WS2 8NG maps, stats, and open data

WS2 8NG lies on Birchills Street in Walsall. WS2 8NG is located in the Pleck electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Walsall and the English Parliamentary constituency of Walsall South. 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 8NG geodata

Easting	400476
Northing	299009
Latitude	52.588899
Longitude	-1.994401

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WS2 8NG?

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

Elevation or altitude of WS2 8NG 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	Pleck
Constituency	Walsall South

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WS2 8NG

43 - 44, BIRCHILLS STREET, WALSALL, WS2 8NG 2006 25 AUG £248,500
42, BIRCHILLS STREET, WALSALL, WS2 8NG 2004 16 AUG £51,000
42, BIRCHILLS STREET, WALSALL, WS2 8NG 2004 26 APR £51,000
42, BIRCHILLS STREET, WALSALL, WS2 8NG 2004 13 FEB £29,995

➜ Walsall house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2024. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WS2 8NG

January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Reedswood Gardens	460m
December 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Reedswood Gardens	460m
November 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Reedswood Gardens	460m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WS2 8NG

Birchills St (Hollyhedge Lane)	Birchills	48m
Birchills St (Hollyhedge Lane)	Birchills	74m
Hollyhedge Close (Hollyhedge Lane)	Birchills	141m
Hollyhedge Close (Hollyhedge Lane)	Birchills	191m
Bentley Lane (Hollyhedge Lane)	Birchills	200m

Nearest railway stations to WS2 8NG

Walsall Station	0.8km
Bescot Stadium Station	2.9km
Bloxwich Station	3.5km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WS2 8NG

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

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Median download speed	33.8Mbps
Average download speed	34.1Mbps
Maximum download speed	80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	9.2Mbps
Average upload speed	7.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WS2 8NG (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%

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Source: Ofcom
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WS2 8NG gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	242,585
Meter count	15
Mean (kWh/meter)	16,172
Median (kWh/meter)	10,365

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	46,398
Meter count	9
Mean (kWh/meter)	5,155
Median (kWh/meter)	4,944

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

93.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than WS2 8NG:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Buraq Supermarket

46 Birchills Street

34m

Touchwood Pharmacy

47 Birchills Street

72m

Aven House Hostel

Aven House

72m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Stafford Street	17:15	12:00	629m
North Walsall	17:15	12:00	935m
Lime Lane	18:00	11:15	966m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WS2 8NG

Facility	Distance
Birchills Community Centre (Closed) Birchills Street, Walsall Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Squash Courts	187m
Emmanuel School Wolverhampton Road, Walsall Sports Hall	254m
Puregym (Walsall Crown Wharf) Crown Wharf Shopping Park, Wolverhampton Street, Walsall Health and Fitness Gym	489m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WS2 8NG

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Birchills Church of England Community Academy Farringdon Street, Walsall, WS2 8NF	Primary	187m
Emmanuel School Afro Caribbean Community Association, 36 Wolverhampton Road, Walsall, WS2 8PR	Not applicable	241m
Croft Academy Croft Street, Walsall, WS2 8JE	Primary	555m

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WS2 8NG ITL and WS2 8NG 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 8NG:

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 8NG 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 8NG:

	Code	Name
OA	E00051925
LSOA	E01010269	Walsall 026A
MSOA	E02002135	Walsall 026

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WS2 8NG

WS2 8PU	Hollyhedge Lane	83m
WS2 8PZ	Hollyhedge Lane	107m
WS2 8QA	Dalkeith Street	107m
WS2 8QU	Jessel Road	108m
WS2 8PX	Neale Street	135m
WS2 8PT	Hollyhedge Lane	169m
WS2 8NH	Farringdon Street	173m
WS2 8QT	Cairns Street	183m
WS2 8QX	Jessel Road	186m
WS2 8QB	Dalkeith Street	224m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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