WS2 9BL maps, stats, and open data

WS2 9BL lies on Bescot Road in Walsall. WS2 9BL 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 9BL maps

WS2 9BL map - large scale - OS Open Zoomstack (Ordnance Survey)
WS2 9BL map - small scale - OS Open Zoomstack (Ordnance Survey)

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WS2 9BL geodata

Easting400024
Northing297261
Latitude52.573169
Longitude-2.001078

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Where is WS2 9BL?

StreetBescot Road
Town/CityWalsall
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWS2
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WS2 9BL Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WS2 9BL 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 9BL

January 2024Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Caledon Street207m
January 2024BurglaryOn or near Petrol Station294m
January 2024Other theftOn or near Petrol Station294m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WS2 9BL

The Brown Lion (Bescot Rd)New Mills45m
Pleck Rd (Wednesbury Rd)New Mills108m
Slater's Lane (Bescot Rd)New Mills128m
Pleck Rd (Wednesbury Rd)New Mills148m
Wellington St (Old Pleck Rd)Alumwell154m

Nearest railway stations to WS2 9BL

Bescot Stadium Station1.3km
Walsall Station1.7km
Tame Bridge Parkway Station2.8km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WS2 9BL

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

Download

Median download speed78.1Mbps
Average download speed77.6Mbps
Maximum download speed100.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed14.8Mbps
Average upload speed14.8Mbps
Maximum upload speed19.53Mbps

Broadband limitations in WS2 9BL (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 9BL

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WS2 9BL gas and electricity consumption

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

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)104,824
Meter count18
Mean (kWh/meter)5,824
Median (kWh/meter)5,762
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WS2 9BL, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WS2 9BL.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

91.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than WS2 9BL:

Food Standards Agency

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

New China Kitchen
Food Hygiene Rating: 3 (Generally Satisfactory)
25 Darlaston Road
129m
P S Market Store
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
40 Darlaston Road
141m
Rahman Brothers
Food Hygiene Rating: 3 (Generally Satisfactory)
291 Wednesbury Road
168m

➜ Get more ratings from the Food Standards Agency

Nearest post box to WS2 9BL

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Bescot Road16:0012:0033m
Darlaston Road17:3012:00357m
Aldis Road16:0012:00578m

Nearest sports facilities to WS2 9BL

FacilityDistance
Broadway West Playing Fields
Broadway West, Walsall
Grass Pitches
496m
Chris Nicholl Soccer Centre
Wednesbury Road, Walsall
Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch
524m
Pleck Park
Bescot Drive, Walsall
Grass Pitches, Outdoor Tennis Courts
577m

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Nearest schools to WS2 9BL

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Hillary Primary School
Hillary Street, Pleck, Walsall, WS2 9BP
Primary154m
Abu Bakr Girls School
154- 160 Wednesbury Road, Palfrey, Walsall, WS1 4JJ
Not applicable718m
Palfrey Junior School
Dale Street, Walsall, WS1 4AH
Primary858m

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WS2 9BL ITL and WS2 9BL 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 9BL:

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

WS2 9BL 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 9BL:

CodeName
OAE00052365
LSOAE01010365Walsall 031C
MSOAE02002140Walsall 031

Nearest postcodes to WS2 9BL

WS2 9AABescot Road23m
WS2 9ANSlaters Place88m
WS2 9QWWednesbury Road101m
WS2 9QQSheridan Close104m
WS2 9QUSheridan Street110m
WS2 9QJWednesbury Road117m
WS2 9QTDarlaston Road124m
WS2 9ARSlaney Court124m
WS2 9HTCaledon Street129m
WS2 9ADBescot Road135m