WS2 8QH maps, stats, and open data

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

Easting	400408
Northing	299258
Latitude	52.591122
Longitude	-1.995410

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WS2 8QH?

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

Elevation or altitude of WS2 8QH 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 8QH

63, OLD BIRCHILLS, WALSALL, WS2 8QH 2010 17 JUN £125,000
34, OLD BIRCHILLS, WALSALL, WS2 8QH 2000 29 SEP £76,500

➜ Walsall house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WS2 8QH

January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Reedswood Gardens	271m
December 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Reedswood Gardens	271m
November 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Reedswood Gardens	271m
➜ Old Birchills crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WS2 8QH

Bentley Lane (Hollyhedge Lane)	Birchills	102m
Bentley Lane (Hollyhedge Lane)	Birchills	104m
Birchills St (Hollyhedge Lane)	Birchills	268m
Birchills St (Hollyhedge Lane)	Birchills	293m
Hospital St (Green Lane)	Birchills	327m

Nearest railway stations to WS2 8QH

Walsall Station	1km
Bescot Stadium Station	3.1km
Bloxwich Station	3.2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WS2 8QH

Broadband access in WS2 8QH (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	93.3%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WS2 8QH (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	50.0Mbps
Average download speed	64.5Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	9.8Mbps
Average upload speed	9.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WS2 8QH (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 8QH

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Source: Ofcom
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WS2 8QH gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	678,444
Meter count	50
Mean (kWh/meter)	13,569
Median (kWh/meter)	11,272

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	158,177
Meter count	44
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,595
Median (kWh/meter)	3,258

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

88.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than WS2 8QH:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Moon Palace

19 Old Birchills

Four Ways Stores Premier

15 Old Birchills

New Navigation Inn

109 Old Birchills

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Stafford Street	17:15	12:00	682m
North Walsall	17:15	12:00	785m
Lime Lane	18:00	11:15	1,141m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WS2 8QH

Facility	Distance
Birchills Community Centre (Closed) Birchills Street, Walsall Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Squash Courts	393m
Reedswood Park (Closed) Bentley Lane, Walsall Grass Pitches	440m
Emmanuel School Wolverhampton Road, Walsall Sports Hall	492m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WS2 8QH

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Birchills Church of England Community Academy Farringdon Street, Walsall, WS2 8NF	Primary	393m
Croft Academy Croft Street, Walsall, WS2 8JE	Primary	435m
Emmanuel School Afro Caribbean Community Association, 36 Wolverhampton Road, Walsall, WS2 8PR	Not applicable	474m

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WS2 8QH ITL and WS2 8QH 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 8QH:

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 8QH 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 8QH:

	Code	Name
OA	E00051914
LSOA	E01010268	Walsall 021B
MSOA	E02002130	Walsall 021

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WS2 8QH

WS2 8QB	Dalkeith Street	71m
WS2 8QJ	Reedswood Close	145m
WS2 8QA	Dalkeith Street	151m
WS2 8QW	Reedswood Lane	173m
WS2 8QN	Miner Street	174m
WS2 8PZ	Hollyhedge Lane	175m
WS2 8QP	Reedswood Lane	176m
WS2 8QL	Miner Street	196m
WS2 8QT	Cairns Street	200m
WS2 8QD	Old Birchills	213m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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