WS2 9BW maps, stats, and open data

WS2 9BW lies on Ford Street in Walsall. WS2 9BW 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 9BW geodata

Easting400388
Northing297270
Latitude52.573250
Longitude-1.995707

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WS2 9BW?

StreetFord Street
Town/CityWalsall
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWS2
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WS2 9BW Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WS2 9BW 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 9BW

January 2024Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Parking Area79m
January 2024Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Caledon Street253m
January 2024BurglaryOn or near Petrol Station384m
➜ Ford Street crime map and outcomes

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

Transport

Nearest bus stops to WS2 9BW

Oxford St (Wednesbury Rd)New Mills71m
Oxford St (Wednesbury Rd)New Mills79m
Pleck Rd (Wednesbury Rd)New Mills217m
Pleck Rd (Wednesbury Rd)New Mills266m
The Brown Lion (Bescot Rd)New Mills325m

Nearest railway stations to WS2 9BW

Bescot Stadium Station1.2km
Walsall Station1.4km
Tame Bridge Parkway Station2.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WS2 9BW

Broadband access in WS2 9BW (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband43.3%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WS2 9BW (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed79.4Mbps
Average download speed69.0Mbps
Maximum download speed150.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed20.0Mbps
Average upload speed14.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WS2 9BW (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 9BW

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Source: Ofcom
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WS2 9BW gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)224,949
Meter count16
Mean (kWh/meter)14,059
Median (kWh/meter)15,984

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)36,903
Meter count11
Mean (kWh/meter)3,355
Median (kWh/meter)3,841
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WS2 9BW, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WS2 9BW.
  • 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 9BW:

Food Standards Agency

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

Accord - Age Matters
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
Community Engagement Centre
2m
Shree Ram Mandir Temple
Food Hygiene Rating: Exempt
Ford Street
30m
APO Market
Food Hygiene Rating: 3 (Generally Satisfactory)
203 Wednesbury Road
53m

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Nearest post box to WS2 9BW

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Bescot Road16:0012:00338m
Palfrey Post Office16:0011:45501m
Broadway West17:3012:00533m

Nearest sports facilities to WS2 9BW

FacilityDistance
Chris Nicholl Soccer Centre
Wednesbury Road, Walsall
Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch
172m
Broadway West Playing Fields
Broadway West, Walsall
Grass Pitches
264m
Palfrey Park
Dale Street, Walsall
Outdoor Tennis Courts
811m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WS2 9BW

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Hillary Primary School
Hillary Street, Pleck, Walsall, WS2 9BP
Primary220m
Abu Bakr Girls School
154- 160 Wednesbury Road, Palfrey, Walsall, WS1 4JJ
Not applicable399m
Palfrey Junior School
Dale Street, Walsall, WS1 4AH
Primary495m

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Source: Edubase
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WS2 9BW ITL and WS2 9BW 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 9BW:

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

WS2 9BW 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 9BW:

CodeName
OAE00052364
LSOAE01010365Walsall 031C
MSOAE02002140Walsall 031

Nearest postcodes to WS2 9BW

WS2 9QLWednesbury Road57m
WS2 9QNWednesbury Road104m
WS2 9JWRochford Close168m
WS2 9BPHillary Street171m
WS2 9HYOxford Street193m
WS2 9JJPrince Street198m
WS2 9JHPrince Street208m
WS2 9QJWednesbury Road248m
WS1 4DQBescot Crescent249m
WS1 4LGWhitmore Street255m