WS2 8HF maps, stats, and open data

WS2 8HF 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 May 1994.

WS2 8HF maps

WS2 8HF map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
WS2 8HF map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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WS2 8HF geodata

Easting400786
Northing299163
Latitude52.590268
Longitude-1.989831

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WS2 8HF?

CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWS2
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WS2 8HF Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation140m459ft

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

WardBirchills Leamore
ConstituencyWalsall North

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WS2 8HF

January 2024Vehicle crimeOn or near Parking Area391m
December 2023Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Parking Area391m
December 2023DrugsOn or near Parking Area391m
➜ Get more crime data in our Crime section

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WS2 8HF

Long Acre St (Green Lane)Birchills60m
Long Acre St (Green Lane)Birchills74m
Hospital St (Green Lane)Birchills198m
Hospital St (Green Lane)Birchills268m
Long Acre St (Stafford St)Birchills302m

Nearest railway stations to WS2 8HF

Walsall Station0.7km
Bescot Stadium Station3km
Bloxwich Station3.4km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WS2 8HF

Broadband access in WS2 8HF (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband9.1%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WS2 8HF (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed17.4Mbps
Average download speed24.3Mbps
Maximum download speed40.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed1.2Mbps
Average upload speed3.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed9.70Mbps

Broadband limitations in WS2 8HF (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 8HF

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WS2 8HF gas and electricity consumption

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

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)40,589
Meter count8
Mean (kWh/meter)5,074
Median (kWh/meter)5,627
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WS2 8HF, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WS2 8HF.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

96.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than WS2 8HF:

Food Standards Agency

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

Management & Resource Centre
Food Hygiene Rating: 3 (Generally Satisfactory)
Richards House
54m
J & S General Store
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
110 Green Lane
93m
Ramsey Fish Bar
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
115 Green Lane
93m

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Nearest post box to WS2 8HF

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Stafford Street17:1512:00298m
North Walsall17:1512:00664m
Lime Lane18:0011:15781m

Nearest sports facilities to WS2 8HF

FacilityDistance
Birchills Community Centre (Closed)
Birchills Street, Walsall
Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Squash Courts
250m
Fitbods Fitness (Closed)
Stafford Street, Walsall
Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
279m
Puregym (Walsall Crown Wharf)
Crown Wharf Shopping Park, Wolverhampton Street, Walsall
Health and Fitness Gym
325m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WS2 8HF

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall
Blue Lane East, Walsall, WS2 8HN
Primary245m
Birchills Church of England Community Academy
Farringdon Street, Walsall, WS2 8NF
Primary250m
West Midlands Education and Skills
Blue Lane East, Walsall, WS2 8HN
Not applicable268m

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WS2 8HF ITL and WS2 8HF 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 8HF:

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

WS2 8HF 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 8HF:

CodeName
OAE00052393
LSOAE01010368Walsall 030A
MSOAE02002139Walsall 030

Nearest postcodes to WS2 8HF

WS2 8HXGreen Lane65m
WS2 8NRGreen Lane116m
WS2 8HYGreen Lane139m
WS2 8NXBurrowes Street166m
WS2 8LAMary Street190m
WS2 8NHFarringdon Street194m
WS2 8JZLewis Street230m
WS2 8HRWhitehouse Street242m
WS2 8JECroft Street256m
WS2 8JUHall Street263m