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WV12 5SW

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 5ST 60 m
WV12 5TQ 63 m
WV12 5TD 92 m
WV12 5SU 98 m
WV12 5SX 108 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WV12 5SW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
1 July 1997
Postcode area
WV
Postcode district
WV12
Postcode sector
WV12 5
Latitude
52.608353
Longitude
-2.046925
British National Grid easting
396,919
British National Grid northing
301,174

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
E00052510
Lower layer super output area
Walsall 014A · E01010393
Middle layer super output area
Walsall 014 · E02002123

Postcode source versions

Explore WV12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
116
Primary
74
Secondary
13

  1. New Invention Infant School

    Community school

    397 m

  2. New Invention Learning Academy

    Academy converter

    397 m

  3. Pool Hayes Primary School

    Academy converter

    497 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,574
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,219
  • Shoplifting 275
  • Criminal damage and arson 245
  • Vehicle crime 230
  • Other theft 127

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

41

within 5 km straight-line

  • NEW INVENTION HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91016

    471 m

  • ASHMORE PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    GRIFFITHS DRIVE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV11 2LH

    ODS code M92022

    948 m

  • SINA HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code M91003

    1.1 km

  • GRIFFITHS DRIVE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    75 GRIFFITHS DRIVE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV11 2JN

    ODS code M92026

    1.2 km

  • MOSSLEY & DUDLEY FIELDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    3 FISHER ROAD, MOSSLEY, WALSALL, WS3 2TA

    ODS code M91029

    2.5 km

  • MODALITY KINGFISHER DARLASTON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91028

    2.6 km

  • STROUD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91614

    2.6 km

  • LOCKFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M91013

    2.6 km

  • LOCKSTOWN PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91021

    2.6 km

  • WILLENHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    CROFT STREET, WILLENHALL, WV13 2DR

    ODS code M91033

    2.6 km

  • ESSINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    HOBNOCK ROAD, ESSINGTON, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV11 2RF

    ODS code Y02594

    2.7 km

  • BEECHDALE CENTRE

    EDISON ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 7HS

    ODS code M91611

    2.7 km

  • THE KEYS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02626

    2.8 km

  • BLOXWICH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91034

    3.2 km

  • KHAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M91602

    3.2 km

  • PILLAI

    THE PINFOLD, WALSALL, WS3 3JP

    ODS code M91647

    3.2 km

  • PINFOLD MEDICAL

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

    ODS code M91650

    3.2 km

  • ST MARY'S SURGERY

    FIELD ROAD, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3JP

    ODS code M91612

    3.2 km

  • KEATS GROVE SURGERY

    17 KEATS GROVE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 8LY

    ODS code M92019

    3.6 km

  • DR ST PIERRE-LIBBERTON

    60-62 CANNOCK ROAD, WEDNESFIELD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 8PJ

    ODS code M92039

    3.6 km

Showing 20 of 41 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Sandringham Avenue

    BCT · Coppice Farm

    0.1 miles

  • Sandringham Avenue

    BCT · Coppice Farm

    0.1 miles

  • Broad Lane North

    BCT · Ashmore Park

    0.2 miles

  • Greenmeadow Road

    BCT · Coppice Farm

    0.2 miles

  • Greenmeadow Road

    BCT · Coppice Farm

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Walsall 014A, 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

17,003 of 33,755

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

116 open schools are in scope, including 74 primary and 13 secondary schools. New Invention Infant School is the nearest published school at 397 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,574 published events cover 12 months, averaging 214.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,219 events.

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