WS8 6AF maps, stats, and open data

WS8 6AF lies on Great Charles Street in Walsall. WS8 6AF is located in the Brownhills electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Walsall and the English Parliamentary constituency of Aldridge-Brownhills. 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.

WS8 6AF maps

WS8 6AF map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
WS8 6AF map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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WS8 6AF geodata

Easting405044
Northing305619
Latitude52.648283
Longitude-1.926882

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WS8 6AF?

StreetGreat Charles Street
Town/CityWalsall
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWS8
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➜ Where is Brownhills?

WS8 6AF Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WS8 6AF 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

WardBrownhills
ConstituencyAldridge-brownhills

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WS8 6AF

January 2024Public orderOn or near Parking Area349m
January 2024Theft from the personOn or near Parking Area349m
January 2024ShopliftingOn or near Parking Area349m
➜ Great Charles Street crime map and outcomes

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

Transport

Nearest bus stops to WS8 6AF

Brownhills Memorial (Lichfield Rd)Ogley Hay198m
Brownhills Memorial (Lichfield Rd)Ogley Hay212m
Furst St (Ogley Rd)Ogley Hay234m
Furst St (Ogley Rd)Ogley Hay258m
Ogley Rd (Lichfield Rd)Ogley Hay320m

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WS8 6AF

Broadband access in WS8 6AF (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 Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WS8 6AF (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed80.0Mbps
Average download speed84.6Mbps
Maximum download speed200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed10.0Mbps
Average upload speed10.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed19.29Mbps

Broadband limitations in WS8 6AF (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 WS8 6AF

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WS8 6AF gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WS8 6AF by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)241,273
Meter count24
Mean (kWh/meter)10,053
Median (kWh/meter)10,090

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)85,291
Meter count22
Mean (kWh/meter)3,877
Median (kWh/meter)3,818
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WS8 6AF, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WS8 6AF.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

84% of English postcodes are less deprived than WS8 6AF:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WS8 6AF (meters)

Madam Cheong Chinese Takeaway
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
199-201 Great Charles Street
131m
SACCS
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
70 Vicarage Road
186m
Costcutter
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
Crossways Stores Ltd
210m

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Nearest post box to WS8 6AF

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Vicarage Road17:3011:15249m
The Avenues, First Avenue16:0011:00300m
Brownhill Post Office17:3012:00415m

Nearest sports facilities to WS8 6AF

FacilityDistance
St James Primary School
Great Charles Street, Walsall
Swimming Pool, Grass Pitches
154m
Holland Park (Walsall)
The Parade, Brownhills, Walsall
Grass Pitches, Outdoor Tennis Courts
650m
Brownhills Ormiston Academy
Deakin Avenue, Walsall
Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Grass Pitches, Squash Courts, Outdoor Tennis Courts
775m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WS8 6AF

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
St James Primary School
Great Charles Street, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 6AE
Primary178m
Ogley Hay Nursery School
Brickiln Street, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 6AU
Nursery271m
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
Narrow Lane, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 6HX
Primary429m

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Source: Edubase
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WS8 6AF ITL and WS8 6AF 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 WS8 6AF:

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

WS8 6AF 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 WS8 6AF:

CodeName
OAE00052087
LSOAE01010305Walsall 002C
MSOAE02002111Walsall 002

Nearest postcodes to WS8 6AF

WS8 6AQVernon Avenue95m
WS8 6AHPoplar Avenue98m
WS8 6AGSchool Avenue105m
WS8 6NGClaverdon Close114m
WS8 6ALGreat Charles Street127m
WS8 6AJPoplar Road176m
WS8 6ARVicarage Road188m
WS8 6APOgley Road216m
WS8 6ANOgley Road216m
WS8 6JBLichfield Road225m