WS10 8QU maps, stats, and open data

WS10 8QU lies on Forge Road in Wednesbury. WS10 8QU is located in the Darlaston South 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.

WS10 8QU maps

WS10 8QU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

WS10 8QU 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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WS10 8QU geodata

Easting	397031
Northing	296722
Latitude	52.568315
Longitude	-2.045236

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WS10 8QU?

Street	Forge Road
Town/City	Wednesbury
Country	England
Postcode District	WS10
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WS10 8QU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WS10 8QU as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	130m	427ft

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	Darlaston South
Constituency	Walsall South

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WS10 8QU

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Parking Area	357m
January 2024	Public order	On or near Parking Area	357m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Parking Area	357m
➜ Forge Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WS10 8QU

Forge Rd (Wolverhampton Street)	Herberts Park	77m
Herberts Park (Park Rd)	Herberts Park	84m
Forge Rd (Wolverhampton Street)	Herberts Park	85m
Herberts Park (Park Rd)	Herberts Park	88m
Heathfield Lane (Wolverhampton Street)	Darlaston	191m

Nearest underground/metro/tram to WS10 8QU

Bradley Lane (Midland Metro Stop) (Bradley Lane)	Lower Bradley	1,628m
Loxdale (Midland Metro Stop) (Loxdale St)	Bradley	1,668m

Nearest railway stations to WS10 8QU

Bescot Stadium Station	3.7km
Coseley Station	3.8km
Tipton Station	4.4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WS10 8QU

Broadband access in WS10 8QU (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	42.9%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WS10 8QU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	30.0Mbps
Average download speed	36.6Mbps
Maximum download speed	100.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	4.2Mbps
Average upload speed	4.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	8.96Mbps

Broadband limitations in WS10 8QU (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%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WS10 8QU

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Source: Ofcom
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WS10 8QU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WS10 8QU by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	166,849
Meter count	9
Mean (kWh/meter)	18,539
Median (kWh/meter)	18,230

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	34,130
Meter count	11
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,103
Median (kWh/meter)	2,336

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WS10 8QU, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WS10 8QU.
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

86% of English postcodes are less deprived than WS10 8QU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WS10 8QU (meters)

Herberts Tavern Bar & Grill

King George V

King George V

Forge Road

The New Junction

Forge Road

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WS10 8QU

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Wednesbury Post Office	17:30	12:00	789m
Lichfield Street Post Office	19:30	12:30	1,764m
Dangerfield Lane	15:30	12:00	1,779m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WS10 8QU

Facility	Distance
Grace Academy Darlaston (Closed) Herberts Park Road, Wednesbury Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Grass Pitches, Squash Courts	206m
George Rose Park (Closed) Herberts Park Road, Wednesbury Grass Pitches	306m
Darlaston Community Association Hall Street, Wednesbury Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	359m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WS10 8QU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Grace Academy Darlaston Herberts Park Road, Darlaston, Wednesbury, WS10 8QJ	Secondary	206m
Old Church Church of England C Primary School School Street, Off Alma Street, Darlaston, Wednesbury, WS10 8DL	Primary	351m
Pinfold Street Primary School Pinfold Street Extension, Darlaston, Wednesbury, WS10 8PU	Primary	436m

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WS10 8QU ITL and WS10 8QU 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 WS10 8QU:

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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WS10 8QU 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 WS10 8QU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00052125
LSOA	E01010312	Walsall 038B
MSOA	E02002147	Walsall 038

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WS10 8QU

WS10 8RB	George Rose Gardens	53m
WS10 8RA	Allen Drive	66m
WS10 8QS	Park Road	72m
WS10 8UE	Wolverhampton Street	97m
WS10 8QT	Partridge Avenue	122m
WS10 8UF	Wolverhampton Street	122m
WS10 8TX	Wolverhampton Street	141m
WS10 8QY	Heathfield Lane	143m
WS10 8TG	Park View	168m
WS10 8TS	Charles Foster Street	174m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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