WS2 8NW maps, stats, and open data

WS2 8NW 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 8NW maps

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

WS2 8NW 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 8NW geodata

Easting	400756
Northing	299094
Latitude	52.589647
Longitude	-1.990274

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WS2 8NW?

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

Elevation or altitude of WS2 8NW 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 8NW

January 2024	Vehicle crime	On or near Parking Area	392m
December 2023	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Parking Area	392m
December 2023	Drugs	On or near Parking Area	392m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WS2 8NW

Long Acre St (Green Lane)	Birchills	108m
Long Acre St (Green Lane)	Birchills	128m
Hospital St (Green Lane)	Birchills	264m
Hospital St (Green Lane)	Birchills	327m
Birchills St (Hollyhedge Lane)	Birchills	341m

Nearest railway stations to WS2 8NW

Walsall Station	0.7km
Bescot Stadium Station	3km
Bloxwich Station	3.5km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WS2 8NW

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

Download

Median download speed	50.0Mbps
Average download speed	69.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.2Mbps
Average upload speed	1.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed	5.93Mbps

Broadband limitations in WS2 8NW (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 8NW

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Source: Ofcom
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WS2 8NW gas and electricity consumption

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

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	248,856
Meter count	43
Mean (kWh/meter)	5,787
Median (kWh/meter)	5,591

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Management & Resource Centre

Richards House

78m

Food Cycle Walsall Green Lane

Baptist Church

107m

Green Lane Baptist Church

Baptist Church

107m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Stafford Street	17:15	12:00	337m
North Walsall	17:15	12:00	739m
Lime Lane	18:00	11:15	761m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WS2 8NW

Facility	Distance
Birchills Community Centre (Closed) Birchills Street, Walsall Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Squash Courts	176m
Puregym (Walsall Crown Wharf) Crown Wharf Shopping Park, Wolverhampton Street, Walsall Health and Fitness Gym	287m
Fitbods Fitness (Closed) Stafford Street, Walsall Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	307m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WS2 8NW

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Birchills Church of England Community Academy Farringdon Street, Walsall, WS2 8NF	Primary	176m
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall Blue Lane East, Walsall, WS2 8HN	Primary	268m
West Midlands Education and Skills Blue Lane East, Walsall, WS2 8HN	Not applicable	281m

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Source: Edubase
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WS2 8NW ITL and WS2 8NW 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 8NW:

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 8NW 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 8NW:

	Code	Name
OA	E00052391
LSOA	E01010368	Walsall 030A
MSOA	E02002139	Walsall 030

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WS2 8NW

WS2 8NR	Green Lane	100m
WS2 8NX	Burrowes Street	118m
WS2 8HX	Green Lane	123m
WS2 8NH	Farringdon Street	127m
WS2 8HY	Green Lane	214m
WS2 8NF	Birchills Street	225m
WS2 8LA	Mary Street	265m
WS2 8NG	Birchills Street	293m
WS2 8QA	Dalkeith Street	302m
WS2 8JZ	Lewis Street	305m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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