WS2 8JA maps, stats, and open data

WS2 8JA 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 June 1998.

WS2 8JA geodata

Easting	400674
Northing	299137
Latitude	52.590034
Longitude	-1.991484

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WS2 8JA?

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

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	140m	459ft

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 8JA

January 2024	Vehicle crime	On or near Parking Area	483m
December 2023	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Parking Area	483m
December 2023	Drugs	On or near Parking Area	483m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WS2 8JA

Long Acre St (Green Lane)	Birchills	174m
Long Acre St (Green Lane)	Birchills	181m
Hospital St (Green Lane)	Birchills	234m
Hospital St (Green Lane)	Birchills	279m
Birchills St (Hollyhedge Lane)	Birchills	283m

Nearest railway stations to WS2 8JA

Walsall Station	0.8km
Bescot Stadium Station	3km
Bloxwich Station	3.4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WS2 8JA

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

Download

Median download speed	58.2Mbps
Average download speed	82.2Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.0Mbps
Average upload speed	1.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed	2.59Mbps

Broadband limitations in WS2 8JA (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 8JA

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Source: Ofcom
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WS2 8JA gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	87,475
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	10,934
Median (kWh/meter)	10,333

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	38,965
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,871
Median (kWh/meter)	4,553

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Management & Resource Centre

Richards House

66m

J & S General Store

110 Green Lane

157m

Ramsey Fish Bar

115 Green Lane

157m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Stafford Street	17:15	12:00	411m
North Walsall	17:15	12:00	728m
Lime Lane	18:00	11:15	853m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WS2 8JA

Facility	Distance
Birchills Community Centre (Closed) Birchills Street, Walsall Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Squash Courts	187m
Puregym (Walsall Crown Wharf) Crown Wharf Shopping Park, Wolverhampton Street, Walsall Health and Fitness Gym	375m
Fitbods Fitness (Closed) Stafford Street, Walsall Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	388m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WS2 8JA

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Birchills Church of England Community Academy Farringdon Street, Walsall, WS2 8NF	Primary	187m
Croft Academy Croft Street, Walsall, WS2 8JE	Primary	350m
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall Blue Lane East, Walsall, WS2 8HN	Primary	352m

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Source: Edubase
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WS2 8JA ITL and WS2 8JA 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 8JA:

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 8JA 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 8JA:

	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 8JA

WS2 8HX	Green Lane	110m
WS2 8NH	Farringdon Street	113m
WS2 8NR	Green Lane	192m
WS2 8NX	Burrowes Street	207m
WS2 8HY	Green Lane	215m
WS2 8QA	Dalkeith Street	220m
WS2 8QB	Dalkeith Street	222m
WS2 8NG	Birchills Street	236m
WS2 8NF	Birchills Street	253m
WS2 8LA	Mary Street	266m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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