Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
12212
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 12212 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Police Recorded Crime near WS8 7EQ
Crime trends · near WS8 7EQ
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
49
YoY stable
ASB
6
YoY -50%
Vehicle Crime
20
YoY +33%
Burglary
9
YoY stable
Criminal damage
15
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
139
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,775
White Brit.89.6%
Indian2.3%
White & Black Caribbean2.0%
Other White1.9%
+ other · 4.2%
Religion
Total residents: 1,777
Christian53.6%
No religion36.9%
Not answered6.4%
Sikh1.6%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,778
50–6421.5%
35–4917.4%
25–3411.7%
65–7410.0%
10–158.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.4%
Households
Total households: 738
Other15.7%
Any member 66+13.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.7%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.9%
+ 8 other households · 38.9%
Administrative Information
Walsall
Local Authority
Council Area
Aldridge-Brownhills E14001064
Constituency
E14001064
West Midlands
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Aldridge North and Walsall Wood
Constituency code
E14001064
EU Electoral Region
West Midlands
Parish
Walsall, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Walsall
Health & NHS
West Midlands
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS Scotland
West Midlands
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
West Midlands
NHS Region
Midlands
Integrated Care Board
NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Walsall Teaching
Sub ICB Location
NHS Black Country ICB - D2P2L
Cancer Alliance
West Midlands
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Walsall 004C E01010252
E01010252
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Walsall 004 E02002113
E02002113
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Walsall 004C E01010252
E01010252
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Walsall 004 E02002113
E02002113
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
4:16 AM
Sunrise
7:52 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:16 AM
Sunset (today)
7:52 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 1998
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~28 years
Active Duration
1998 -> Present
June 1998 — Introduced
Postcode WS8 7EQ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 12212
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01010252 and MSOA E02002113 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WS8 7EQ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 1998
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~28 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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