WS3 2SS maps, stats, and open data

WS3 2SS lies on Kirkstall Close in Walsall. WS3 2SS 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 1980.

WS3 2SS maps

WS3 2SS map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

WS3 2SS map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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WS3 2SS geodata

Easting	398930
Northing	302892
Latitude	52.623790
Longitude	-2.017240

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WS3 2SS?

Street	Kirkstall Close
Town/City	Walsall
Country	England
Postcode District	WS3
➜ WS3 open data dashboard ➜ See where WS3 is on a map ➜ Where is Bloxwich?

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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WS3 2SS Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WS3 2SS 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 2SS

January 2024	Other crime	On or near Parking Area	249m
January 2024	Shoplifting	On or near Shrewsbury Close	498m
January 2024	Shoplifting	On or near Shrewsbury Close	498m
➜ Kirkstall Close crime map and outcomes

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

Transport

Nearest bus stops to WS3 2SS

Bloxwich North Station (Broad Lane)	Bloxwich	146m
Bloxwich North Station (Broad Lane)	Bloxwich	152m
Broad Lane Gardens (Broad Lane)	Mossley	187m
Broad Lane Gardens (Broad Lane)	Mossley	197m
Woodbridge Close (Turnberry Rd)	Mossley	226m

Nearest railway stations to WS3 2SS

Bloxwich North Station	0.2km
Bloxwich Station	0.7km
Landywood Station	3.7km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WS3 2SS

Broadband access in WS3 2SS (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	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WS3 2SS (2019 data)

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Median download speed	48.0Mbps
Average download speed	73.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	7.4Mbps
Average upload speed	6.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WS3 2SS (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 2SS

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Source: Ofcom
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WS3 2SS gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	319,347
Meter count	22
Mean (kWh/meter)	14,516
Median (kWh/meter)	15,174

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	71,397
Meter count	17
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,200
Median (kWh/meter)	3,679

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

74.4% of English postcodes are less deprived than WS3 2SS:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

H & S Foodstore Ltd

223-225 Broad Lane

119m

Jubilee Academy

Jubilee Academy Mossley

247m

Jet Service Station / Londis

Motor Fuel Group

327m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Pershore Road	16:00	11:30	348m
Cresswell Crescent	17:00	12:00	460m
Turnberry Road	17:30	11:30	577m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WS3 2SS

Facility	Distance
King George V Playing Fields (Bloxwich) Lydford Road, Walsall Grass Pitches	715m
Abbey Park Stadium (Closed) Glastonbury Crescent, Walsall Grass Pitches	749m
Bloxwich Stafford Road Sports Club Stafford Road, Stafford Road, Walsall Grass Pitches	795m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WS3 2SS

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Jubilee Academy Mossley Tintern Crescent, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 2SQ	Primary	373m
Abbey Primary School Glastonbury Crescent, Mossley Estate, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 2RP	Primary	499m
Busill Jones Primary School Ashley Road, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 2QF	Primary	976m

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Source: Edubase
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WS3 2SS ITL and WS3 2SS 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 2SS:

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 2SS 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 2SS:

	Code	Name
OA	E00052034
LSOA	E01010298	Walsall 009C
MSOA	E02002118	Walsall 009

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WS3 2SS

WS3 2SR	Kirkstall Crescent	38m
WS3 2SZ	Byland Way	119m
WS3 2TH	Broad Lane	120m
WS3 2SP	Tintern Crescent	131m
WS3 2ST	Abingdon Road	134m
WS3 2UD	Tintern Crescent	139m
WS3 2UB	Whitby Close	140m
WS3 2TQ	Broad Lane	152m
WS3 2SX	Abingdon Road	180m
WS3 2SY	Fisher Road	187m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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