WS2 7BQ maps, stats, and open data

WS2 7BQ lies on Bloxwich Road in Walsall. WS2 7BQ 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 7BQ maps

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

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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 7BQ geodata

Easting	400942
Northing	300071
Latitude	52.598430
Longitude	-1.987526

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WS2 7BQ?

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 7BQ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WS2 7BQ 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 7BQ

June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Norfolk Place	37m
June 2022	Public order	On or near Norfolk Place	37m
June 2022	Public order	On or near Norfolk Place	37m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WS2 7BQ

Forest La (Bloxwich Road)	Ryecroft	41m
Derby St (Bloxwich Road)	Birchills	68m
Derby St (Bloxwich Road)	Birchills	134m
Kent St (Webster Rd)	Ryecroft	135m
Kent St (Webster Rd)	Ryecroft	144m

Nearest railway stations to WS2 7BQ

Walsall Station	1.6km
Bloxwich Station	2.7km
Bloxwich North Station	3.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WS2 7BQ

Broadband access in WS2 7BQ (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	85.7%

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

Broadband speed in WS2 7BQ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	40.0Mbps
Average download speed	60.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	8.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WS2 7BQ (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 7BQ

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Source: Ofcom
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WS2 7BQ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	592,018
Meter count	41
Mean (kWh/meter)	14,439
Median (kWh/meter)	12,133

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	108,964
Meter count	32
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,405
Median (kWh/meter)	2,808

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

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Mr Chipps

176 Bloxwich Road

Premier

133-135 Bloxwich Road

226m

North Walsall Post Office

91-93 Bloxwich Road

226m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
North Walsall	17:15	12:00	274m
Dartmouth Avenue	16:30	11:30	494m
Coalpool Lane	16:00	11:30	628m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WS2 7BQ

Facility	Distance
Forest Community Arts Centre (Closed) Hawbush Road, Walsall Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Squash Courts	703m
Mlss Community And Wellbeing Hub Bloxwich Road, Bloxwich Road, Walsall Health and Fitness Gym	832m
Fitbods Fitness (Closed) Stafford Street, Walsall Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	956m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WS2 7BQ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
North Walsall Primary Academy Derby Street, Walsall, WS2 7BH	Primary	151m
Croft Academy Croft Street, Walsall, WS2 8JE	Primary	623m
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Dartmouth Avenue, Coalpool, Walsall, WS3 1SP	Primary	922m

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WS2 7BQ ITL and WS2 7BQ 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 7BQ:

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 7BQ 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 7BQ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00052382
LSOA	E01010374	Walsall 018D
MSOA	E02002127	Walsall 018

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WS2 7BQ

WS2 7BA	Norfolk Place	63m
WS2 7AU	Essex Street	63m
WS2 7AT	Kent Street	98m
WS2 7AN	Kent Street	101m
WS2 7BF	Northumberland Way	122m
WS2 7BB	Bloxwich Road	122m
WS2 7AL	Webster Road	139m
WS2 7BW	Northumberland Way	196m
WS2 7AH	Kent Street	199m
WS2 7BH	Derby Street	206m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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