WS2 8BG maps, stats, and open data

WS2 8BG lies on Ashdown Grove in Walsall. WS2 8BG 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 April 2007.

WS2 8BG geodata

Easting	400786
Northing	299710
Latitude	52.595185
Longitude	-1.989830

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WS2 8BG?

Street	Ashdown Grove
Town/City	Walsall
Country	England
Postcode District	WS2
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WS2 8BG Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WS2 8BG 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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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WS2 8BG

6, ASHDOWN GROVE, WALSALL, WS2 8BG 2014 29 SEP £243,500
8, ASHDOWN GROVE, WALSALL, WS2 8BG 2008 5 DEC £199,950
6, ASHDOWN GROVE, WALSALL, WS2 8BG 2007 14 DEC £289,950
4, ASHDOWN GROVE, WALSALL, WS2 8BG 2007 7 DEC £249,950

➜ Walsall house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WS2 8BG

June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Southmead Way	90m
June 2022	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Hospital Street	160m
June 2022	Vehicle crime	On or near Stockton Close	199m
➜ Ashdown Grove crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to WS2 8BG

Northcote St (Bloxwich Road)	Birchills	212m
Northcote St (Bloxwich Road)	Birchills	216m
Hospital St (Bloxwich Road)	Birchills	225m
Hospital St (Bloxwich Road)	Birchills	245m
Derby St (Bloxwich Road)	Birchills	284m

Nearest railway stations to WS2 8BG

Walsall Station	1.2km
Bloxwich Station	3km
Bescot Stadium Station	3.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WS2 8BG

Broadband access in WS2 8BG (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	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WS2 8BG (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	35.0Mbps
Average download speed	31.0Mbps
Maximum download speed	69.87Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	9.6Mbps
Average upload speed	7.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	16.22Mbps

Broadband limitations in WS2 8BG (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 8BG

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Source: Ofcom
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WS2 8BG gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	198,139
Meter count	31
Mean (kWh/meter)	6,392
Median (kWh/meter)	5,809

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	47,463
Meter count	22
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,157
Median (kWh/meter)	1,351

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Babcock Vehicle Engineering

Babcock International Group

183m

Premier

133-135 Bloxwich Road

213m

North Walsall Post Office

91-93 Bloxwich Road

213m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
North Walsall	17:15	12:00	211m
Stafford Street	17:15	12:00	617m
Coalpool Lane	16:00	11:30	822m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WS2 8BG

Facility	Distance
Fitbods Fitness (Closed) Stafford Street, Walsall Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	649m
Reedswood Park (Closed) Bentley Lane, Walsall Grass Pitches	755m
Birchills Community Centre (Closed) Birchills Street, Walsall Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Squash Courts	770m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WS2 8BG

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Croft Academy Croft Street, Walsall, WS2 8JE	Primary	243m
North Walsall Primary Academy Derby Street, Walsall, WS2 7BH	Primary	354m
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall Blue Lane East, Walsall, WS2 8HN	Primary	651m

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WS2 8BG ITL and WS2 8BG 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 8BG:

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 8BG 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 8BG:

	Code	Name
OA	E00168246
LSOA	E01010375	Walsall 018E
MSOA	E02002127	Walsall 018

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WS2 8BG

WS2 8AE	Thornbury Road	74m
WS2 8JL	Thornbury Road	74m
WS2 8JD	Southmead Way	86m
WS2 8JJ	Thornbury Road	87m
WS2 8BL	Gladstone Street	116m
WS2 8BQ	Northcote Street	145m
WS2 8JW	Hospital Street	159m
WS2 8JP	Hospital Street	183m
WS2 8JH	Green Lane	191m
WS2 8BP	Bloxwich Road	199m

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