WS2 8TX maps, stats, and open data

WS2 8TX lies on Birchover Road in Walsall. WS2 8TX 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 8TX geodata

Easting	399558
Northing	299578
Latitude	52.593998
Longitude	-2.007958

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WS2 8TX?

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

Elevation or altitude of WS2 8TX 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	Birchills Leamore
Constituency	Walsall North

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WS2 8TX

91, BIRCHOVER ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 8TX 2002 12 APR £92,000
91, BIRCHOVER ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 8TX 1995 6 JUL £59,500

➜ Walsall house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2024. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WS2 8TX

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Edinburgh Lane	497m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Parking Area	311m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Parking Area	311m
➜ Birchover Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WS2 8TX

Pouk Hill Close (Bentley Lane)	Reedswood	234m
Pouk Hill Close (Bentley Lane)	Reedswood	252m
Naunton Rd (Bentley Lane)	Reedswood	256m
Birchover Rd (Bentley Lane)	Reedswood	264m
Naunton Rd (Bentley Lane)	Reedswood	265m

Nearest railway stations to WS2 8TX

Walsall Station	1.9km
Bloxwich Station	2.7km
Bloxwich North Station	3.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WS2 8TX

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

Download

Median download speed	68.8Mbps
Average download speed	90.3Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	6.1Mbps
Average upload speed	4.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	10.82Mbps

Broadband limitations in WS2 8TX (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 8TX

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Source: Ofcom
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WS2 8TX gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	465,383
Meter count	37
Mean (kWh/meter)	12,578
Median (kWh/meter)	13,073

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	110,617
Meter count	31
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,568
Median (kWh/meter)	3,335

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

53.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than WS2 8TX:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Really Tasty Foods

Unit 4

187m

Dodo Pizza

Unit 5 - 6 Day Street

271m

McDonalds Restaurants Ltd

Reedswood Retail Park

412m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Queen Elizabeth Avenue	17:15	12:00	1,120m
Southbourne Avenue	16:00	11:30	1,261m
Attlee Road	17:15	12:00	1,346m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WS2 8TX

Facility	Distance
Reedswood Park (Closed) Bentley Lane, Walsall Grass Pitches	500m
Jane Lane School Churchill Road, Walsall Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch, Health and Fitness Gym	669m
Reedswood E-act Primary Academy Bentley Drive, Walsall Swimming Pool, Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	733m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WS2 8TX

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Reedswood E-ACT Academy Bentley Drive, Walsall, WS2 8RX	Primary	646m
Jane Lane School Churchill Road, Bentley, Walsall, WS2 0JH	Not applicable	662m
Alumwell Junior School Primley Avenue, Walsall, WS2 9UP	Primary	916m

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Environment

Risk of WS2 8TX flooding from rivers and sea	Medium
➜ WS2 8TX flood map

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Source: Open Flood Risk by Postcode
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WS2 8TX ITL and WS2 8TX 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 8TX:

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 8TX 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 8TX:

	Code	Name
OA	E00051916
LSOA	E01010267	Walsall 021A
MSOA	E02002130	Walsall 021

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WS2 8TX

WS2 8TY	Parkview Crescent	90m
WS2 8TU	Birchover Road	136m
WS2 8TG	Victory Lane	148m
WS2 8XB	Basalt Close	200m
WS2 8TH	Ragstone Close	202m
WS2 8TZ	Armstrong Drive	252m
WS2 8YE	Norfolk New Road	255m
WS2 8TW	Bentley Lane	270m
WS2 8TT	Bentley Lane	271m
WS2 8YB	Ludlow Lane	277m

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