# WV12

Postcode district covering Willenhall, New Invention and Lane Head, in Walsall.

WV12 is a postcode district covering Willenhall, New Invention and Lane Head, in Walsall. Median sale price £216,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code WV12. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [WV](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an WV12 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv12#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv12#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv12#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv12#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=WV12) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 70% of people in WV12 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=WV12) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 285 homes were sold in WV12 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=WV12) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for WV12.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=WV12) (Census 2021, England and Wales): WV12 had 25,542 usual residents at the census.

## How WV12 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | WV12 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £216,000 | 6th cheapest | 16 postcode districts, WV · 2025 |
| Population | 25,542 | 7th most populated | 18 postcode districts, WV · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 70% | 9th most people in radon Affected Areas | 18 postcode districts, WV · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 99.1% | joint highest | 18 postcode districts, WV · Jan 2026 |

## Is WV12 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in WV12 at a rate of 65.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 89.2 per 1,000 people across the WV postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 162 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in WV12.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (809), other crime (258) and criminal damage and arson (188).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in WV12 was 71.3 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in WV12, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so WV12 has no single figure. Of its 16 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in WV12

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Walsall 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010395) | 1,350 | 38.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.4% |
| [Walsall 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010397) | 1,701 | 95.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Walsall 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010398) | 1,534 | 42.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.9% |
| [Walsall 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010399) | 1,525 | 37.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.8% |
| [Walsall 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010393) | 1,468 | 24.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Walsall 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010394) | 1,345 | 27.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.6% |
| [Walsall 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010396) | 1,680 | 72.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Walsall 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010400) | 2,108 | 114.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.3% |
| [Walsall 019A](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010378) | 1,177 | 89.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Walsall 019B](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010379) | 1,272 | 64.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 95.2% |
| [Walsall 019C](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010382) | 1,500 | 72.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.4% |
| [Walsall 019D](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010383) | 1,679 | 85.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.8% |
| [Walsall 020A](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010376) | 1,225 | 49.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.6% |
| [Walsall 020B](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010377) | 1,811 | 49.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.9% |
| [Walsall 020C](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010380) | 1,426 | 46.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Walsall 020D](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010381) | 1,570 | 139.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.6% |

## Your MP

- [Wolverhampton North East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wolverhampton-north-east): Sureena Brackenridge (Labour), MP since July 2024. 100% of the people here.
- [Walsall and Bloxwich](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/walsall-and-bloxwich): Valerie Vaz (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.4% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in WV12

[Ashmore](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/ashmore), [New Invention](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/new-invention), [Short Heath East](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/short-heath-east), [Short Heath West](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/short-heath-west)

## Postcode sectors in WV12

[WV12 4 (210 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv12-4), [WV12 5 (291 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv12-5), [WV12 9 (2 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv12-9)

## Council

[Walsall](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall)

## Towns in WV12

[Willenhall](https://openindex.co.uk/town/willenhall)

## Postcode districts next to WV12

[WS2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws2), [WS3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws3), [WV11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv11), [WV13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv13)

## Nearest rail stations

[Bloxwich (2.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.0115,52.6182), [Willenhall (2.7 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.0551,52.5819), [Bloxwich North (2.7 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.0177,52.6254), [Darlaston (3.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.0205,52.5759)

## More in the WV postcode area

[All WV postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## WV12 in brief

WV12 is a postcode district covering Willenhall, New Invention and Lane Head, in Walsall.
About 26,170 people lived in WV12 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £216,000 in 2025 across 285 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 65.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in WV12 was £216,000 in 2025.
WV12 had 25,542 usual residents at the census.
About 70% of people in WV12 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In WV12, 99.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: WV12
- Postcode area: [WV](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv)
- Constituency: [Wolverhampton North East †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wolverhampton-north-east)
- Council: [Walsall †](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall)
- Area: 6.35 km²
- People, mid-2024: 26,170*
- Neighbourhoods: 16
- Output areas: 80

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[WV11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv11), [WS2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws2), [WV13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv13), [WS3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws3)

## Latest updates for WV12

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/WV12

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv12, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv12#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv12