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WS8 7ER

Brownhills · Walsall · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Brownhills
Local authority
Walsall
Constituency
Aldridge-Brownhills
Postcode district
WS8
Postcode sector
WS8 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WS8 7TE 129 m
WS8 7HB 133 m
WS8 7EX 147 m
WS8 7EU 355 m
WS8 7EP 410 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WS8 7ER
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 February 2004
Postcode area
WS
Postcode district
WS8
Postcode sector
WS8 7
Latitude
52.648141
Longitude
-1.951175
British National Grid easting
403,400
British National Grid northing
305,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Walsall · E08000030
Electoral ward
Brownhills · E05016439
Parish or community
E43000184
Westminster constituency
Aldridge-Brownhills · E14001064
Output area
E00052058
Lower layer super output area
Walsall 001D · E01010307
Middle layer super output area
Walsall 001 · E02002110

Postcode source versions

Explore WS8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
53
Primary
39
Secondary
8

  1. Brownhills West Primary School

    Academy converter

    979 m

  2. Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.2 km

  3. Watling Street Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
984
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 370
  • Shoplifting 139
  • Criminal damage and arson 93
  • Vehicle crime 77
  • Public order 65

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WS8 7 residents
9,727

Age bands in WS8 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18%

1,706 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.8%

1,026 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.3%

2,208 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.9%

2,645 residents

Age 65 and over
20%

1,896 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

19

within 5 km straight-line

  • NEW ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    PARK VIEW CENTRE, CHESTER ROAD NORTH, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 7JG

    ODS code M91609

    811 m

  • HOLLAND PARK SURGERY

    PARK VIEW CENTRE, CHESTER ROAD NORTH, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 7JB

    ODS code M91626

    1.1 km

  • PARKSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PARK VIEW CENTRE, CHESTER ROAD NORTH, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 7JB

    ODS code M91006

    1.1 km

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY

    HIGH STREET, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4LX

    ODS code M91654

    2.4 km

  • CHAPEL STREET SURGERY

    1 CHAPEL STREET, PELSALL, WALSALL, WS3 4LN

    ODS code M91024

    2.5 km

  • STREETS CORNER SURGERY

    79-81 LICHFIELD ROAD, WALSALL WOOD, WALSALL, WS9 9NP

    ODS code M91009

    2.6 km

  • WALSALL WOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    LICHFIELD ROAD, WALSALL WOOD, WALSALL, WS9 9NP

    ODS code M91639

    2.6 km

  • ST JOHN'S MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGH STREET, WALSALL WOOD, WALSALL, WS9 9LP

    ODS code M91007

    2.7 km

  • NORTON CANES HEALTH CENTRE

    BROWNHILLS ROAD, NORTON CANES, CANNOCK, WS11 9SE

    ODS code M83063

    3.2 km

  • NORTON CANES PRACTICE

    NORTON CANES CLINIC, BROWNHILLS ROAD, NORTON CANES, CANNOCK, WS11 9SE

    ODS code M83727

    3.2 km

  • NORTON CANES SURGERY

    NORTON CANES CLINIC, BROWNHILLS ROAD, NORTON CANES, CANNOCK, WS11 9SE

    ODS code M83717

    3.2 km

  • LOWER FARM HEALTH CENTRE

    109 BUXTON ROAD, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3RT

    ODS code M91623

    3.9 km

  • SALTERS MEADOW HEALTH CTR

    RUGELEY ROAD, CHASE TERRACE, BURNTWOOD, WS7 1AQ

    ODS code M83072

    4.0 km

  • HARDEN BLAKENALL

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

    ODS code Y02627

    4.4 km

  • RUSHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    107 LICHFIELD ROAD, RUSHALL, WALSALL, WS4 1HB

    ODS code M91019

    4.5 km

  • DARWIN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    GREENWOOD HEALTH CENTRE, LICHFIELD ROAD, BURNTWOOD, WS7 0AQ

    ODS code M83617

    4.6 km

  • QUINTON PRACTICE

    WARDLES LANE, GREAT WYRLEY, WALSALL, WS6 6EW

    ODS code M83608

    4.6 km

  • SOUTHFIELD WAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83698

    4.7 km

  • HARDEN HEALTH CENTRE

    HARDEN ROAD, LEAMORE, WALSALL, WS3 1ET

    ODS code M91036

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Clayhanger Lane

    BCT · Clayhanger

    0.3 miles

  • Clayhanger Lane

    BCT · Clayhanger

    0.3 miles

  • Clifton Avenue

    BCT · Clayhanger

    0.3 miles

  • Apex Road

    BCT · Clayhanger

    0.4 miles

  • Clifton Avenue

    BCT · Clayhanger

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Walsall 001D, 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

25,394 of 33,755

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

53 open schools are in scope, including 39 primary and 8 secondary schools. Brownhills West Primary School is the nearest published school at 979 m.

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

Recorded crime

984 published events cover 12 months, averaging 82 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 370 events.

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