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WV12 4EG

Short Heath · Walsall · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Willenhall
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 4AS 49 m
WV12 4BP 50 m
WV12 4AT 85 m
WV12 4AY 124 m
WV12 4AX 154 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WV12 4EG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WV
Postcode district
WV12
Postcode sector
WV12 4
Latitude
52.598280
Longitude
-2.033937
British National Grid easting
397,798
British National Grid northing
300,053

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
E00052429
Lower layer super output area
Walsall 019D · E01010383
Middle layer super output area
Walsall 019 · E02002128

Postcode source versions

Explore WV12

Property

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14 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
230, Stroud Avenue, Willenhall, WV12 4EG 10 February 2017 £130,000
222, Stroud Avenue, Willenhall, WV12 4EG 1 December 2014 £103,000
224, Stroud Avenue, Willenhall, WV12 4EG 13 June 2014 £107,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
130
Primary
81
Secondary
16

  1. Rosedale Church of England C Infant School

    Voluntary controlled school

    62 m

  2. New Leaf School

    Academy alternative provision sponsor led

    99 m

  3. Short Heath Junior School

    Community school

    165 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,782
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,355
  • Criminal damage and arson 328
  • Vehicle crime 279
  • Anti social behaviour 134
  • Public order 133

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
24

11 female, 13 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
2.7
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

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WV12 4 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+
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%

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

48

within 5 km straight-line

  • MODALITY KINGFISHER DARLASTON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91028

    1.2 km

  • STROUD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91614

    1.2 km

  • NEW INVENTION HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91016

    1.3 km

  • BEECHDALE CENTRE

    EDISON ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 7HS

    ODS code M91611

    1.7 km

  • LOCKFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M91013

    2.1 km

  • LOCKSTOWN PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91021

    2.1 km

  • WILLENHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    CROFT STREET, WILLENHALL, WV13 2DR

    ODS code M91033

    2.1 km

  • THE KEYS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02626

    2.3 km

  • ASHMORE PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    GRIFFITHS DRIVE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV11 2LH

    ODS code M92022

    2.4 km

  • SINA HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91003

    2.4 km

  • GRIFFITHS DRIVE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    75 GRIFFITHS DRIVE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV11 2JN

    ODS code M92026

    2.6 km

  • BIRCHILLS HEALTH CENTRE

    23-37 OLD BIRCHILLS, WALSALL, WS2 8QH

    ODS code M91629

    2.7 km

  • BLOXWICH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91034

    2.8 km

  • KHAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91602

    2.8 km

  • PILLAI

    THE PINFOLD, WALSALL, WS3 3JP

    ODS code M91647

    2.8 km

  • PINFOLD MEDICAL

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

    ODS code M91650

    2.8 km

  • ST MARY'S SURGERY

    FIELD ROAD, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3JP

    ODS code M91612

    2.8 km

  • MOSSLEY & DUDLEY FIELDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    3 FISHER ROAD, MOSSLEY, WALSALL, WS3 2TA

    ODS code M91029

    2.8 km

  • ROUGH HAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code M91640

    2.9 km

  • FORRESTER STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 FORRESTER STREET, WALSALL, WS2 9PL

    ODS code M91613

    3.0 km

Showing 20 of 48 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Birchtree Hollow

    BCT · Lane Head

    0.1 miles

  • Birchtree Hollow

    BCT · Lane Head

    0.1 miles

  • Sherlock Close

    BCT · Lane Head

    0.1 miles

  • The Homestead

    BCT · Lodge Farm

    0.1 miles

  • Sherlock Close

    BCT · Lane Head

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Walsall 019D, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,115 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 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.

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
0
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

130 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 62 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,782 published events cover 12 months, averaging 231.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,355 events.

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