WS2 8QL maps, stats, and open data

WS2 8QL lies on Miner Street in Walsall. WS2 8QL 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 8QL geodata

Easting	400318
Northing	299432
Latitude	52.592702
Longitude	-1.996733

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WS2 8QL?

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

Elevation or altitude of WS2 8QL as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	150m	492ft

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 8QL

January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Reedswood Gardens	199m
December 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Reedswood Gardens	199m
November 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Reedswood Gardens	199m
➜ Miner Street crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WS2 8QL

Bentley Lane (Hollyhedge Lane)	Birchills	251m
Bentley Lane (Hollyhedge Lane)	Birchills	267m
Bentley Drive (Bentley Lane)	Reedswood	301m
Bentley Drive (Bentley Lane)	Reedswood	323m
Rayboulds Bridge Rd (Green Lane)	Birchills	356m

Nearest railway stations to WS2 8QL

Walsall Station	1.2km
Bloxwich Station	3km
Bescot Stadium Station	3.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WS2 8QL

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

Download

Median download speed	40.0Mbps
Average download speed	62.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	9.8Mbps
Average upload speed	7.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WS2 8QL (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 8QL

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Source: Ofcom
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WS2 8QL gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	673,497
Meter count	62
Mean (kWh/meter)	10,863
Median (kWh/meter)	9,749

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	175,828
Meter count	59
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,980
Median (kWh/meter)	2,560

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Moon Palace

19 Old Birchills

193m

Four Ways Stores Premier

15 Old Birchills

193m

New Navigation Inn

109 Old Birchills

193m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
North Walsall	17:15	12:00	754m
Stafford Street	17:15	12:00	810m
Southbourne Avenue	16:00	11:30	1,249m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WS2 8QL

Facility	Distance
Reedswood Park (Closed) Bentley Lane, Walsall Grass Pitches	277m
Reedswood E-act Primary Academy Bentley Drive, Walsall Swimming Pool, Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	583m
Birchills Community Centre (Closed) Birchills Street, Walsall Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Squash Courts	587m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WS2 8QL

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Croft Academy Croft Street, Walsall, WS2 8JE	Primary	473m
Reedswood E-ACT Academy Bentley Drive, Walsall, WS2 8RX	Primary	571m
Birchills Church of England Community Academy Farringdon Street, Walsall, WS2 8NF	Primary	587m

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Source: Edubase
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WS2 8QL ITL and WS2 8QL 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 8QL:

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 8QL 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 8QL:

	Code	Name
OA	E00051917
LSOA	E01010268	Walsall 021B
MSOA	E02002130	Walsall 021

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WS2 8QL

WS2 8QN	Miner Street	28m
WS2 8QJ	Reedswood Close	73m
WS2 8EN	Littleton Street West	96m
WS2 8QP	Reedswood Lane	126m
WS2 8QW	Reedswood Lane	162m
WS2 8QH	Old Birchills	196m
WS2 8RD	Reedswood Gardens	203m
WS2 8ST	Bentley Lane	227m
WS2 8QD	Old Birchills	235m
WS2 8QB	Dalkeith Street	253m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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