WS2 8XA maps, stats, and open data

WS2 8XA 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 June 1997.

WS2 8XA maps

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

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WS2 8XA geodata

Easting400017
Northing299737
Latitude52.595444
Longitude-2.001177

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Where is WS2 8XA?

CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWS2
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WS2 8XA Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation140m459ft

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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Politics

WardBirchills Leamore
ConstituencyWalsall North

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WS2 8XA

January 2024Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Reedswood Gardens426m
December 2023Anti-social behaviourOn or near Reedswood Gardens426m
November 2023Anti-social behaviourOn or near Reedswood Gardens426m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WS2 8XA

Sainsburys (Reedswood Way)Reedswood158m
Reedswood Way (Stephenson Ave)Birchills351m
Reedswood Way (Stephenson Ave)Birchills358m
Birchills Junction (Stephenson Ave)Birchills379m
Birchills Junction (Stephenson Ave)Birchills385m

Nearest railway stations to WS2 8XA

Walsall Station1.7km
Bloxwich Station2.6km
Bloxwich North Station3.5km

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Deprivation

88.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than WS2 8XA:

Food Standards Agency

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

The Food Warehouse
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Unit B4
22m
McDonalds Restaurants Ltd
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Reedswood Retail Park
90m
B & M Retail Ltd
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
Former Focus
92m

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Nearest post box to WS2 8XA

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
North Walsall17:1512:00962m
Stafford Street17:1512:001,208m
Dartmouth Avenue16:3011:301,410m

Nearest sports facilities to WS2 8XA

FacilityDistance
Reedswood Park (Closed)
Bentley Lane, Walsall
Grass Pitches
220m
Reedswood E-act Primary Academy
Bentley Drive, Walsall
Swimming Pool, Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch
771m
Frank F. Harrison Community Association
Stephenson Square, Walsall
Sports Hall
836m

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Nearest schools to WS2 8XA

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Reedswood E-ACT Academy
Bentley Drive, Walsall, WS2 8RX
Primary710m
Croft Academy
Croft Street, Walsall, WS2 8JE
Primary819m
Birchills Church of England Community Academy
Farringdon Street, Walsall, WS2 8NF
Primary1km

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WS2 8XA ITL and WS2 8XA 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 8XA:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLGWest Midlands (England)
ITL 2 CodeName
TLG3West Midlands
ITL 3 CodeName
TLG38Walsall
LAU 1 CodeName
E08000030Walsall

WS2 8XA 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 8XA:

CodeName
OAE00051922
LSOAE01010268Walsall 021B
MSOAE02002130Walsall 021

Nearest postcodes to WS2 8XA

WS2 8ENLittleton Street West367m
WS2 8QLMiner Street429m
WS2 8LEGreen Lane438m
WS2 8SRBentley Lane440m
WS2 7HQCavendish Road442m
WS2 8QNMiner Street446m
WS2 8RDReedswood Gardens447m
WS2 8QPReedswood Lane469m
WS2 8SWBentley Lane473m
WS2 8QJReedswood Close474m