WS3 2HQ maps, stats, and open data

WS3 2HQ is located in the Bloxwich West electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Walsall and the English Parliamentary constituency of Walsall North. 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 1995.

WS3 2HQ geodata

Easting	399434
Northing	302429
Latitude	52.619628
Longitude	-2.009794

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WS3 2HQ?

Country	England
Postcode District	WS3
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WS3 2HQ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WS3 2HQ as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	160m	525ft

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	Bloxwich West
Constituency	Walsall North

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WS3 2HQ

January 2024	Bicycle theft	On or near Parking Area	370m
January 2024	Robbery	On or near Croxstalls Road	476m
January 2024	Theft from the person	On or near Croxstalls Road	476m
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Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to WS3 2HQ

Broad Lane (Sneyd Lane)	Mossley	165m
Sandbank (Wolverhampton Road)	Bloxwich	183m
Broad Lane (Sneyd Lane)	Mossley	191m
Sandbank (Wolverhampton Road)	Bloxwich	219m
Central Drive (Croxdene Ave)	Bloxwich	238m

Nearest railway stations to WS3 2HQ

Bloxwich Station	0.2km
Bloxwich North Station	0.8km
Landywood Station	4.2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WS3 2HQ

Broadband access in WS3 2HQ (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	5.3%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WS3 2HQ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	21.4Mbps
Average download speed	33.1Mbps
Maximum download speed	79.75Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.2Mbps
Average upload speed	5.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WS3 2HQ (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 WS3 2HQ

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Source: Ofcom
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WS3 2HQ gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WS3 2HQ by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	171,092
Meter count	19
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,005
Median (kWh/meter)	8,367

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	54,778
Meter count	17
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,222
Median (kWh/meter)	2,828

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WS3 2HQ, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WS3 2HQ.
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

91.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than WS3 2HQ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WS3 2HQ (meters)

Snack Shack

24 Sandbank

68m

Sir Robert Peel

104 Bell Lane

120m

Swan Village Care Services Limited

1 Bealeys Lane

200m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WS3 2HQ

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Sandbank	16:30	11:30	105m
Dudley Fields	17:15	12:00	442m
Bloxwich Post Office	17:30	12:15	463m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WS3 2HQ

Facility	Distance
Bloxwich Stafford Road Sports Club Stafford Road, Stafford Road, Walsall Grass Pitches	395m
King George V Playing Fields (Bloxwich) Lydford Road, Walsall Grass Pitches	569m
Walsall Academy Lichfield Road, Bloxwich, Walsall Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Grass Pitches, Studio	866m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WS3 2HQ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
All Saints National Academy High Street, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 3LP	Primary	361m
Elmore Green Primary School Elmore Green Road, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 2HW	Primary	382m
Sandbank Nursery School Elmore Row, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 2HR	Nursery	400m

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Source: Edubase
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WS3 2HQ ITL and WS3 2HQ 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 WS3 2HQ:

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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WS3 2HQ 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 WS3 2HQ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00052039
LSOA	E01010292	Walsall 008A
MSOA	E02002117	Walsall 008

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WS3 2HQ

WS3 2HH	Sandbank	68m
WS3 2HE	Wolverhampton Road	84m
WS3 2HG	Sandbank	86m
WS3 2JS	Bell Lane	104m
WS3 2HL	Sandbank	123m
WS3 2LF	Parker Street	149m
WS3 2LE	Parker Street	162m
WS3 2HB	Wolverhampton Road	163m
WS3 2LN	Sneyd Lane	173m
WS3 2JT	Bealeys Lane	198m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence