WS2 8SJ maps, stats, and open data

WS2 8SJ lies on Lane Close in Walsall. WS2 8SJ 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 8SJ maps

WS2 8SJ 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 8SJ geodata

Easting	399717
Northing	299221
Latitude	52.590789
Longitude	-2.005610

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WS2 8SJ?

Street	Lane Close
Town/City	Walsall
Country	England
Postcode District	WS2
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WS2 8SJ Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	130m	427ft

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 8SJ

January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Reedswood Gardens	444m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Parking Area	85m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Parking Area	85m
➜ Lane Close crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WS2 8SJ

Reedswood Park (Bentley Lane)	Reedswood	102m
Reedswood Park (Bentley Lane)	Reedswood	109m
Naunton Rd (Bentley Lane)	Reedswood	188m
Naunton Rd (Bentley Lane)	Reedswood	221m
Bentley Drive (Bentley Lane)	Reedswood	328m

Nearest railway stations to WS2 8SJ

Walsall Station	1.6km
Bloxwich Station	3.1km
Bescot Stadium Station	3.2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WS2 8SJ

Broadband access in WS2 8SJ (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	87.5%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WS2 8SJ (2019 data)

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Median download speed	36.6Mbps
Average download speed	57.0Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	7.8Mbps
Average upload speed	6.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	9.91Mbps

Broadband limitations in WS2 8SJ (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 8SJ

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WS2 8SJ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	123,524
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	15,440
Median (kWh/meter)	13,737

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	19,508
Meter count	7
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,787
Median (kWh/meter)	2,847

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

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

The Alma Inn

Chalo

160m

Lifestyle Express

29 Bentley Drive

265m

E-ACT Reedswood Primary School

Reedswood E-Act Primary Academy

266m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Southbourne Avenue	16:00	11:30	892m
Ida Road	17:30	11:30	1,084m
Queen Elizabeth Avenue	17:15	12:00	1,158m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WS2 8SJ

Facility	Distance
Reedswood E-act Primary Academy Bentley Drive, Walsall Swimming Pool, Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	354m
Reedswood Park (Closed) Bentley Lane, Walsall Grass Pitches	451m
Jane Lane School Churchill Road, Walsall Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch, Health and Fitness Gym	721m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WS2 8SJ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Reedswood E-ACT Academy Bentley Drive, Walsall, WS2 8RX	Primary	267m
Alumwell Junior School Primley Avenue, Walsall, WS2 9UP	Primary	583m
Alumwell Infant School Primley Avenue, Walsall, WS2 9UP	Primary	583m

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WS2 8SJ ITL and WS2 8SJ 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 8SJ:

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 8SJ 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 8SJ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00051920
LSOA	E01010270	Walsall 026B
MSOA	E02002135	Walsall 026

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WS2 8SJ

WS2 8SY	Moorside Gardens	41m
WS2 8SL	Lane Avenue	45m
WS2 8SN	Bentley Lane	59m
WS2 8SE	Lane Avenue	145m
WS2 8UF	Spring Walk	160m
WS2 8SP	Bentley Lane	161m
WS2 8SB	Bentley New Drive	180m
WS2 8UE	Belgrave Walk	184m
WS2 8SF	Deepmore Avenue	204m
WS2 8UA	Naunton Road	215m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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