WS2 8QD maps, stats, and open data

WS2 8QD lies on Old Birchills in Walsall. WS2 8QD 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 8QD geodata

Easting400552
Northing299415
Latitude52.592549
Longitude-1.993279

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WS2 8QD?

StreetOld Birchills
Town/CityWalsall
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWS2
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WS2 8QD Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WS2 8QD 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 8QD

January 2024Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Reedswood Gardens414m
December 2023Anti-social behaviourOn or near Reedswood Gardens414m
November 2023Anti-social behaviourOn or near Reedswood Gardens414m
➜ Old Birchills crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WS2 8QD

Hospital St (Green Lane)Birchills143m
Hospital St (Green Lane)Birchills206m
Bentley Lane (Hollyhedge Lane)Birchills315m
Bentley Lane (Hollyhedge Lane)Birchills316m
Rayboulds Bridge Rd (Green Lane)Birchills340m

Nearest railway stations to WS2 8QD

Walsall Station1.1km
Bloxwich Station3.1km
Bescot Stadium Station3.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WS2 8QD

Broadband access in WS2 8QD (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband75.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in WS2 8QD (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed24.7Mbps
Average download speed36.8Mbps
Maximum download speed80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed5.5Mbps
Average upload speed8.8Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WS2 8QD (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WS2 8QD

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WS2 8QD gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)134,088
Meter count7
Mean (kWh/meter)19,155
Median (kWh/meter)17,673
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WS2 8QD, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WS2 8QD.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

96.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than WS2 8QD:

Food Standards Agency

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

Birchills Liberal Club
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
Old Birchills
2m
Walsall Catering
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
181B Green Lane
143m
Moon Palace
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
19 Old Birchills
218m

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Nearest post box to WS2 8QD

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
North Walsall17:1512:00573m
Stafford Street17:1512:00586m
Lime Lane18:0011:151,123m

Nearest sports facilities to WS2 8QD

FacilityDistance
Birchills Community Centre (Closed)
Birchills Street, Walsall
Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Squash Courts
475m
Reedswood Park (Closed)
Bentley Lane, Walsall
Grass Pitches
508m
Fitbods Fitness (Closed)
Stafford Street, Walsall
Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
588m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WS2 8QD

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Croft Academy
Croft Street, Walsall, WS2 8JE
Primary244m
Birchills Church of England Community Academy
Farringdon Street, Walsall, WS2 8NF
Primary475m
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall
Blue Lane East, Walsall, WS2 8HN
Primary565m

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Source: Edubase
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WS2 8QD ITL and WS2 8QD 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 8QD:

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

WS2 8QD 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 8QD:

CodeName
OAE00168245
LSOAE01010368Walsall 030A
MSOAE02002139Walsall 030

Nearest postcodes to WS2 8QD

WS2 8JFGreen Lane174m
WS2 8JHGreen Lane195m
WS2 8QBDalkeith Street198m
WS2 8QHOld Birchills213m
WS2 8QLMiner Street235m
WS2 8QNMiner Street238m
WS2 8JECroft Street242m
WS2 8QJReedswood Close253m
WS2 8JWHospital Street255m
WS2 8ENLittleton Street West259m