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WV12 5RE

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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WV12 5RD 47 m
WV12 5RA 49 m
WV12 5QY 69 m
WV12 5RB 69 m
WV12 5RF 73 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WV12 5RE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WV
Postcode district
WV12
Postcode sector
WV12 5
Latitude
52.603583
Longitude
-2.037677
British National Grid easting
397,545
British National Grid northing
300,643

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
E00052439
Lower layer super output area
Walsall 020D · E01010381
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
121
Primary
76
Secondary
17

  1. Lane Head Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    259 m

  2. Woodlands Academy of Learning

    Academy converter

    474 m

  3. Short Heath Junior School

    Community school

    617 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
2,189
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,066
  • Criminal damage and arson 245
  • Vehicle crime 218
  • Other theft 127
  • Burglary 102

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
15

9 female, 6 male

Postcode households
16
Residents per household
0.9
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WV12 5 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

46

within 5 km

  • NEW INVENTION HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91016

    688 m

  • SINA HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91003

    1.8 km

  • ASHMORE PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    GRIFFITHS DRIVE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV11 2LH

    ODS code M92022

    1.8 km

  • MODALITY KINGFISHER DARLASTON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91028

    1.8 km

  • STROUD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91614

    1.8 km

  • BEECHDALE CENTRE

    EDISON ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 7HS

    ODS code M91611

    2.0 km

  • GRIFFITHS DRIVE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    75 GRIFFITHS DRIVE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV11 2JN

    ODS code M92026

    2.0 km

  • LOCKFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M91013

    2.4 km

  • LOCKSTOWN PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91021

    2.4 km

  • WILLENHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    CROFT STREET, WILLENHALL, WV13 2DR

    ODS code M91033

    2.4 km

  • MOSSLEY & DUDLEY FIELDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    3 FISHER ROAD, MOSSLEY, WALSALL, WS3 2TA

    ODS code M91029

    2.5 km

  • THE KEYS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02626

    2.6 km

  • BLOXWICH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91034

    2.7 km

  • KHAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91602

    2.7 km

  • PILLAI

    THE PINFOLD, WALSALL, WS3 3JP

    ODS code M91647

    2.7 km

  • PINFOLD MEDICAL

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

    ODS code M91650

    2.7 km

  • ST MARY'S SURGERY

    FIELD ROAD, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3JP

    ODS code M91612

    2.7 km

  • BIRCHILLS HEALTH CENTRE

    23-37 OLD BIRCHILLS, WALSALL, WS2 8QH

    ODS code M91629

    3.2 km

  • ESSINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    HOBNOCK ROAD, ESSINGTON, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV11 2RF

    ODS code Y02594

    3.4 km

  • ROUGH HAY SURGERY

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

    ODS code M91640

    3.5 km

Showing 20 of 46 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

  • Drancy Avenue

    BCT · Lane Head

    0.0 miles

  • Drancy Avenue

    BCT · Lane Head

    0.0 miles

  • Liberal Club

    BCT · Lane Head

    0.1 miles

  • Liberal Club

    BCT · Lane Head

    0.1 miles

  • Coltham Road

    BCT · Lane Head

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Walsall 020D, 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

4,669 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
7 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.

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

121 open schools are in scope, including 76 primary and 17 secondary schools. Lane Head Nursery School is the nearest published school at 259 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,189 published events cover 12 months, averaging 182.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,066 events.

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