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 5SG, WV12 5BB, WV12 5DY, WV12 5LR, WV12 5LA, WV12 5LQ, WV12 5NB, WV12 5YD, WV12 5UJ … 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
- Holiday Inn Express Walsall M6 J10 3 2.2 miles
- Village Hotel Birmingham Walsall 3 2.2 miles
- Holiday Inn Walsall M6 JCT 10 3 1.9 miles
- Walsall (M6, J10) 3 2.1 miles
- Premier Inn Walsall 3 2.2 miles
- Novotel Wolverhampton City Centre Hotel 3 3.9 miles
- Fairlawns, Hotel And Spa 4 5.6 miles
- Ely House Hotel 3 4.7 miles
- Premier Inn Walsall Town Centre 3 2.8 miles
- Days Inn by Wyndham Cannock Norton Canes M6 Toll 3 4.7 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