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WV12 5AP

New Invention · Walsall · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
New Invention
Local authority
Walsall
Constituency
Wolverhampton North East
Postcode district
WV12
Postcode sector
WV12 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WV12 5AT 7 m
WV12 5AY 67 m
WV12 5AX 72 m
WV12 5AU 86 m
WV12 5AJ 97 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WV12 5AP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
WV
Postcode district
WV12
Postcode sector
WV12 5
Latitude
52.611285
Longitude
-2.042779
British National Grid easting
397,200
British National Grid northing
301,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Walsall · E08000030
Electoral ward
New Invention · E05016442
Parish or community
E43000184
Westminster constituency
Wolverhampton North East · E14001594
Output area
E00052532
Lower layer super output area
Walsall 014B · E01010394
Middle layer super output area
Walsall 014 · E02002123

Postcode source versions

Explore WV12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
108
Primary
69
Secondary
13

  1. New Invention Infant School

    Community school

    251 m

  2. New Invention Learning Academy

    Academy converter

    251 m

  3. Beacon Academy

    Academy converter

    562 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
2,233
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,112
  • Criminal damage and arson 227
  • Vehicle crime 191
  • Shoplifting 154
  • Other theft 114

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WV12 5 residents
15,175

Age bands in WV12 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.9%

2,702 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.4%

1,728 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.3%

3,669 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.2%

3,963 residents

Age 65 and over
20.1%

3,040 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

35

within 5 km straight-line

  • NEW INVENTION HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91016

    257 m

  • SINA HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91003

    840 m

  • ASHMORE PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    GRIFFITHS DRIVE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV11 2LH

    ODS code M92022

    1.1 km

  • GRIFFITHS DRIVE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    75 GRIFFITHS DRIVE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV11 2JN

    ODS code M92026

    1.4 km

  • MOSSLEY & DUDLEY FIELDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    3 FISHER ROAD, MOSSLEY, WALSALL, WS3 2TA

    ODS code M91029

    2.1 km

  • ESSINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    HOBNOCK ROAD, ESSINGTON, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV11 2RF

    ODS code Y02594

    2.5 km

  • BEECHDALE CENTRE

    EDISON ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 7HS

    ODS code M91611

    2.6 km

  • MODALITY KINGFISHER DARLASTON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91028

    2.8 km

  • STROUD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91614

    2.8 km

  • BLOXWICH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91034

    2.9 km

  • KHAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91602

    2.9 km

  • PILLAI

    THE PINFOLD, WALSALL, WS3 3JP

    ODS code M91647

    2.9 km

  • PINFOLD MEDICAL

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

    ODS code M91650

    2.9 km

  • ST MARY'S SURGERY

    FIELD ROAD, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3JP

    ODS code M91612

    2.9 km

  • LOCKFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M91013

    3.0 km

  • LOCKSTOWN PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91021

    3.0 km

  • WILLENHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    CROFT STREET, WILLENHALL, WV13 2DR

    ODS code M91033

    3.0 km

  • THE KEYS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02626

    3.2 km

  • LOWER FARM HEALTH CENTRE

    109 BUXTON ROAD, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3RT

    ODS code M91623

    3.6 km

  • HARDEN BLAKENALL

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

    ODS code Y02627

    3.8 km

Showing 20 of 35 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Ada Wrighton Close

    BCT · New Invention

    0.1 miles

  • Ada Wrighton Close

    BCT · New Invention

    0.1 miles

  • Baynton Road

    BCT · New Invention

    0.1 miles

  • Baynton Road

    BCT · New Invention

    0.1 miles

  • Cannock Road

    BCT · New Invention

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Walsall 014B, 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

19,767 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
9 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

108 open schools are in scope, including 69 primary and 13 secondary schools. New Invention Infant School is the nearest published school at 251 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,233 published events cover 12 months, averaging 186.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,112 events.

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