WV12 postcode area guide — Walsall

Where is WV12?

Broadband & internet speeds in WV12

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the WV12 postcode district (Walsall) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 500 postcodes Ofcom measures in WV12, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 100% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 97.4%.

Around 0% of premises in WV12 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in WV12

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Mobile signal around Walsall

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Walsall district (120,475 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in WV12

Police recorded 172 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WV12 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in WV12

Based on 211 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WV12 is £215,000, up 4.9% on the previous year (£205,000).

Latest recorded sales in WV12

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Walsall demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Walsall district (284,124 residents, 112,226 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around WV12

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in WV12

93 rated food businesses operate in WV12. 50 hold the top rating of 5, 22 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: 242 Coffee Shop Ltd, ABM Catering @ Lodge Farm Primary School, Aldi Food Stores, Alyssa's Bakery, Amery Unionist Club.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in WV12

From a sample of 166 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 WV12 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 49% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Walsall

Landlines around WV12 typically use:

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What's it like living in WV12?

Postcodes in WV12

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.