WS1 1XA maps, stats, and open data

WS1 1XA lies on Lower Forster Street in Walsall. WS1 1XA is located in the St Matthew's electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Walsall and the English Parliamentary constituency of Walsall South. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Black Country ICB - D2P2L and the police force is West Midlands. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

WS1 1XA maps

WS1 1XA map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

WS1 1XA map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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WS1 1XA geodata

Easting	401533
Northing	298861
Latitude	52.587551
Longitude	-1.978805

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WS1 1XA?

Street	Lower Forster Street
Town/City	Walsall
Country	England
Postcode District	WS1
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WS1 1XA Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WS1 1XA as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	120m	394ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	St Matthew's
Constituency	Walsall South

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WS1 1XA

January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Parking Area	216m
January 2024	Other theft	On or near Parking Area	216m
January 2024	Vehicle crime	On or near Parking Area	216m
➜ Lower Forster Street crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WS1 1XA

Watmos Homes (Lichfield St)	Walsall	91m
Watmos Homes (Lichfield St)	Walsall	117m
Town Hall (Lichfield St)	Walsall	170m
Hatherton Rd	Walsall	205m
Town Hall (Lichfield St)	Walsall	216m

Nearest railway stations to WS1 1XA

Walsall Station	0.5km
Bescot Stadium Station	2.8km
Tame Bridge Parkway Station	3.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in WS1 1XA (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband limitations in WS1 1XA (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

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Source: Ofcom
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WS1 1XA gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WS1 1XA by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	75,699
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,462
Median (kWh/meter)	10,631

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	27,738
Meter count	6
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,623
Median (kWh/meter)	4,187

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WS1 1XA, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WS1 1XA.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

94% of English postcodes are less deprived than WS1 1XA:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WS1 1XA (meters)

The Fountain Inn

49 Lower Forster Street

22m

Midland Mencap

Norwich Union House

98m

Morrisons Plc

125 Lichfield Street

114m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WS1 1XA

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Lime Lane	18:00	11:15	268m
Bridge Street	18:30	12:30	277m
Ablewell Street	18:15	12:00	449m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WS1 1XA

Facility	Distance
Walsall Gala Swimming And Fitness Centre Tower Street, Walsall Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	148m
Academy Health Club (Closed) St. Pauls Street, Walsall Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	241m
Queen Mary's High School Upper Forster Street, Walsall Sports Hall	318m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WS1 1XA

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Walsall College Wisemore Campus, Littleton Street West, Walsall, WS2 8ES	16 plus	301m
Queen Mary's High School Upper Forster Street, Walsall, WS4 2AE	Secondary	314m
Butts Primary School Butts Road, Walsall, WS4 2AH	Primary	445m

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Source: Edubase
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WS1 1XA ITL and WS1 1XA LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for WS1 1XA:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLG	West Midlands (England)
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLG3	West Midlands
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLG38	Walsall
LAU 1 Code	Name
E08000030	Walsall

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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WS1 1XA census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for WS1 1XA:

	Code	Name
OA	E00168240
LSOA	E01010369	Walsall 024D
MSOA	E02002133	Walsall 024

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WS1 1XA

WS1 1XB	Lower Forster Street	22m
WS1 1EG	Terret Close	77m
WS1 1EN	Terret Close	116m
WS1 1TJ	Lichfield Street	116m
WS1 1SY	Lichfield Street	135m
WS1 1SZ	Lichfield Street	155m
WS1 1YA	Hatherton Road	162m
WS1 1SL	Lichfield Street	162m
WS1 2AD	Intown Row	271m
WS4 2AA	Upper Forster Street	278m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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