WS2 8BN maps, stats, and open data

WS2 8BN 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 July 1990.

WS2 8BN geodata

Easting	400971
Northing	299678
Latitude	52.594897
Longitude	-1.987099

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WS2 8BN?

Country	England
Postcode District	WS2
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WS2 8BN Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WS2 8BN 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	Birchills Leamore
Constituency	Walsall North

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WS2 8BN

June 2022	Robbery	On or near Wiltshire Close	23m
June 2022	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Theatre/Concert Hall	141m
June 2022	Other theft	On or near Theatre/Concert Hall	141m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WS2 8BN

Hospital St (Bloxwich Road)	Birchills	37m
Hospital St (Bloxwich Road)	Birchills	61m
Northcote St (Bloxwich Road)	Birchills	95m
Northcote St (Bloxwich Road)	Birchills	137m
Marlow St (Proffitt St)	Birchills	165m

Nearest railway stations to WS2 8BN

Walsall Station	1.2km
Bloxwich Station	3.1km
Bescot Stadium Station	3.5km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WS2 8BN

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

Download

Median download speed	40.0Mbps
Average download speed	45.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	100.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	9.9Mbps
Average upload speed	8.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WS2 8BN (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%

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Source: Ofcom
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WS2 8BN gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	108,855
Meter count	15
Mean (kWh/meter)	7,257
Median (kWh/meter)	7,353

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	53,122
Meter count	15
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,541
Median (kWh/meter)	2,994

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

5 Star Fish Bar

103 Stafford Street

163m

Premier

133-135 Bloxwich Road

168m

North Walsall Post Office

91-93 Bloxwich Road

168m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
North Walsall	17:15	12:00	121m
Stafford Street	17:15	12:00	520m
Coalpool Lane	16:00	11:30	663m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WS2 8BN

Facility	Distance
Fitbods Fitness (Closed) Stafford Street, Walsall Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	562m
Academy Health Club (Closed) Littleton Street West, Walsall Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	639m
Walsall College Littleton Street West, Walsall Sports Hall, Studio, Health and Fitness Gym	680m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WS2 8BN

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Croft Academy Croft Street, Walsall, WS2 8JE	Primary	278m
North Walsall Primary Academy Derby Street, Walsall, WS2 7BH	Primary	286m
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall Blue Lane East, Walsall, WS2 8HN	Primary	576m

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WS2 8BN ITL and WS2 8BN 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 8BN:

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 8BN 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 8BN:

	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 8BN

WS2 8BP	Bloxwich Road	43m
WS2 8DB	Bloxwich Road	65m
WS2 8BL	Gladstone Street	72m
WS2 8BF	Bloxwich Road	78m
WS2 8BX	Leckie Road	95m
WS2 8JD	Southmead Way	108m
WS2 8JP	Hospital Street	116m
WS2 8BQ	Northcote Street	124m
WS2 8JT	Penkridge Close	152m
WS2 8BS	Bloxwich Road	170m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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