Willenhall North sits in the northern part of the town of Willenhall within the metropolitan borough of Walsall in the West Midlands. It is largely suburban, with a mix of older terraced streets and post‑war housing estates, local shops and community facilities, and reasonably good road and bus links to nearby centres such as Wolverhampton and Birmingham.
The area shares in the town’s long industrial heritage - notably the lock and key trades that helped shape the identity of the Black Country - and today small‑scale manufacturing and service industries sit alongside commuter households. Community life is focused on schools, clubs and local churches, and the ward has seen periodic regeneration efforts to improve housing and public spaces.
Postcode districts covering Willenhall North
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 12.1 miles
- Wolverhampton 4 miles
- Dudley 8 miles
- Walsall 3.6 miles
- Telford 19.1 miles
- West Bromwich 5.9 miles
- Solihull 16.8 miles
- Burton upon Trent 21.3 miles
- Sutton Coldfield 9.6 miles
- Nuneaton 23.9 miles
- Cannock 6.1 miles
- Redditch 22.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Short Heath Ward 0.8 miles
- Willenhall Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Bloxwich West Ward 1.2 miles
- Essington Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Wednesfield North Ward 1.3 miles
- Springhill Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Bloxwich Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Birchills Leamore Ward 1.7 miles
- Wednesfield South Ward 1.8 miles
- Bloxwich East Ward 1.9 miles
- Willenhall South Ward 1.9 miles
- Bentley and Darlaston North Ward 2.2 miles
Example postcodes in Willenhall North
WV12 5EZ, WV12 5HB, WV12 5QR, WV12 5HL, WV12 5JW, WV12 5SN, WV12 5RR, WV12 5LW, WV12 5LQ … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 16.4 miles
- East Midlands Airport 33.3 miles
- Bloxwich Railway Station 1.2 miles
- Bloxwich North Railway Station 1.2 miles
Hotels near Willenhall North Ad
- The Woden Boutique Hotel Walsall M6 J9 4.1 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Walsall M6j10 3 2.2 miles
- A Park View Hotel 3 4.6 miles
- Holiday Inn Wolverhampton - Racecourse 3 4.3 miles
- Redwings Lodge Wolverhampton Central 3 4.3 miles
- Ely House Hotel 3 4.7 miles
- Fairlawns Hotel and Spa 4 5.9 miles
- Novotel Wolverhampton City Centre 3 3.9 miles
- Domo Boutique Hotel 4 7.6 miles
- Village Hotel Birmingham Walsall 4 2.2 miles
Schools in Willenhall North
- Beacon Academy Primary
- New Invention Infant School Primary
- New Invention Learning Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Bescot Stadium Stadium 3.8 miles
- Molineux Stadium Stadium 4.2 miles
- Wolverhampton Racecourse Recreation 4.5 miles
- Kings Standing Wood Forest 7.2 miles
- Radmore Abbey Historic site 7.6 miles
- The Hawthorns Stadium 7.7 miles
- Sutton Park Estate 9.1 miles
- Villa Park Stadium 9.6 miles
- Patshull Hall Estate 10.3 miles
- University of Aston in Birmingham University 10.7 miles
- Upper West Mall Shopping centre 11.1 miles
- St Andrew's Stadium 11.8 miles