WS2 9AZ maps, stats, and open data

WS2 9AZ lies on Gower Street in Walsall. WS2 9AZ 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 9AZ geodata

Easting399531
Northing297053
Latitude52.571299
Longitude-2.008352

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WS2 9AZ?

StreetGower Street
Town/CityWalsall
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWS2
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WS2 9AZ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WS2 9AZ as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation120m394ft

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

WardPleck
ConstituencyWalsall South

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WS2 9AZ

January 2024Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Hucker Close302m
January 2024Vehicle crimeOn or near Hucker Close302m
January 2024Vehicle crimeOn or near Hucker Close302m
➜ Gower Street crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to WS2 9AZ

Hough Rd (Gower St)Pleck223m
Hough Rd (Gower St)Pleck273m
Ikea Superstore (Axletree Way)Fallings Heath357m
Wallows Lane (Bescot Rd)Bescot457m
Pc World (Axletree Way)Wood Green458m

Nearest railway stations to WS2 9AZ

Bescot Stadium Station1.5km
Walsall Station2.2km
Tame Bridge Parkway Station3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WS2 9AZ

Broadband access in WS2 9AZ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WS2 9AZ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed74.7Mbps
Average download speed73.7Mbps
Maximum download speed200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed18.5Mbps
Average upload speed14.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed19.93Mbps

Broadband limitations in WS2 9AZ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WS2 9AZ

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Source: Ofcom
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WS2 9AZ gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WS2 9AZ by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)457,867
Meter count28
Mean (kWh/meter)16,352
Median (kWh/meter)15,789

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)107,973
Meter count25
Mean (kWh/meter)4,319
Median (kWh/meter)3,509
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WS2 9AZ, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WS2 9AZ.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

92.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than WS2 9AZ:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WS2 9AZ (meters)

Bescot Lodge
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
Bescot Lodge Rest Home
441m
Pleck General Store & Off-Licence
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
73-75 Darlaston Road
463m
New Wok Chinese
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
283 Darlaston Road
463m

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Nearest post box to WS2 9AZ

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Aldis Road16:0012:00113m
Hough Road16:0012:00480m
Darlaston Road17:3012:00481m

Nearest sports facilities to WS2 9AZ

FacilityDistance
Pleck Park
Bescot Drive, Walsall
Grass Pitches, Outdoor Tennis Courts
242m
Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School
Wood Green Road, Wednesbury
Sports Hall, Grass Pitches
805m
Wood Green Academy
Wood Green Road, Wednesbury
Sports Hall, Grass Pitches, Health and Fitness Gym, Outdoor Tennis Courts
912m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WS2 9AZ

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Hillary Primary School
Hillary Street, Pleck, Walsall, WS2 9BP
Primary664m
Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School
Wood Green Road, Wednesbury, WS10 9QS
Secondary805m
Wood Green Academy
Wood Green Road, Wednesbury, WS10 9QU
Secondary912m

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Source: Edubase
Licence: Open Government Licence

WS2 9AZ ITL and WS2 9AZ 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 9AZ:

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

WS2 9AZ 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 9AZ:

CodeName
OAE00052367
LSOAE01010367Walsall 031E
MSOAE02002140Walsall 031

Nearest postcodes to WS2 9AZ

WS2 9BBHough Road81m
WS2 9AYAldis Road84m
WS2 9AUSomers Road146m
WS2 9ATGower Street180m
WS2 9AJDora Street208m
WS2 9AGSlaney Road264m
WS2 9BJHucker Close283m
WS2 9QZKingsley Street283m
WS2 9BHHucker Road308m
WS2 9BEHough Road311m