Bloxwich is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall in the West Midlands, historically part of Staffordshire, sitting a few miles north of Walsall town centre and within easy reach of Birmingham. It grew up rapidly during the Industrial Revolution around coal mining, clay and brick works and the canal network, notably the nearby Wyrley and Essington Canal, which helped move goods and fuel across the region.
Today Bloxwich feels like a mix of Victorian terraces and post‑war estates with local shops, a market and community clubs, and forms part of the broader Black Country area. Transport links including the M6 and M6 Toll make it a commuter base for the larger towns and cities nearby, while ongoing regeneration and active neighbourhood groups mean there’s an emphasis on improving retail and leisure facilities for residents.
Postcode districts covering Bloxwich
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Wolverhampton 5.6 miles9.1 km
- Dudley 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Walsall 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Telford 20.7 miles33.3 km
- West Bromwich 5.7 miles9.1 km
- Solihull 16.1 miles25.9 km
- Burton upon Trent 19.9 miles32 km
- Sutton Coldfield 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Nuneaton 22.3 miles35.9 km
- Cannock 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Redditch 22.3 miles35.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Bloxwich East Ward 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Bloxwich West Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Blakenall Ward 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Birchills Leamore Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Pelsall Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Willenhall North Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Rushall and Shelfield Built-up area 1.8 miles3 km
- Short Heath Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Rushall-Shelfield Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Springhill Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Willenhall Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- St. Matthew's Ward 2.4 miles3.9 km
Example postcodes in Bloxwich
WS3 2SN, WS3 3QZ, WS3 1LQ, WS2 7EQ, WS3 2XJ, WS3 3XG, WS3 3HN, WS3 2XU, WS2 7HE … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 15.3 miles24.7 km
- East Midlands Airport 31.8 miles51.1 km
- Bloxwich Railway Station 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Bloxwich North Railway Station 1.1 miles1.8 km
Hotels near Bloxwich Ad
- The Woden Boutique Hotel Walsall M6 J9 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Holiday Inn Express Walsall M6j10 3 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Fairlawns Hotel and Spa 4 4.3 miles7 km
- A Park View Hotel 3 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Days Inn Cannock - Norton Canes 3 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Park Inn by Radisson Birmingham Walsall 3 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Village Hotel Birmingham Walsall 4 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Calderfields Golf & Country Club 5 miles8.1 km
- Domo Boutique Hotel 4 7.8 miles12.5 km
- The Barns 3 7.1 miles11.5 km
Schools in Bloxwich
- Abbey Primary School Primary
- All Saints National Academy Primary
- Bloxwich Academy All ages
- Castle School Special
- Christ Church C of E Primary School Primary
- Edgar Stammers Primary Academy Primary
- Elmore Green Primary School Primary
- Field Road Academy Primary
- Goldsmith Primary Academy Primary
- Jubilee Academy Mossley Primary
- Leamore Primary School Primary
- Little Bloxwich C of E VC Primary School Primary
- Lower Farm Primary School Primary
- North Walsall Primary Academy Primary
- Phoenix Academy Special
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Bloxwich Primary
- St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Primary
- Sunshine Academy Primary
- Walsall Academy Secondary
Local points of interest
- Bescot Stadium Stadium 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Molineux Stadium Stadium 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Kings Standing Wood Forest 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Wolverhampton Racecourse Recreation 6.2 miles10 km
- Radmore Abbey Historic site 6.6 miles10.6 km
- The Hawthorns Stadium 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Sutton Park Estate 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Villa Park Stadium 8.7 miles14.1 km
- University of Aston in Birmingham University 10.1 miles16.2 km
- Upper West Mall Shopping centre 10.4 miles16.8 km
- St Andrew's Stadium 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Patshull Hall Estate 12 miles19.3 km