITTLE LONDON, CALDMORE, WALSALL, WS1 3EP

    ODS code M91008

    2.3 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

  • BRACE STREET HC- KUMAR

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91628

    2.7 km

  • BRACE STREET HC- MAHBUB (M91659)

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91659

    2.7 km

  • BRACE STREET HEALTH CENTRE

    BRACE STREET, WALSALL, WS1 3PS

    ODS code M91014

    2.7 km

  • PLECK HEALTH CENTRE

    16 OXFORD STREET, WALSALL, WS2 9HY

    ODS code M91616

    2.8 km

  • OAKESWELL HEALTH CENTRE

    BRUNSWICK PARK ROAD, WEDNESBURY, WS10 9HP

    ODS code M88007

    2.8 km

  • JUBILEE HEALTH CENTRE

    1 UPPER RUSSELL STREET, WEDNESBURY, WS10 7AR

    ODS code M88022

    3.3 km

  • SCOTT ARMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    WHITECREST, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, B43 6EE

    ODS code M88021

    3.3 km

  • DR GUDI PV & PARTNER

    68 HILL TOP, WEST BROMWICH, B70 0PU

    ODS code M88014

    3.4 km

  • NEW STREET SURGERY

    NEW STREET, HILL TOP, WEST BROMWICH, B70 0HN

    ODS code M88035

    3.4 km

  • THE SPIRES HEALTH CENTRE

    RICHARD NUGENT CENTRE, KINGSBURY CLOSE, WEDNESBURY, WS10 7DB

    ODS code M88643

    3.6 km

  • SADDLERS HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91018

    3.6 km

  • UMBRELLA MEDICAL

    1 HATHERTON STREET, WALSALL, WS1 1AF

    ODS code M91015

    3.6 km

Showing 20 of 38 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Poppy Drive

    BCT · Grove Vale

    0.2 miles
  • Tame Bridge

    BCT · Tame Bridge

    0.2 miles
  • Poppy Drive

    BCT · Grove Vale

    0.2 miles
  • Tame Bridge Parkway Rail Station

    RLY · Tame Bridge

    0.2 miles
  • Tame Bridge Parkway Rail Station

    RSE · Tame Bridge

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sandwell 002D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,128 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

111 open schools are in scope, including 71 primary and 19 secondary schools. Delves Infant School is the nearest published school at 937 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,326 published events cover 12 months, averaging 193.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,082 events.

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