WS2 8RL maps, stats, and open data

WS2 8RL lies on Wolverhampton Road in Walsall. WS2 8RL 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 8RL geodata

Easting	399631
Northing	298802
Latitude	52.587038
Longitude	-2.006874

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WS2 8RL?

Street	Wolverhampton Road
Town/City	Walsall
Country	England
Postcode District	WS2
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WS2 8RL Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	120m	394ft

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 8RL

305, WOLVERHAMPTON ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 8RL 2018 24 AUG £225,000
305, WOLVERHAMPTON ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 8RL 2009 19 AUG £115,000
317, WOLVERHAMPTON ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 8RL 2001 10 SEP £59,000

➜ 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 8RL

December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Parking Area	483m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Parking Area	483m
November 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Moorside Gardens	357m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WS2 8RL

Primley Avenue (Wolverhampton Road)	Reedswood	47m
Primley Close (Primley Ave)	Reedswood	63m
Primley Avenue (Wolverhampton Road)	Reedswood	70m
Bloxwich Lane (Wolverhampton Road)	Reedswood	215m
Maddison Avenue (Blay Ave)	Pleck	232m

Nearest railway stations to WS2 8RL

Walsall Station	1.5km
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 8RL

Broadband access in WS2 8RL (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	75.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WS2 8RL (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	88.5Mbps
Average download speed	70.0Mbps
Maximum download speed	100.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	9.8Mbps
Average upload speed	10.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	19.48Mbps

Broadband limitations in WS2 8RL (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 8RL

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Source: Ofcom
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WS2 8RL gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	112,139
Meter count	7
Mean (kWh/meter)	16,020
Median (kWh/meter)	18,780

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	26,511
Meter count	7
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,787
Median (kWh/meter)	3,850

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

88.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than WS2 8RL:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Pizza Fried Chicken Hot For You

307 Wolverhampton Road

Wing Wah

305A Wolverhampton Road

Pisces Fish Bar

305 Wolverhampton Road

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Source: Food Standards Agency
Licence: FSA terms & conditions

Nearest post box to WS2 8RL

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Southbourne Avenue	16:00	11:30	484m
Ida Road	17:30	11:30	709m
Queen Elizabeth Avenue	17:15	12:00	1,087m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WS2 8RL

Facility	Distance
Reedswood E-act Primary Academy Bentley Drive, Walsall Swimming Pool, Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	373m
Village Gym (Walsall) Tempus Drive, Walsall Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	467m
West Walsall E-act Academy Primley Avenue, Walsall Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Artificial Grass Pitch, Studio, Squash Courts, Outdoor Tennis Courts, Grass Pitches	580m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WS2 8RL

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Alumwell Junior School Primley Avenue, Walsall, WS2 9UP	Primary	161m
Alumwell Infant School Primley Avenue, Walsall, WS2 9UP	Primary	161m
Alumwell Nursery School Primley Avenue, Primley Avenue, Walsall, WS2 9UP	Nursery	226m

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WS2 8RL ITL and WS2 8RL 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 8RL:

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 8RL 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 8RL:

	Code	Name
OA	E00052372
LSOA	E01010362	Walsall 026C
MSOA	E02002135	Walsall 026

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WS2 8RL

WS2 8RJ	Wolverhampton Road	51m
WS2 9UB	Primley Close	57m
WS2 9UZ	Primley Avenue	61m
WS2 8RH	Wolverhampton Road	135m
WS2 8SQ	Lane Avenue	138m
WS2 8SH	Laneside Gardens	144m
WS2 8TA	Wolverhampton Road	152m
WS2 9XA	York Avenue	170m
WS2 8RN	Wolverhampton Road	171m
WS2 9UP	Primley Avenue	177m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence