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WV12 5JY area guide

Who lives in WV12 5JY, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood
New Invention
Council
Walsall
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,695 (2024)
At a glance

What WV12 5JY is like

WV12 5JY is a postcode in the New Invention area of Walsall. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,695 people. 69.4% of households own their home, 15.7% rent privately and 14.8% are in social housing. The largest age group is 10–14, and 58.1% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is above the England and Wales average. Homes in WV12 5 sold for a median of £226,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How WV12 5JY compares

Headline figures for WV12 5JY, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore
4.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore
7/ 10

Around the middle: 39.9 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore
£226,000

Median over 114 sales in WV12 5, +5.1% on the year before.

TransportMore
3.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 45 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
80%

Rated good or better across 20 inspected schools within 1 mile.

Household incomeMore
£42,781

Average annual income before tax, higher than 19% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where WV12 5JY differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    Prices risingPositive

    The median sale price in WV12 5 is up 5.1% on the year before.

  2. 02
    Mostly owner-occupied

    69.4% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

WV12 5JY FAQs

01
Is WV12 5JY a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 39.9 per 1,000 people a year, band 7 of 10 nationally. 80% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10 (limited).
02
How much does a house cost in WV12 5JY?

The median sale price over the last year was £226,000.

Homes in WV12 5 sold for a median of £226,000 across 114 sales in the year to August 2026, +5.1% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.
03
Is WV12 5JY safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.9 offences per 1,000 people a year around WV12 5JY, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 7 of 10.
04
Who lives in WV12 5JY?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 10–14, at 7.5% of residents. 69.4% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (56.1%).
05
Which council covers WV12 5JY?

The local authority for WV12 5JY is Walsall.

WV12 5JY comes under Walsall in the West Midlands. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
06
How well connected is WV12 5JY?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 45 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Bloxwich Rail Station, 1.2 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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