WS2 9BB maps, stats, and open data

WS2 9BB lies on Hough Road in Walsall. WS2 9BB 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 9BB geodata

Easting	399609
Northing	297030
Latitude	52.571093
Longitude	-2.007201

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WS2 9BB?

Street	Hough Road
Town/City	Walsall
Country	England
Postcode District	WS2
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WS2 9BB Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	120m	394ft

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 9BB

January 2024	Vehicle crime	On or near Hucker Close	365m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Hucker Close	365m
January 2024	Vehicle crime	On or near Hucker Close	365m
➜ Hough Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WS2 9BB

Hough Rd (Gower St)	Pleck	222m
Hough Rd (Gower St)	Pleck	276m
Wallows Lane (Bescot Rd)	Bescot	376m
Ikea Superstore (Axletree Way)	Fallings Heath	409m
Slater's Lane (Bescot Rd)	New Mills	432m

Nearest railway stations to WS2 9BB

Bescot Stadium Station	1.4km
Walsall Station	2.1km
Tame Bridge Parkway Station	2.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WS2 9BB

Broadband access in WS2 9BB (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	94.6%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WS2 9BB (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	39.9Mbps
Average download speed	61.3Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	6.9Mbps
Average upload speed	6.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed	18.49Mbps

Broadband limitations in WS2 9BB (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 9BB

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Source: Ofcom
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WS2 9BB gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	412,626
Meter count	38
Mean (kWh/meter)	10,859
Median (kWh/meter)	10,878

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	79,063
Meter count	26
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,041
Median (kWh/meter)	2,619

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WS2 9BB, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WS2 9BB.
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

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Bescot Lodge

Bescot Lodge Rest Home

360m

Pleck General Store & Off-Licence

73-75 Darlaston Road

440m

Cedar Falls Residential Home

87-89 Bescot Road

443m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WS2 9BB

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Aldis Road	16:00	12:00	186m
Darlaston Road	17:30	12:00	474m
Bescot Road	16:00	12:00	508m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WS2 9BB

Facility	Distance
Pleck Park Bescot Drive, Walsall Grass Pitches, Outdoor Tennis Courts	197m
Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School Wood Green Road, Wednesbury Sports Hall, Grass Pitches	769m
Broadway West Playing Fields Broadway West, Walsall Grass Pitches	846m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WS2 9BB

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Hillary Primary School Hillary Street, Pleck, Walsall, WS2 9BP	Primary	596m
Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School Wood Green Road, Wednesbury, WS10 9QS	Secondary	769m
Wood Green Academy Wood Green Road, Wednesbury, WS10 9QU	Secondary	865m

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Source: Edubase
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WS2 9BB ITL and WS2 9BB 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 9BB:

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 9BB 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 9BB:

	Code	Name
OA	E00052367
LSOA	E01010367	Walsall 031E
MSOA	E02002140	Walsall 031

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WS2 9BB

WS2 9AZ	Gower Street	81m
WS2 9AY	Aldis Road	162m
WS2 9AJ	Dora Street	182m
WS2 9AG	Slaney Road	185m
WS2 9AT	Gower Street	191m
WS2 9AU	Somers Road	216m
WS2 9QZ	Kingsley Street	228m
WS2 9AF	Slaney Road	257m
WS2 9DE	Montfort Road	303m
WS2 9AS	Gower Street	316m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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