WS2 8RS maps, stats, and open data

WS2 8RS lies on Edward Street in Walsall. WS2 8RS 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 8RS maps

WS2 8RS map - large scale - OS Open Zoomstack (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS Open Zoomstack (Ordnance Survey)
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Attribution: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2024
Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Attribution: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2024; Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2024; Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0

WS2 8RS geodata

Easting	400023
Northing	299051
Latitude	52.589261
Longitude	-2.001093

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WS2 8RS?

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

Elevation or altitude of WS2 8RS 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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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WS2 8RS

January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Reedswood Gardens	306m
December 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Reedswood Gardens	306m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Parking Area	431m
➜ Edward Street crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WS2 8RS

Bentley Drive (Bentley Lane)	Reedswood	214m
Bentley Drive (Bentley Lane)	Reedswood	220m
Bentley Drive (Wolverhampton Road)	Reedswood	297m
Pargeter St (Wolverhampton Road)	Pleck	304m
Pargeter St (Wolverhampton Road)	Pleck	308m

Nearest railway stations to WS2 8RS

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

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WS2 8RS

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

Download

Median download speed	50.0Mbps
Average download speed	61.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	9.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed	18.62Mbps

Broadband limitations in WS2 8RS (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 8RS

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Source: Ofcom
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WS2 8RS gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	198,236
Meter count	13
Mean (kWh/meter)	15,249
Median (kWh/meter)	16,180

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	34,135
Meter count	11
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,103
Median (kWh/meter)	2,385

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

86.4% of English postcodes are less deprived than WS2 8RS:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

E-ACT Reedswood Primary School

Reedswood E-Act Primary Academy

116m

Lifestyle Express

29 Bentley Drive

117m

Bentley Moor Club

Bentley Drive

130m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Southbourne Avenue	16:00	11:30	778m
Ida Road	17:30	11:30	898m
Stafford Street	17:15	12:00	1,068m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WS2 8RS

Facility	Distance
Reedswood E-act Primary Academy Bentley Drive, Walsall Swimming Pool, Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	101m
Reedswood Park (Closed) Bentley Lane, Walsall Grass Pitches	470m
Emmanuel School Wolverhampton Road, Walsall Sports Hall	475m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WS2 8RS

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Reedswood E-ACT Academy Bentley Drive, Walsall, WS2 8RX	Primary	116m
Emmanuel School Afro Caribbean Community Association, 36 Wolverhampton Road, Walsall, WS2 8PR	Not applicable	455m
Alumwell Junior School Primley Avenue, Walsall, WS2 9UP	Primary	612m

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WS2 8RS ITL and WS2 8RS 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 8RS:

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 8RS 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 8RS:

	Code	Name
OA	E00051924
LSOA	E01010270	Walsall 026B
MSOA	E02002135	Walsall 026

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WS2 8RS

WS2 8RT	Edward Street	34m
WS2 8RU	Bentley Drive	111m
WS2 8RX	Bentley Drive	114m
WS2 8RR	Pargeter Street	131m
WS2 8SU	Rowland Street	139m
WS2 8SB	Bentley New Drive	170m
WS2 8SD	Kent Avenue	178m
WS2 8RZ	Bentley Place	193m
WS2 8QY	Raleigh Street	193m
WS2 8QR	Pargeter Street	195m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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