WS3 3RU maps, stats, and open data

WS3 3RU lies on Tapton Close in Walsall. WS3 3RU is located in the Bloxwich East 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 3RU geodata

Easting400338
Northing303252
Latitude52.627027
Longitude-1.996441

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WS3 3RU?

StreetTapton Close
Town/CityWalsall
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWS3
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WS3 3RU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WS3 3RU as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation150m492ft

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

WardBloxwich East
ConstituencyWalsall North

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WS3 3RU

2021
31 MAR
£285,000
12, TAPTON CLOSE, WALSALL, WS3 3RU
2003
23 JAN
£80,000
1998
6 MAR
£83,145

➜ Bloxwich house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WS3 3RU

January 2024Anti-social behaviourOn or near Simmonds Road308m
November 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Matlock Road147m
May 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Simmonds Road308m
➜ Tapton Close crime map and outcomes

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

Transport

Nearest bus stops to WS3 3RU

Belper Rd (Buxton Rd)Lower Farm97m
Belper Rd (Buxton Rd)Lower Farm111m
Stoney Lane (Buxton Rd)Lower Farm146m
Stoney Lane (Buxton Rd)Lower Farm150m
Lower Farm (Buxton Rd)Lower Farm243m

Nearest railway stations to WS3 3RU

Bloxwich Station1.4km
Bloxwich North Station1.4km
Landywood Station3.7km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WS3 3RU

Broadband access in WS3 3RU (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 Broadband100.0%

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

Broadband speed in WS3 3RU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed29.4Mbps
Average download speed48.0Mbps
Maximum download speed350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed3.6Mbps
Average upload speed3.7Mbps
Maximum upload speed10.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WS3 3RU (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 WS3 3RU

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Source: Ofcom
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WS3 3RU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WS3 3RU by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)265,969
Meter count18
Mean (kWh/meter)14,776
Median (kWh/meter)14,924

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)64,682
Meter count14
Mean (kWh/meter)4,620
Median (kWh/meter)2,691
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WS3 3RU, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WS3 3RU.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

77.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than WS3 3RU:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WS3 3RU (meters)

Premier Pharmacy T/A Lower Pharmacy
Food Hygiene Rating: Exempt
111 Buxton Road
145m
Co-operative Stores
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Lichfield Road
147m
Saddlers Arms
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
Fishley Lane
235m

➜ Get more ratings from the Food Standards Agency

Nearest post box to WS3 3RU

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Buxton Road17:0011:4576m
Lichfield Road15:4512:00455m
Wallington Heath16:0011:30536m

Nearest sports facilities to WS3 3RU

FacilityDistance
Walsall Academy
Lichfield Road, Bloxwich, Walsall
Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Grass Pitches, Studio
415m
Bloxwich Golf Club
Stafford Road, Walsall
Golf
554m
King George V Playing Fields (Bloxwich)
Lydford Road, Walsall
Grass Pitches
755m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WS3 3RU

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Lower Farm Primary School
Bakewell Close, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 3QH
Primary237m
Walsall Academy
Lichfield Road, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 3LX
Secondary417m
Millfields Nursery School
Lichfield Road, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 3LU
Nursery417m

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Source: Edubase
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WS3 3RU ITL and WS3 3RU 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 3RU:

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

WS3 3RU 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 3RU:

CodeName
OAE00051984
LSOAE01010290Walsall 006D
MSOAE02002115Walsall 006

Nearest postcodes to WS3 3RU

WS3 3RSBuxton Road50m
WS3 3RWByeways88m
WS3 3RXBamford Road92m
WS3 3RDBuxton Close96m
WS3 3RYAlvaston Close105m
WS3 3QNBuxton Road138m
WS3 3QFBelper Road139m
WS3 3QDMatlock Road150m
WS3 3RTBuxton Road153m
WS3 3QBCastleton Road159m