WS2 7BG maps, stats, and open data

WS2 7BG lies on Bloxwich Road in Walsall. WS2 7BG is located in the Blakenall 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 7BG geodata

Easting	400806
Northing	300460
Latitude	52.601927
Longitude	-1.989533

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WS2 7BG?

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 7BG Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WS2 7BG 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	Blakenall
Constituency	Walsall North

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WS2 7BG

January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Eagleworks Drive	209m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Eagleworks Drive	209m
December 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Eagleworks Drive	209m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WS2 7BG

Carl St (Bloxwich Road)	Ryecroft	61m
Carl St (Bloxwich Road)	Ryecroft	103m
Twm Walsall Garage (Bloxwich Road)	Harden	143m
Twm Walsall Garage (Bloxwich Road)	Harden	182m
Forest Lane (Dartmouth Ave)	Ryecroft	211m

Nearest railway stations to WS2 7BG

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 7BG

Broadband access in WS2 7BG (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	84.6%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WS2 7BG (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	71.0Mbps
Average download speed	65.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	9.9Mbps
Average upload speed	10.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WS2 7BG (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 7BG

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Source: Ofcom
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WS2 7BG gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	363,625
Meter count	26
Mean (kWh/meter)	13,986
Median (kWh/meter)	15,707

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	97,130
Meter count	25
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,885
Median (kWh/meter)	3,352

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

90.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than WS2 7BG:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Buzterz Snacks

National Express Walsall Depot

148m

Arboretum Nursing Home & Day Centre

Forest Lane

180m

Walsall Community College

College Of Continuous Education

256m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Dartmouth Avenue	16:30	11:30	409m
Chestnut Road	16:00	11:30	467m
North Walsall	17:15	12:00	683m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WS2 7BG

Facility	Distance
Forest Community Arts Centre (Closed) Hawbush Road, Walsall Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Squash Courts	300m
Mlss Community And Wellbeing Hub Bloxwich Road, Bloxwich Road, Walsall Health and Fitness Gym	422m
Christ Church Ce Primary School (Bloxwich) Harden Road, Walsall Grass Pitches	630m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WS2 7BG

School	Phase of Education	Distance
North Walsall Primary Academy Derby Street, Walsall, WS2 7BH	Primary	556m
Christ Church CofE Primary School Harden Road, Leamore, WALSALL, WS3 1EN	Primary	694m
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Dartmouth Avenue, Coalpool, Walsall, WS3 1SP	Primary	843m

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WS2 7BG ITL and WS2 7BG 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 7BG:

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 7BG 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 7BG:

	Code	Name
OA	E00051961
LSOA	E01010277	Walsall 013B
MSOA	E02002122	Walsall 013

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WS2 7BG

WS2 7BD	Bloxwich Road	40m
WS2 7BE	Carl Street	105m
WS2 7AG	Raymond Close	131m
WS3 1BF	Eagleworks Drive	179m
WS2 7AF	Forest Lane	180m
WS2 7AA	Forest Lane	228m
WS3 1AG	Hawbush Road	257m
WS2 7BW	Northumberland Way	276m
WS2 7BB	Bloxwich Road	293m
WS3 2UY	Bloxwich Road	296m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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