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WV12 4HE

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 4HH 99 m
WV13 1HJ 135 m
WV13 1HG 136 m
WV12 4ES 137 m
WV12 4TY 175 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WV12 4HE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
WV
Postcode district
WV12
Postcode sector
WV12 4
Latitude
52.594205
Longitude
-2.042762
British National Grid easting
397,200
British National Grid northing
299,600

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
E00052434
Lower layer super output area
Walsall 020A · E01010376
Middle layer super output area
Walsall 020 · E02002129

Postcode source versions

Explore WV12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
139
Primary
86
Secondary
19

  1. Short Heath Junior School

    Community school

    613 m

  2. Barcroft Academy

    Academy converter

    631 m

  3. Rosedale Church of England C Infant School

    Voluntary controlled school

    701 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,426
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,455
  • Criminal damage and arson 405
  • Vehicle crime 357
  • Shoplifting 291
  • Other theft 174

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

52

within 5 km straight-line

  • MODALITY KINGFISHER DARLASTON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91028

    1.4 km

  • STROUD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91614

    1.4 km

  • LOCKFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M91013

    1.4 km

  • LOCKSTOWN PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91021

    1.4 km

  • WILLENHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    CROFT STREET, WILLENHALL, WV13 2DR

    ODS code M91033

    1.4 km

  • THE KEYS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02626

    1.6 km

  • NEW INVENTION HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91016

    1.7 km

  • BEECHDALE CENTRE

    EDISON ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 7HS

    ODS code M91611

    2.3 km

  • ASHMORE PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    GRIFFITHS DRIVE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV11 2LH

    ODS code M92022

    2.4 km

  • ROUGH HAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code M91640

    2.4 km

  • GRIFFITHS DRIVE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    75 GRIFFITHS DRIVE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV11 2JN

    ODS code M92026

    2.5 km

  • SINA HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91003

    2.7 km

  • DARLASTON FAMILY PRACTICE

    PINFOLD STREET, DARLASTON, WEDNESBURY, WS10 8SY

    ODS code M91026

    3.1 km

  • DARLASTON HEALTH CENTRE

    PINFOLD STREET, WEDNESBURY, WS10 8SY

    ODS code Y00278

    3.1 km

  • DARLASTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    BIRMINGHAM STREET, WEDNESBURY, WS10 9JQ

    ODS code M91641

    3.2 km

  • BIRCHILLS HEALTH CENTRE

    23-37 OLD BIRCHILLS, WALSALL, WS2 8QH

    ODS code M91629

    3.2 km

  • FORRESTER STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 FORRESTER STREET, WALSALL, WS2 9PL

    ODS code M91613

    3.4 km

  • MOSSLEY & DUDLEY FIELDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    3 FISHER ROAD, MOSSLEY, WALSALL, WS3 2TA

    ODS code M91029

    3.5 km

  • BLOXWICH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91034

    3.5 km

  • KHAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91602

    3.5 km

Showing 20 of 52 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Ashmore Lake Way

    BCT · Lodge Farm

    0.1 miles

  • Sandbeds Road

    BCT · Lodge Farm

    0.1 miles

  • Ashmore Lake Way

    BCT · Lodge Farm

    0.1 miles

  • Ensbury Close

    BCT · Lodge Farm

    0.1 miles

  • Stringes Close

    BCT · Spring Bank

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Walsall 020A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

20,103 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
4 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

139 open schools are in scope, including 86 primary and 19 secondary schools. Short Heath Junior School is the nearest published school at 613 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,426 published events cover 12 months, averaging 285.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,455 events.

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