WS2 8LA maps, stats, and open data

WS2 8LA lies on Mary Street in Walsall. WS2 8LA 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 8LA maps

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

WS2 8LA 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 8LA geodata

Easting	400840
Northing	299345
Latitude	52.591904
Longitude	-1.989033

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WS2 8LA?

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

Elevation or altitude of WS2 8LA 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 8LA

January 2024	Vehicle crime	On or near Parking Area	469m
December 2023	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Parking Area	469m
December 2023	Drugs	On or near Parking Area	469m
➜ Mary Street crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WS2 8LA

Hospital St (Green Lane)	Birchills	91m
Long Acre St (Green Lane)	Birchills	155m
Hospital St (Green Lane)	Birchills	161m
Long Acre St (Green Lane)	Birchills	209m
Long Acre St (Stafford St)	Birchills	223m

Nearest railway stations to WS2 8LA

Walsall Station	0.9km
Bescot Stadium Station	3.2km
Bloxwich Station	3.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WS2 8LA

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

Download

Median download speed	55.0Mbps
Average download speed	54.0Mbps
Maximum download speed	100.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	9.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WS2 8LA (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 8LA

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Source: Ofcom
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WS2 8LA gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	296,558
Meter count	27
Mean (kWh/meter)	10,984
Median (kWh/meter)	10,064

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	75,222
Meter count	23
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,271
Median (kWh/meter)	2,806

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

British Car Auctions

Adt Auctions Limited

44m

Croft Academy

Croft Street Jmi School

79m

J & S General Store

110 Green Lane

110m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Stafford Street	17:15	12:00	300m
North Walsall	17:15	12:00	474m
Lime Lane	18:00	11:15	878m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WS2 8LA

Facility	Distance
Fitbods Fitness (Closed) Stafford Street, Walsall Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	314m
Birchills Community Centre (Closed) Birchills Street, Walsall Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Squash Courts	436m
Puregym (Walsall Crown Wharf) Crown Wharf Shopping Park, Wolverhampton Street, Walsall Health and Fitness Gym	476m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WS2 8LA

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Croft Academy Croft Street, Walsall, WS2 8JE	Primary	132m
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall Blue Lane East, Walsall, WS2 8HN	Primary	303m
West Midlands Education and Skills Blue Lane East, Walsall, WS2 8HN	Not applicable	341m

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Source: Edubase
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WS2 8LA ITL and WS2 8LA 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 8LA:

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 8LA 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 8LA:

	Code	Name
OA	E00052392
LSOA	E01010368	Walsall 030A
MSOA	E02002139	Walsall 030

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WS2 8LA

WS2 8JZ	Lewis Street	41m
WS2 8HY	Green Lane	52m
WS2 8JE	Croft Street	87m
WS2 8JS	Penkridge Street	106m
WS2 8JR	Croft Street	128m
WS2 8JF	Green Lane	136m
WS2 8JU	Hall Street	142m
WS2 8HR	Whitehouse Street	146m
WS2 8HX	Green Lane	156m
WS2 8JY	Lewis Street	164m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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