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WV12 4AE

Short Heath · Walsall · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Short Heath
Local authority
Walsall
Constituency
Wolverhampton North East
Postcode district
WV12
Postcode sector
WV12 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WV12 4AF 65 m
WV12 4AR 103 m
WV12 4BH 134 m
WV12 4AT 135 m
WV12 4AQ 150 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WV12 4AE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WV
Postcode district
WV12
Postcode sector
WV12 4
Latitude
52.599988
Longitude
-2.032477
British National Grid easting
397,897
British National Grid northing
300,243

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Walsall · E08000030
Electoral ward
Short Heath · E05016449
Parish or community
E43000184
Westminster constituency
Wolverhampton North East · E14001594
Output area
E00052414
Lower layer super output area
Walsall 019C · E01010382
Middle layer super output area
Walsall 019 · E02002128

Postcode source versions

Explore WV12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
129
Primary
81
Secondary
16

  1. Rosedale Church of England C Infant School

    Voluntary controlled school

    250 m

  2. New Leaf School

    Academy alternative provision sponsor led

    298 m

  3. Lane Head Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    318 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,660
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,268
  • Criminal damage and arson 316
  • Vehicle crime 253
  • Other theft 136
  • Shoplifting 134

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WV12 4 residents
10,414

Age bands in WV12 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.9%

1,815 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

1,080 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.6%

2,639 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.5%

2,731 residents

Age 65 and over
23%

2,464 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

47

within 5 km

  • NEW INVENTION HEALTH CENTRE

    66 CANNOCK ROAD, NEW INVENTION, WILLENHALL, WV12 5RZ

    ODS code M91016

    1.2 km

  • MODALITY KINGFISHER DARLASTON PRACTICE

    BENTLEY MEDICAL CENTRE, CHURCHILL ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 0BA

    ODS code M91028

    1.3 km

  • STROUD PRACTICE

    BENTLEY MEDICAL CENTRE, CHURCHILL ROAD, BENTLEY, WALSALL, WS2 0BA

    ODS code M91614

    1.3 km

  • BEECHDALE CENTRE

    EDISON ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 7HS

    ODS code M91611

    1.6 km

  • SINA HEALTH CENTRE

    230 COPPICE FARM WAY, NEW INVENTION, WILLENHALL, WV12 5XZ

    ODS code M91003

    2.3 km

  • ASHMORE PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    GRIFFITHS DRIVE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV11 2LH

    ODS code M92022

    2.3 km

  • LOCKFIELD SURGERY

    WILLENHALL HEALTH CENTRE, CROFT STREET, WILLENHALL, WV13 2DR

    ODS code M91013

    2.3 km

  • LOCKSTOWN PRACTICE

    WILLENHALL MEDICAL CENTRE, GOMER STREET, WILLENHALL, WV13 2DR

    ODS code M91021

    2.3 km

  • WILLENHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    CROFT STREET, WILLENHALL, WV13 2DR

    ODS code M91033

    2.3 km

  • THE KEYS FAMILY PRACTICE

    WILLENHALL MEDICAL CENTRE, FIELD STREET, WILLENHALL, WV13 2NY

    ODS code Y02626

    2.5 km

  • GRIFFITHS DRIVE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    75 GRIFFITHS DRIVE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV11 2JN

    ODS code M92026

    2.5 km

  • BLOXWICH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PINFOLD HEALTH CENTRE, FIELD ROAD, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3JP

    ODS code M91034

    2.6 km

  • KHAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PINFOLD HEALTH CENTRE, FIELD ROAD, WALSALL, WS3 3JP

    ODS code M91602

    2.6 km

  • PILLAI

    THE PINFOLD, WALSALL, WS3 3JP

    ODS code M91647

    2.6 km

  • PINFOLD MEDICAL

    PINFOLD HEALTH CENTRE, FIELD ROAD, WALSALL, WS3 3JP

    ODS code M91650

    2.6 km

  • ST MARY'S SURGERY

    FIELD ROAD, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3JP

    ODS code M91612

    2.6 km

  • MOSSLEY & DUDLEY FIELDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    3 FISHER ROAD, MOSSLEY, WALSALL, WS3 2TA

    ODS code M91029

    2.6 km

  • BIRCHILLS HEALTH CENTRE

    23-37 OLD BIRCHILLS, WALSALL, WS2 8QH

    ODS code M91629

    2.7 km

  • FORRESTER STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 FORRESTER STREET, WALSALL, WS2 9PL

    ODS code M91613

    3.0 km

  • ROUGH HAY SURGERY

    44B ROUGH HAY ROAD, DARLASTON, WEDNESBURY, WS10 8NQ

    ODS code M91640

    3.1 km

Showing 20 of 47 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Lawn Cemetery

    BCT · Lane Head

    0.0 miles

  • Lawn Cemetery

    BCT · Lane Head

    0.0 miles

  • Birchtree Hollow

    BCT · Lane Head

    0.1 miles

  • Birchtree Hollow

    BCT · Lane Head

    0.1 miles

  • Manor Farm Drive

    BCT · Lane Head

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Walsall 019C, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,573 of 33,755

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

129 open schools are in scope, including 81 primary and 16 secondary schools. Rosedale Church of England C Infant School is the nearest published school at 250 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,660 published events cover 12 months, averaging 221.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,268 events.

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