WS2 8LJ maps, stats, and open data

WS2 8LJ 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 October 1985.

WS2 8LJ maps

WS2 8LJ map - large scale - OS Open Zoomstack (Ordnance Survey)
WS2 8LJ map - small scale - OS Open Zoomstack (Ordnance Survey)

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WS2 8LJ geodata

Easting400506
Northing299933
Latitude52.597190
Longitude-1.993963

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Where is WS2 8LJ?

CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWS2
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WS2 8LJ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WS2 8LJ 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 8LJ

June 2022Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Upper Green Lane120m
June 2022Vehicle crimeOn or near Stockton Close174m
June 2022ShopliftingOn or near Petrol Station280m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WS2 8LJ

Rayboulds Bridge Rd (Green Lane)Birchills165m
Rayboulds Bridge Rd (Green Lane)Birchills187m
Stephenson Avenue (Green Lane)Birchills283m
Birchills Junction (Stephenson Ave)Birchills289m
Stirling Tubes (Green Lane)Leamore314m

Nearest railway stations to WS2 8LJ

Walsall Station1.6km
Bloxwich Station2.6km
Bloxwich North Station3.5km

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Deprivation

91.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than WS2 8LJ:

Food Standards Agency

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

The New Tea Pot Café
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Unit 30
54m
Toni-Marie's
Food Hygiene Rating: Awaiting Inspection
152 Green Lane
89m
Babcock Vehicle Engineering
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Babcock International Group
201m

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Nearest post box to WS2 8LJ

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
North Walsall17:1512:00490m
Dartmouth Avenue16:3011:30897m
Stafford Street17:1512:00957m

Nearest sports facilities to WS2 8LJ

FacilityDistance
Reedswood Park (Closed)
Bentley Lane, Walsall
Grass Pitches
612m
Forest Community Arts Centre (Closed)
Hawbush Road, Walsall
Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Squash Courts
879m
Mlss Community And Wellbeing Hub
Bloxwich Road, Bloxwich Road, Walsall
Health and Fitness Gym
908m

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Nearest schools to WS2 8LJ

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
North Walsall Primary Academy
Derby Street, Walsall, WS2 7BH
Primary534m
Croft Academy
Croft Street, Walsall, WS2 8JE
Primary546m
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall
Blue Lane East, Walsall, WS2 8HN
Primary978m

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WS2 8LJ ITL and WS2 8LJ 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 8LJ:

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

WS2 8LJ 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 8LJ:

CodeName
OAE00168247
LSOAE01010375Walsall 018E
MSOAE02002127Walsall 018

Nearest postcodes to WS2 8LJ

WS2 8LEGreen Lane92m
WS2 7BSYorkshire Grove254m
WS2 8AEThornbury Road285m
WS2 8JJThornbury Road310m
WS2 7BTShropshire Close310m
WS2 7BFNorthumberland Way346m
WS2 8BGAshdown Grove358m
WS2 8JHGreen Lane366m
WS2 7BWNorthumberland Way374m
WS2 8JLThornbury Road378m