Postcode WS3 5DN (Walsall)

Map showing WS3 5DN and nearby postcodes

The postcode WS3 5DN is located in Walsall, in the county of West Midlands. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. WS3 5DN is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

WS3 5DN is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 1.5 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of WS3 5DN as Hard-pressed living > Challenged terraced workers > Hard pressed rented terraces.

The closest road name to WS3 5DN is Riddings Crescent which is centered 82 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Oak Rd and is 17 m away. The closest railway station is Bloxwich Rail Station, 2.86 km away.

The closest primary school to WS3 5DN (for ages 11 and under) is Pelsall Village School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Requires improvement on June 21, 2018. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Walsall Academy. The last OFSTED inspection on November 20, 2019 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of WS3 5DN is Toby Carvery and is 3.14 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on September 13, 2019. The nearest takeaway food is available from Sbarro @ Cannock Service Station and is 2.95 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on April 23, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 89.3 Mbps and an average upload speed of 10.9 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.4 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for WS3 5DN is covered by the West Midlands police force association and Walsall Teaching is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to WS3 5DN and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to WS3 5DN, and the approximate distance away.

Riddings Crescent 82 m
Trevor Road 118 m
Oak Road 118 m
Plant Way 121 m
Silver's Close 121 m
Wood Lane 129 m
Woodlands Crescent 145 m
Forge Road 155 m
Leyland Croft 157 m
Wood Common Grange 165 m
Huddocks View 177 m
White Hollies 214 m
Thatchwood Close 221 m
Wilner's View 229 m
Barn Owl Drive 242 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode WS3 5DN

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from WS3 5DN - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Pelsall Village School Requires improvement
(June 21, 2018)
498 m
Ryders Hayes School Good
(January 9, 2020)
713 m
St Michael's Church of England C Primary School Outstanding
(May 5, 2016)
1 km
Little Bloxwich CofE VC Primary School Good
(February 3, 2022)
1.07 km
Rivers Primary Academy Good
(February 9, 2022)
1.47 km
Lower Farm Primary School Good
(December 5, 2018)
1.56 km
Walsall Academy Good
(November 20, 2019)
1.82 km
St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Bloxwich Good
(September 20, 2018)
2.04 km
Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy Requires improvement
(May 15, 2019)
2.09 km
St Francis Catholic Primary School Good
(March 13, 2019)
2.33 km
All Saints National Academy Requires improvement
(January 13, 2022)
2.46 km
Greenfield Primary School Good
(November 15, 2017)
2.49 km
Goldsmith Primary Academy Requires improvement
(January 23, 2019)
2.5 km
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Good
(March 28, 2017)
2.51 km
Rushall Primary School Good
(December 11, 2019)
2.51 km
Blakenall Heath Junior School Good
(January 26, 2022)
2.59 km
Sunshine Infant and Nursery School Good
(December 8, 2021)
2.81 km
Elmore Green Primary School Good
(January 10, 2019)
2.81 km
Edgar Stammers Primary Academy Requires improvement
(March 13, 2019)
2.84 km
Christ Church CofE Primary School Good
(September 20, 2017)
2.87 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from WS3 5DN - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Cannock Greggs@Cannock Service Station Retailers - other 5
Very Good
April 23, 2021
2.95 km
Cannock Service Station Retailers - other 5
Very Good
April 23, 2021
2.95 km
Cannock Starbucks@ Cannock Service Station Retailers - other 5
Very Good
April 26, 2021
2.95 km
Sbarro @ Cannock Service Station Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
April 23, 2021
2.95 km
Moss Farm Shop Retailers - other 4
Good
January 21, 2016
3.14 km
The Beach Hut 'behind' Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
August 12, 2019
3.14 km
Toby Carvery Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
September 13, 2019
3.14 km
Crackin Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 10, 2019
3.58 km
BP Connect Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 11, 2019
3.63 km
McDonalds @ Roadchef Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 24, 2021
3.63 km
Costa Drive Thru Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 24, 2021
3.67 km
Leon @ Roadchef Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
February 23, 2022
3.67 km
Spar @ Road Chef Retailers - other 5
Very Good
September 24, 2021
3.67 km
Wiltshire Farm Food Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 4, 2020
3.67 km
Springhill Farm Retailers - other Exempt
3.69 km
The Range Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
May 26, 2016
3.69 km
Railway Tavern Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
March 14, 2022
3.92 km
Cannock Dairy Vans Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
November 3, 2021
3.93 km
Mr M Doig - Ice Cream Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
May 21, 2019
3.93 km
The Cafe Conduit Road Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 27, 2021
3.93 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to WS3 5DN - Data from Apr 2022

Oak Rd Bus Stop/Station 17 m
Oak Rd Bus Stop/Station 40 m
Huddocks View Bus Stop/Station 139 m
Huddocks View Bus Stop/Station 143 m
Pelsall Bus Stop/Station 218 m
Bloxwich Rail Station Rail 2.86 km
Bloxwich Rail Station Rail 2.88 km
Bloxwich North Rail Station Rail 2.88 km
East Midlands Airport Air 48.73 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to WS3 5DN - Data from Dec 2021

Pelsall Junction Inland Water 607 m
Pelsall Wood Woodland Or Forest 616 m
Rails Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.25 km
Wyrley Common Woodland Or Forest 2.29 km
Engine Lane Spinney Woodland Or Forest 2.3 km
Silver Wedding Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.58 km
The Swag Inland Water 3.18 km
Springhill Covert Woodland Or Forest 3.34 km
Gains Plantation Woodland Or Forest 3.37 km
The Clumps Woodland Or Forest 3.6 km
Lady Pool Inland Water 3.73 km
Sneyd Reservoir Inland Water 3.84 km
Shireoak Hill Hill Or Mountain 4.03 km
Chasewater Inland Water 4.19 km
Horsefields Gorse Woodland Or Forest 4.25 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for WS3 5DN - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 52 Mbps 89.3 Mbps 331 Mbps
Upload 8.9 Mbps 10.9 Mbps 36 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 27 8
30-300 Mbps 0% 69.4 8.4
300+ Mbps 100% 331 36

Gas Consumption

13 meters consuming 115,151 kWh - mean 8,858 kWh : median 8,818 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

13 meters consuming 47,741 kWh - mean 3,672 kWh : median 3,125 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for WS3 5DN - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County West Midlands
Latitude 52.63285900
Longitude -1.97673000
OS Easting 401672
OS Northing 0303901
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
5548
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

West Midlands

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Aldridge-Brownhills
Electoral Ward Pelsall
Local Authority District Walsall
Region / Government Office Region West Midlands
European Electoral Region West Midlands
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Black Country
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council The Black Country

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E08000030
Travel To Work Area Wolverhampton and Walsall

NHS

NHS England Region Midlands
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Walsall Teaching
Cancer Alliance West Midlands
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
West Midlands
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
The Black Country and West Birmingham
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Black Country and West Birmingham CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Hard-pressed living
Group: Challenged terraced workers
Subgroup: Hard pressed rented terraces
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area West Midlands BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Aldridge BUASD
Workplace Zone E33021088
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Walsall 003
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Walsall 003C
Output Area / Small Area 8B2