WS2 8SX maps, stats, and open data

WS2 8SX 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 8SX geodata

Easting	400350
Northing	299126
Latitude	52.589935
Longitude	-1.996266

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WS2 8SX?

Country	England
Postcode District	WS2
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WS2 8SX Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WS2 8SX 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 8SX

January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Reedswood Gardens	289m
December 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Reedswood Gardens	289m
November 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Reedswood Gardens	289m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WS2 8SX

Bentley Lane (Hollyhedge Lane)	Birchills	42m
Bentley Lane (Hollyhedge Lane)	Birchills	57m
Birchills St (Hollyhedge Lane)	Birchills	157m
Birchills St (Hollyhedge Lane)	Birchills	174m
Hollyhedge Close (Hollyhedge Lane)	Birchills	275m

Nearest railway stations to WS2 8SX

Walsall Station	1km
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 8SX

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

Download

Median download speed	51.0Mbps
Average download speed	64.5Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	6.8Mbps
Average upload speed	9.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WS2 8SX (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%

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Source: Ofcom
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WS2 8SX gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	96,811
Meter count	18
Mean (kWh/meter)	5,378
Median (kWh/meter)	4,554

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	40,486
Meter count	19
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,131
Median (kWh/meter)	1,710

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

93.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than WS2 8SX:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Kashmir Halal Meat

31 Dalkeith Street

106m

Buraq Supermarket

46 Birchills Street

138m

Moon Palace

19 Old Birchills

142m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Stafford Street	17:15	12:00	735m
North Walsall	17:15	12:00	920m
Southbourne Avenue	16:00	11:30	1,009m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WS2 8SX

Facility	Distance
Birchills Community Centre (Closed) Birchills Street, Walsall Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Squash Courts	351m
Emmanuel School Wolverhampton Road, Walsall Sports Hall	364m
Reedswood E-act Primary Academy Bentley Drive, Walsall Swimming Pool, Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	416m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WS2 8SX

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Emmanuel School Afro Caribbean Community Association, 36 Wolverhampton Road, Walsall, WS2 8PR	Not applicable	344m
Birchills Church of England Community Academy Farringdon Street, Walsall, WS2 8NF	Primary	351m
Reedswood E-ACT Academy Bentley Drive, Walsall, WS2 8RX	Primary	451m

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Source: Edubase
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WS2 8SX ITL and WS2 8SX 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 8SX:

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 8SX 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 8SX:

	Code	Name
OA	E00051925
LSOA	E01010269	Walsall 026A
MSOA	E02002135	Walsall 026

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WS2 8SX

WS2 8QT	Cairns Street	59m
WS2 8PZ	Hollyhedge Lane	65m
WS2 8QA	Dalkeith Street	106m
WS2 8QU	Jessel Road	120m
WS2 8QS	Pargeter Street	127m
WS2 8QH	Old Birchills	144m
WS2 8QR	Pargeter Street	145m
WS2 8QX	Jessel Road	160m
WS2 8QY	Raleigh Street	162m
WS2 8QB	Dalkeith Street	164m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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