WS2 8HR maps, stats, and open data

WS2 8HR lies on Whitehouse Street in Walsall. WS2 8HR 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 8HR maps

WS2 8HR map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

WS2 8HR map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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WS2 8HR geodata

Easting	400981
Northing	299306
Latitude	52.591569
Longitude	-1.986946

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WS2 8HR?

Street	Whitehouse Street
Town/City	Walsall
Country	England
Postcode District	WS2
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WS2 8HR Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WS2 8HR 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 8HR

January 2024	Vehicle crime	On or near Parking Area	361m
December 2023	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Parking Area	361m
December 2023	Drugs	On or near Parking Area	361m
➜ Whitehouse Street crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WS2 8HR

Long Acre St (Stafford St)	Birchills	78m
Long Acre St (Stafford St)	Birchills	82m
Long Acre St (Stafford St)	Birchills	107m
Long Acre St (Green Lane)	Birchills	183m
Long Acre St (Green Lane)	Birchills	211m

Nearest railway stations to WS2 8HR

Walsall Station	0.8km
Bescot Stadium Station	3.2km
Bloxwich Station	3.4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WS2 8HR

Broadband access in WS2 8HR (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	71.4%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WS2 8HR (2019 data)

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Median download speed	40.0Mbps
Average download speed	49.2Mbps
Maximum download speed	100.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	9.1Mbps
Average upload speed	7.8Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WS2 8HR (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 8HR

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Source: Ofcom
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WS2 8HR gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	207,637
Meter count	14
Mean (kWh/meter)	14,831
Median (kWh/meter)	10,893

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	110,067
Meter count	14
Mean (kWh/meter)	7,862
Median (kWh/meter)	3,528

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

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Stafford Convenience Store Ltd

82 Stafford Street

67m

Vani Food & Wine

80 Stafford Street

67m

Lee Garden

107 Stafford Street

67m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Stafford Street	17:15	12:00	171m
North Walsall	17:15	12:00	493m
Lime Lane	18:00	11:15	766m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WS2 8HR

Facility	Distance
Fitbods Fitness (Closed) Stafford Street, Walsall Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	200m
Academy Health Club (Closed) Littleton Street West, Walsall Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	360m
Walsall College Littleton Street West, Walsall Sports Hall, Studio, Health and Fitness Gym	379m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WS2 8HR

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall Blue Lane East, Walsall, WS2 8HN	Primary	207m
West Midlands Education and Skills Blue Lane East, Walsall, WS2 8HN	Not applicable	246m
Croft Academy Croft Street, Walsall, WS2 8JE	Primary	250m

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Source: Edubase
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WS2 8HR ITL and WS2 8HR 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 8HR:

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 8HR 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 8HR:

	Code	Name
OA	E00168245
LSOA	E01010368	Walsall 030A
MSOA	E02002139	Walsall 030

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WS2 8HR

WS2 8JU	Hall Street	32m
WS2 8DU	Stafford Street	71m
WS2 8JS	Penkridge Street	106m
WS2 8EA	Stafford Street	129m
WS2 8JZ	Lewis Street	141m
WS2 8LA	Mary Street	146m
WS2 8JR	Croft Street	159m
WS2 8HY	Green Lane	165m
WS2 8DR	Stafford Street	179m
WS2 8ED	Stafford Street	194m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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