WS2 8BL maps, stats, and open data

WS2 8BL lies on Gladstone Street in Walsall. WS2 8BL 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 January 1980.

WS2 8BL geodata

Easting400901
Northing299693
Latitude52.595032
Longitude-1.988132

GetTheData
Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WS2 8BL?

StreetGladstone Street
Town/CityWalsall
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWS2
➜ WS2 open data dashboard
➜ See where WS2 is on a map
➜ Where is Walsall?

WS2 8BL Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WS2 8BL as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation130m427ft

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.

➜ How high above sea level am I? Find the elevation of your current position using your device's GPS.

Politics

WardBirchills Leamore
ConstituencyWalsall North

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WS2 8BL

June 2022RobberyOn or near Wiltshire Close92m
June 2022Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Southmead Way97m
June 2022Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Hospital Street150m
➜ Gladstone Street crime map and outcomes

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

Transport

Nearest bus stops to WS2 8BL

Hospital St (Bloxwich Road)Birchills109m
Northcote St (Bloxwich Road)Birchills120m
Hospital St (Bloxwich Road)Birchills131m
Northcote St (Bloxwich Road)Birchills140m
Marlow St (Proffitt St)Birchills227m

Nearest railway stations to WS2 8BL

Walsall Station1.2km
Bloxwich Station3km
Bescot Stadium Station3.6km

GetTheData
Source: NaPTAN
Licence: Open Government Licence

Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WS2 8BL

Broadband access in WS2 8BL (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband98.1%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WS2 8BL (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed40.0Mbps
Average download speed47.9Mbps
Maximum download speed200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed1.1Mbps
Average upload speed6.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WS2 8BL (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WS2 8BL

GetTheData
Source: Ofcom
Licence: Ofcom Terms of Use (requires attribution)

WS2 8BL gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)841,624
Meter count54
Mean (kWh/meter)15,586
Median (kWh/meter)16,259

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)139,413
Meter count49
Mean (kWh/meter)2,845
Median (kWh/meter)2,341
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WS2 8BL, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WS2 8BL.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

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

Premier
Food Hygiene Rating: Awaiting Inspection
133-135 Bloxwich Road
160m
North Walsall Post Office
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
91-93 Bloxwich Road
160m
Yummy
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
129 Bloxwich Road
160m

➜ Get more ratings from the Food Standards Agency

Nearest post box to WS2 8BL

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
North Walsall17:1512:00130m
Stafford Street17:1512:00554m
Coalpool Lane16:0011:30720m

Nearest sports facilities to WS2 8BL

FacilityDistance
Fitbods Fitness (Closed)
Stafford Street, Walsall
Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
592m
Academy Health Club (Closed)
Littleton Street West, Walsall
Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
689m
Walsall College
Littleton Street West, Walsall
Sports Hall, Studio, Health and Fitness Gym
727m

GetTheData
Source: Active Places
Licence: Open Government Licence

Nearest schools to WS2 8BL

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Croft Academy
Croft Street, Walsall, WS2 8JE
Primary252m
North Walsall Primary Academy
Derby Street, Walsall, WS2 7BH
Primary297m
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall
Blue Lane East, Walsall, WS2 8HN
Primary602m

GetTheData
Source: Edubase
Licence: Open Government Licence

WS2 8BL ITL and WS2 8BL 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 8BL:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLGWest Midlands (England)
ITL 2 CodeName
TLG3West Midlands
ITL 3 CodeName
TLG38Walsall
LAU 1 CodeName
E08000030Walsall

WS2 8BL 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 8BL:

CodeName
OAE00168244
LSOAE01010375Walsall 018E
MSOAE02002127Walsall 018

Nearest postcodes to WS2 8BL

WS2 8JDSouthmead Way44m
WS2 8BPBloxwich Road88m
WS2 8BQNorthcote Street93m
WS2 8BGAshdown Grove116m
WS2 8JPHospital Street116m
WS2 8DBBloxwich Road123m
WS2 8BXLeckie Road148m
WS2 8BFBloxwich Road150m
WS2 8JLThornbury Road157m
WS2 8BSBloxwich Road162m