WS2 8HZ maps, stats, and open data

WS2 8HZ 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 8HZ geodata

Easting400674
Northing299234
Latitude52.590906
Longitude-1.991484

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WS2 8HZ?

CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWS2
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WS2 8HZ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WS2 8HZ 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 8HZ

June 2022Anti-social behaviourOn or near Burrowes Street159m
June 2022Vehicle crimeOn or near Mary Street205m
June 2022Vehicle crimeOn or near Mary Street205m
➜ Get more crime data in our Crime section

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

Transport

Nearest bus stops to WS2 8HZ

Hospital St (Green Lane)Birchills145m
Long Acre St (Green Lane)Birchills172m
Hospital St (Green Lane)Birchills182m
Long Acre St (Green Lane)Birchills205m
Bentley Lane (Hollyhedge Lane)Birchills326m

Nearest railway stations to WS2 8HZ

Walsall Station0.9km
Bescot Stadium Station3.1km
Bloxwich Station3.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
Licence: Open Government Licence

Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WS2 8HZ

Broadband access in WS2 8HZ (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 Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WS2 8HZ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed36.5Mbps
Average download speed54.5Mbps
Maximum download speed100.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed1.2Mbps
Average upload speed3.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed7.77Mbps

Broadband limitations in WS2 8HZ (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 8HZ

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Source: Ofcom
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WS2 8HZ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)142,430
Meter count14
Mean (kWh/meter)10,174
Median (kWh/meter)9,153

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)41,075
Meter count13
Mean (kWh/meter)3,160
Median (kWh/meter)3,165
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WS2 8HZ, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WS2 8HZ.
  • 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 8HZ:

Food Standards Agency

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

Management & Resource Centre
Food Hygiene Rating: 3 (Generally Satisfactory)
Richards House
88m
J & S General Store
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
110 Green Lane
104m
Ramsey Fish Bar
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
115 Green Lane
104m

➜ Get more ratings from the Food Standards Agency

Nearest post box to WS2 8HZ

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Stafford Street17:1512:00415m
North Walsall17:1512:00641m
Lime Lane18:0011:15912m

Nearest sports facilities to WS2 8HZ

FacilityDistance
Birchills Community Centre (Closed)
Birchills Street, Walsall
Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Squash Courts
284m
Fitbods Fitness (Closed)
Stafford Street, Walsall
Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
404m
Puregym (Walsall Crown Wharf)
Crown Wharf Shopping Park, Wolverhampton Street, Walsall
Health and Fitness Gym
447m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WS2 8HZ

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Croft Academy
Croft Street, Walsall, WS2 8JE
Primary260m
Birchills Church of England Community Academy
Farringdon Street, Walsall, WS2 8NF
Primary284m
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall
Blue Lane East, Walsall, WS2 8HN
Primary373m

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Source: Edubase
Licence: Open Government Licence

WS2 8HZ ITL and WS2 8HZ 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 8HZ:

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

WS2 8HZ 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 8HZ:

CodeName
OAE00168245
LSOAE01010368Walsall 030A
MSOAE02002139Walsall 030

Nearest postcodes to WS2 8HZ

WS2 8HXGreen Lane78m
WS2 8HYGreen Lane156m
WS2 8JFGreen Lane193m
WS2 8QBDalkeith Street200m
WS2 8LAMary Street200m
WS2 8NHFarringdon Street209m
WS2 8QDOld Birchills218m
WS2 8JECroft Street221m
WS2 8JZLewis Street237m
WS2 8NRGreen Lane244m