WS6 7BQ maps, stats, and open data

WS6 7BQ lies on Merrill Close in Walsall. WS6 7BQ is located in the Cheslyn Hay Village electoral ward, within the local authority district of South Staffordshire and the English Parliamentary constituency of South Staffordshire. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB - 04Y and the police force is Staffordshire. This postcode has been in use since June 1981.

WS6 7BQ maps

WS6 7BQ map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

WS6 7BQ 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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WS6 7BQ geodata

Easting	398061
Northing	306634
Latitude	52.657426
Longitude	-2.030101

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WS6 7BQ?

Street	Merrill Close
Town/City	Walsall
Country	England
Postcode District	WS6
➜ WS6 open data dashboard ➜ See where WS6 is on a map ➜ Where is Cheslyn Hay?

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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WS6 7BQ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WS6 7BQ as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	140m	459ft

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	Cheslyn Hay Village
Constituency	South Staffordshire

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WS6 7BQ

January 2024	Shoplifting	On or near Supermarket	285m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Supermarket	285m
December 2023	Burglary	On or near Parking Area	337m
➜ Merrill Close crime map and outcomes

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

Transport

Nearest bus stops to WS6 7BQ

Coltsfoot View (Landywood Lane)	Cheslyn Hay	80m
Coltsfoot View (Landywood Lane)	Cheslyn Hay	134m
Methodist Church (High St)	Cheslyn Hay	346m
Industrial Estate (Landywood Ln)	Landywood	444m
Station Street (High St)	Cheslyn Hay	445m

Nearest railway stations to WS6 7BQ

Landywood Station	0.6km
Cannock Station	3.2km
Bloxwich North Station	3.7km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WS6 7BQ

Broadband access in WS6 7BQ (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	100.0%

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

Broadband speed in WS6 7BQ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	31.7Mbps
Average download speed	30.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	44.30Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	6.5Mbps
Average upload speed	6.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	7.51Mbps

Broadband limitations in WS6 7BQ (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 WS6 7BQ

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Source: Ofcom
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WS6 7BQ gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WS6 7BQ by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	185,602
Meter count	15
Mean (kWh/meter)	12,373
Median (kWh/meter)	12,949

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	60,354
Meter count	15
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,024
Median (kWh/meter)	2,782

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WS6 7BQ, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WS6 7BQ.
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

50.4% of English postcodes are less deprived than WS6 7BQ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WS6 7BQ (meters)

The White Horse

Mount Pleasant

340m

The Mary Rose

Moons Lane

353m

Cakes A Daisy

36 High Street

387m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WS6 7BQ

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Glenthorn Drive	16:15	10:15	470m
Kestrel Way	16:15	10:15	493m
High Street	16:45	10:30	504m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WS6 7BQ

Facility	Distance
Salem Methodist Church High Street, Cheslyn Hay, Walsall Sports Hall	356m
Rosemary Road Playing Field Rosemary Road, Cheslyn Hay Grass Pitches	811m
Cheslyn Hay Recreation Ground Rosemary Road, Walsall Grass Pitches	879m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WS6 7BQ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Glenthorne Community Primary School Glenthorne Drive, Cheslyn Hay, Walsall, WS6 7BZ	Primary	432m
Cheslyn Hay Primary School Saredon Road, Cheslyn Hay, Walsall, WS6 7JQ	Primary	957m
Cheslyn Hay Academy Saredon Road, Cheslyn Hay, Walsall, WS6 7JQ	Secondary	971m

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Source: Edubase
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WS6 7BQ ITL and WS6 7BQ 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 WS6 7BQ:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLG	West Midlands (England)
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLG2	Shropshire and Staffordshire
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLG24	Staffordshire CC
LAU 1 Code	Name
E07000196	South Staffordshire

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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WS6 7BQ 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 WS6 7BQ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00150944
LSOA	E01029623	South Staffordshire 004C
MSOA	E02006177	South Staffordshire 004

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WS6 7BQ

WS6 7BG	Coltsfoot View	35m
WS6 7HF	Oakdene Close	162m
WS6 7HE	Hazelwood Close	163m
WS6 7AH	Landywood Lane	186m
WS6 7BA	Dundalk Lane	203m
WS6 7JP	Charles Close	226m
WS6 7AQ	Landywood Lane	229m
WS6 7HD	Rosewood Park	231m
WS6 7BW	Sutherland Road	236m
WS6 7BP	Mount Close	241m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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