WS2 8AR maps, stats, and open data

WS2 8AR lies on Proffitt Street in Walsall. WS2 8AR 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 8AR geodata

Easting	401187
Northing	299648
Latitude	52.594627
Longitude	-1.983910

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WS2 8AR?

Street	Proffitt Street
Town/City	Walsall
Country	England
Postcode District	WS2
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WS2 8AR Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WS2 8AR 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 8AR

June 2022	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Proffitt Street	28m
June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Proffitt Street	28m
June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Proffitt Street	28m
➜ Proffitt Street crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WS2 8AR

Cannon St (Proffitt St)	Ryecroft	20m
Cannon St (Proffitt St)	Ryecroft	38m
Marlow St (Proffitt St)	Birchills	130m
Marlow St (Proffitt St)	Birchills	156m
Hospital St (Bloxwich Road)	Birchills	164m

Nearest railway stations to WS2 8AR

Walsall Station	1.1km
Bloxwich Station	3.2km
Bescot Stadium Station	3.5km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WS2 8AR

Broadband access in WS2 8AR (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 8AR (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	39.8Mbps
Average download speed	44.3Mbps
Maximum download speed	100.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	8.4Mbps
Average upload speed	8.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WS2 8AR (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 8AR

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Source: Ofcom
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WS2 8AR gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WS2 8AR by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	236,501
Meter count	21
Mean (kWh/meter)	11,262
Median (kWh/meter)	11,891

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	73,947
Meter count	19
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,892
Median (kWh/meter)	3,998

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WS2 8AR, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WS2 8AR.
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

91.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than WS2 8AR:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WS2 8AR (meters)

Booze Land

56 Bloxwich Road

142m

Walsall Sea Cadets

Marlow Street

175m

5 Star Fish Bar

103 Stafford Street

208m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WS2 8AR

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
North Walsall	17:15	12:00	259m
Stafford Street	17:15	12:00	489m
Coalpool Lane	16:00	11:30	500m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WS2 8AR

Facility	Distance
Academy Health Club (Closed) Littleton Street West, Walsall Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	533m
Fitbods Fitness (Closed) Stafford Street, Walsall Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	540m
Walsall College Littleton Street West, Walsall Sports Hall, Studio, Health and Fitness Gym	583m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WS2 8AR

School	Phase of Education	Distance
North Walsall Primary Academy Derby Street, Walsall, WS2 7BH	Primary	341m
Croft Academy Croft Street, Walsall, WS2 8JE	Primary	436m
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall Blue Lane East, Walsall, WS2 8HN	Primary	568m

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Source: Edubase
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WS2 8AR ITL and WS2 8AR 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 8AR:

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 8AR 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 8AR:

	Code	Name
OA	E00052388
LSOA	E01010375	Walsall 018E
MSOA	E02002127	Walsall 018

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WS2 8AR

WS2 8AS	St Peters Terrace	42m
WS2 8AZ	Proffitt Street	74m
WS2 8BY	Cannon Street North	96m
WS2 8AT	North Street	117m
WS2 8AY	Cannon Street	130m
WS2 8AW	Leckie Road	135m
WS2 8BF	Bloxwich Road	140m
WS2 8BD	Proffitt Close	142m
WS2 8BX	Leckie Road	174m
WS2 8DB	Bloxwich Road	181m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence