WS2 7BJ maps, stats, and open data

WS2 7BJ lies on Hereford Street in Walsall. WS2 7BJ 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 7BJ maps

WS2 7BJ map - large scale - OS Open Zoomstack (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS Open Zoomstack (Ordnance Survey)
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Attribution: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2024
Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Attribution: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2024; Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2024; Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0

WS2 7BJ geodata

Easting	401147
Northing	299933
Latitude	52.597189
Longitude	-1.984500

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WS2 7BJ?

Street	Hereford Street
Town/City	Walsall
Country	England
Postcode District	WS2
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WS2 7BJ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WS2 7BJ 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	Blakenall
Constituency	Walsall North

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WS2 7BJ

June 2022	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Hereford Street	15m
June 2022	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Hereford Street	15m
June 2022	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Hereford Street	15m
➜ Hereford Street crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WS2 7BJ

Rutland St (Webster Rd)	Ryecroft	166m
Rutland St (Webster Rd)	Ryecroft	176m
Derby St (Bloxwich Road)	Birchills	192m
Northcote St (Bloxwich Road)	Birchills	213m
Northcote St (Bloxwich Road)	Birchills	224m

Nearest railway stations to WS2 7BJ

Walsall Station	1.4km
Bloxwich Station	3km
Bescot Stadium Station	3.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WS2 7BJ

Broadband access in WS2 7BJ (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	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WS2 7BJ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	42.0Mbps
Average download speed	82.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	6.8Mbps
Average upload speed	5.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed	12.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WS2 7BJ (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 7BJ

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Source: Ofcom
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WS2 7BJ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	332,475
Meter count	26
Mean (kWh/meter)	12,788
Median (kWh/meter)	11,033

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	60,069
Meter count	25
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,403
Median (kWh/meter)	2,365

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

92.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than WS2 7BJ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

North Walsall Junior And Infant School

Derby Street

90m

Booze Land

56 Bloxwich Road

190m

Premier

133-135 Bloxwich Road

214m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
North Walsall	17:15	12:00	216m
Coalpool Lane	16:00	11:30	418m
Dartmouth Avenue	16:30	11:30	554m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WS2 7BJ

Facility	Distance
Fitbods Fitness (Closed) Stafford Street, Walsall Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	814m
Academy Health Club (Closed) Littleton Street West, Walsall Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	820m
Walsall College Littleton Street West, Walsall Sports Hall, Studio, Health and Fitness Gym	871m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WS2 7BJ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
North Walsall Primary Academy Derby Street, Walsall, WS2 7BH	Primary	109m
Croft Academy Croft Street, Walsall, WS2 8JE	Primary	587m
Butts Primary School Butts Road, Walsall, WS4 2AH	Primary	816m

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Source: Edubase
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WS2 7BJ ITL and WS2 7BJ 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 7BJ:

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 7BJ 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 7BJ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00052385
LSOA	E01010374	Walsall 018D
MSOA	E02002127	Walsall 018

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WS2 7BJ

WS2 7AS	Essex Street	49m
WS2 7BH	Derby Street	62m
WS2 7AR	Essex Street	78m
WS2 7AP	Webster Road	124m
WS2 7AT	Kent Street	155m
WS2 8BU	Bloxwich Road	183m
WS2 8BD	Proffitt Close	191m
WS2 8BY	Cannon Street North	192m
WS3 1QD	Rutland Street	195m
WS2 7AU	Essex Street	196m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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