WS2 9BJ maps, stats, and open data

WS2 9BJ lies on Hucker Close in Walsall. WS2 9BJ 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 9BJ geodata

Easting399392
Northing297300
Latitude52.573520
Longitude-2.010403

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WS2 9BJ?

StreetHucker Close
Town/CityWalsall
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWS2
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WS2 9BJ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WS2 9BJ 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 9BJ

January 2024Vehicle crimeOn or near Hucker Close19m
January 2024Vehicle crimeOn or near Hucker Close19m
January 2024Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Hucker Close19m
➜ Hucker Close crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WS2 9BJ

Hough Rd (Darlaston Rd)Alumwell225m
Hough Rd (Darlaston Rd)Alumwell228m
Hough Rd (Gower St)Pleck245m
Hough Rd (Gower St)Pleck249m
Gower St (Darlaston Rd)Alumwell362m

Nearest railway stations to WS2 9BJ

Bescot Stadium Station1.7km
Walsall Station2.1km
Tame Bridge Parkway Station3.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WS2 9BJ

Broadband access in WS2 9BJ (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 9BJ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed50.0Mbps
Average download speed65.3Mbps
Maximum download speed200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed10.0Mbps
Average upload speed8.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed19.98Mbps

Broadband limitations in WS2 9BJ (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 9BJ

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Source: Ofcom
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WS2 9BJ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)175,794
Meter count16
Mean (kWh/meter)10,987
Median (kWh/meter)12,264

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)39,493
Meter count14
Mean (kWh/meter)2,821
Median (kWh/meter)2,689
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WS2 9BJ, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WS2 9BJ.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

92.6% of English postcodes are less deprived than WS2 9BJ:

Food Standards Agency

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

New Wok Chinese
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
283 Darlaston Road
221m
EFB Holdings Ltd
Food Hygiene Rating: Exempt
EFB Holdings Ltd T/a European Food Brokers Ltd
283m
Globe Inn
Food Hygiene Rating: 2 (Improvement Necessary)
Licence to Grill
384m

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Nearest post box to WS2 9BJ

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Aldis Road16:0012:00173m
Hough Road16:0012:00200m
Darlaston Road17:3012:00398m

Nearest sports facilities to WS2 9BJ

FacilityDistance
Pleck Park
Bescot Drive, Walsall
Grass Pitches, Outdoor Tennis Courts
525m
Salisbury Primary School
Salisbury Street, Wednesbury
Grass Pitches
932m
West Walsall E-act Academy
Primley Avenue, Walsall
Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Artificial Grass Pitch, Studio, Squash Courts, Outdoor Tennis Courts, Grass Pitches
958m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WS2 9BJ

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Hillary Primary School
Hillary Street, Pleck, Walsall, WS2 9BP
Primary785m
Salisbury Primary School
Salisbury Street, Darlaston, Wednesbury, WS10 8BQ
Primary930m
West Walsall E-ACT Academy
Primley Avenue, Walsall, WS2 9UA
Secondary959m

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Source: Edubase
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WS2 9BJ ITL and WS2 9BJ 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 9BJ:

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

WS2 9BJ 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 9BJ:

CodeName
OAE00052363
LSOAE01010366Walsall 031D
MSOAE02002140Walsall 031

Nearest postcodes to WS2 9BJ

WS2 9BEHough Road56m
WS2 9BHHucker Road75m
WS2 9AUSomers Road138m
WS2 9BQHough Road139m
WS2 9BGHough Road173m
WS2 9AYAldis Road207m
WS2 9ATGower Street220m
WS2 9SDDarlaston Road221m
WS2 9BNJames Bridge Close237m
WS2 9SEDarlaston Road238m