WS2 8BU maps, stats, and open data

WS2 8BU lies on Bloxwich Road in Walsall. WS2 8BU 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 8BU maps

WS2 8BU map - large scale - OS Open Zoomstack (Ordnance Survey)
WS2 8BU map - small scale - OS Open Zoomstack (Ordnance Survey)

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WS2 8BU geodata

Easting400984
Northing299849
Latitude52.596434
Longitude-1.986906

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Where is WS2 8BU?

StreetBloxwich Road
Town/CityWalsall
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWS2
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WS2 8BU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WS2 8BU 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.

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Politics

WardBlakenall
ConstituencyWalsall North

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WS2 8BU

June 2022BurglaryOn or near Derby Street97m
June 2022BurglaryOn or near Derby Street97m
June 2022DrugsOn or near Derby Street97m
➜ Get more crime data in our Crime section

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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WS2 8BU

Northcote St (Bloxwich Road)Birchills37m
Northcote St (Bloxwich Road)Birchills80m
Derby St (Bloxwich Road)Birchills94m
Derby St (Bloxwich Road)Birchills163m
Hospital St (Bloxwich Road)Birchills181m

Nearest railway stations to WS2 8BU

Walsall Station1.3km
Bloxwich Station2.9km
Bescot Stadium Station3.7km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WS2 8BU

Broadband access in WS2 8BU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband83.3%

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

Broadband speed in WS2 8BU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed54.0Mbps
Average download speed111.7Mbps
Maximum download speed350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed1.0Mbps
Average upload speed0.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed1.01Mbps

Broadband limitations in WS2 8BU (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 8BU

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WS2 8BU gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)156,974
Meter count6
Mean (kWh/meter)26,162
Median (kWh/meter)20,202
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WS2 8BU, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WS2 8BU.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

92.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than WS2 8BU:

Food Standards Agency

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

Premier
Food Hygiene Rating: Awaiting Inspection
133-135 Bloxwich Road
33m
North Walsall Post Office
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
91-93 Bloxwich Road
33m
Yummy
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
129 Bloxwich Road
33m

➜ Get more ratings from the Food Standards Agency

Nearest post box to WS2 8BU

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
North Walsall17:1512:0050m
Coalpool Lane16:0011:30593m
Dartmouth Avenue16:3011:30674m

Nearest sports facilities to WS2 8BU

FacilityDistance
Fitbods Fitness (Closed)
Stafford Street, Walsall
Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
730m
Academy Health Club (Closed)
Littleton Street West, Walsall
Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
786m
Walsall College
Littleton Street West, Walsall
Sports Hall, Studio, Health and Fitness Gym
831m

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Nearest schools to WS2 8BU

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
North Walsall Primary Academy
Derby Street, Walsall, WS2 7BH
Primary121m
Croft Academy
Croft Street, Walsall, WS2 8JE
Primary428m
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall
Blue Lane East, Walsall, WS2 8HN
Primary746m

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WS2 8BU ITL and WS2 8BU 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 8BU:

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

WS2 8BU 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 8BU:

CodeName
OAE00052385
LSOAE01010374Walsall 018D
MSOAE02002127Walsall 018

Nearest postcodes to WS2 8BU

WS2 8BSBloxwich Road32m
WS2 8BQNorthcote Street97m
WS2 8BXLeckie Road121m
WS2 7BHDerby Street127m
WS2 8BPBloxwich Road130m
WS2 8DBBloxwich Road134m
WS2 7ATKent Street150m
WS2 8BLGladstone Street177m
WS2 7BJHereford Street183m
WS2 8BFBloxwich Road195m