WS2 7BD maps, stats, and open data

WS2 7BD lies on Bloxwich Road in Walsall. WS2 7BD is located in the Birchills Leamore electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Walsall and the English Parliamentary constituency of Walsall North. 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.

WS2 7BD geodata

Easting	400766
Northing	300455
Latitude	52.601898
Longitude	-1.990118

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WS2 7BD?

Street	Bloxwich Road
Town/City	Walsall
Country	England
Postcode District	WS2
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WS2 7BD Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WS2 7BD as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	140m	459ft

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	Birchills Leamore
Constituency	Walsall North

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WS2 7BD

January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Eagleworks Drive	231m
December 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Eagleworks Drive	231m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Eagleworks Drive	231m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WS2 7BD

Carl St (Bloxwich Road)	Ryecroft	63m
Carl St (Bloxwich Road)	Ryecroft	117m
Twm Walsall Garage (Bloxwich Road)	Harden	133m
Twm Walsall Garage (Bloxwich Road)	Harden	170m
Forest Lane (Dartmouth Ave)	Ryecroft	251m

Nearest railway stations to WS2 7BD

Walsall Station	2km
Bloxwich Station	2.3km
Bloxwich North Station	3.2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WS2 7BD

Broadband access in WS2 7BD (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	84.4%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WS2 7BD (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	50.0Mbps
Average download speed	69.0Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	9.8Mbps
Average upload speed	9.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WS2 7BD (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 WS2 7BD

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Source: Ofcom
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WS2 7BD gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WS2 7BD by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	535,481
Meter count	43
Mean (kWh/meter)	12,453
Median (kWh/meter)	11,095

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	191,659
Meter count	49
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,911
Median (kWh/meter)	3,626

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WS2 7BD, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WS2 7BD.
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

93.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than WS2 7BD:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WS2 7BD (meters)

Buzterz Snacks

National Express Walsall Depot

112m

Arboretum Nursing Home & Day Centre

Forest Lane

209m

Potters Pork Products Limited

Unit 3

244m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WS2 7BD

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Dartmouth Avenue	16:30	11:30	449m
Chestnut Road	16:00	11:30	492m
North Walsall	17:15	12:00	689m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WS2 7BD

Facility	Distance
Forest Community Arts Centre (Closed) Hawbush Road, Walsall Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Squash Courts	307m
Mlss Community And Wellbeing Hub Bloxwich Road, Bloxwich Road, Walsall Health and Fitness Gym	410m
Christ Church Ce Primary School (Bloxwich) Harden Road, Walsall Grass Pitches	625m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WS2 7BD

School	Phase of Education	Distance
North Walsall Primary Academy Derby Street, Walsall, WS2 7BH	Primary	569m
Christ Church CofE Primary School Harden Road, Leamore, WALSALL, WS3 1EN	Primary	689m
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Dartmouth Avenue, Coalpool, Walsall, WS3 1SP	Primary	883m

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WS2 7BD ITL and WS2 7BD 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 WS2 7BD:

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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WS2 7BD 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 WS2 7BD:

	Code	Name
OA	E00051898
LSOA	E01010271	Walsall 017A
MSOA	E02002126	Walsall 017

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WS2 7BD

WS2 7BG	Bloxwich Road	40m
WS2 7BE	Carl Street	71m
WS2 7AG	Raymond Close	163m
WS3 1BF	Eagleworks Drive	205m
WS2 7AF	Forest Lane	209m
WS2 7AA	Forest Lane	268m
WS2 7BW	Northumberland Way	270m
WS3 1AG	Hawbush Road	280m
WS3 2UY	Bloxwich Road	288m
WS2 7BT	Shropshire Close	288m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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