# WV12 4DZ: area report for a postcode in Walsall

WV12 4DZ is a postcode in Walsall.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Walsall. Open the map at WV12 4DZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Walsall](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall) › [WV12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv12) › [WV12 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv12-4)

## Around this postcode

- **42 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 22% on July. Walsall 019D: 86 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.0396,52.5968,WV124DZ
- **Willenhall, 2 km**: About 24 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.0396,52.5968,WV124DZ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.0396,52.5968,WV124DZ
- **No property in WV12 4DZ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.0396,52.5968,WV124DZ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Walsall 019D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.0396,52.5968,WV124DZ
- **£215,329 average price**: For the whole of Walsall, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.0396,52.5968,WV124DZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.0396,52.5968,WV124DZ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.0396,52.5968,WV124DZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WV12 4DZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.0396,52.5968,WV124DZ
- **Low road and rail noise at WV12 4DZ**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.0396,52.5968,WV124DZ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.0396,52.5968,WV124DZ
- **11.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.0396,52.5968,WV124DZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Short Heath Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/short-heath-junior-school-e104188) | Primary | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | 33% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Rosedale Church of England C Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rosedale-church-of-england-c-infant-school-e104225) | Primary | 360 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | – |
| [New Leaf School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-leaf-school-e151297) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | Inadequate (overall), September 2023, before the school changed, special measures | – |
| [Lane Head Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lane-head-nursery-school-e104139) | Nursery | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | – |
| [Willenhall E-ACT Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/willenhall-e-act-academy-e137706) | Secondary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 32.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Barcroft Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barcroft-academy-e151997) | Primary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022, before the school changed | – |
| [Pool Hayes Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pool-hayes-academy-e142594) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2022 | Attainment 8 of 36.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Bentley West Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bentley-west-primary-school-e150291) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), November 2022, before the school changed | 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2023 | £167,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| September 2023 | £185,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| June 2025 | £45,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| September 2025 | £157,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| August 2023 | £380,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| July 2026 | £160,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| September 2025 | £70,250 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| December 2024 | £235,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: HARDING PHARMACY (500 m); ACORN PHARMACY (820 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Willenhall High Rd Express (380 m, Tesco); Spar - Harvest Energy-Springbank (940 m, Spar)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £215,329** (July 2026). Walsall’s average house price was £215,329 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,036** (2025). Full-time workers living in Walsall earned a median of £34,036 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 33rd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.3×** (2025). A home in Walsall costs 6.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 117th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 31.7** (2025). Walsall has a deprivation score of 31.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 28th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Walsall 019D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 41.8** (2025). Walsall 019D has a deprivation score of 41.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,114th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £171,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Walsall 019D was £171,000 in 2025. Joint 3,981st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,679** (2021). Walsall 019D had 1,679 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,408th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.8%** (January 2026). In Walsall 019D, 99.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## WV12 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £216,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WV12 was £216,000 in 2025. 503rd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 25,542** (2021). WV12 had 25,542 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,141st most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 70%** (2022). About 70% of people in WV12 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.1%** (January 2026). In WV12, 99.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Walsall](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall)
- Centre: 52.5968, -2.0396

Council: [Walsall](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Wolverhampton North East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wolverhampton-north-east): Sureena Brackenridge (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.0396,52.5968,WV124DZ

## How to cite

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