WS8 6AR maps, stats, and open data

WS8 6AR lies on Vicarage Road in Brownhills, Walsall. WS8 6AR 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 6AR maps

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

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WS8 6AR geodata

Easting405088
Northing305436
Latitude52.646638
Longitude-1.926234

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WS8 6AR?

StreetVicarage Road
LocalityBrownhills
Town/CityWalsall
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWS8
➜ WS8 open data dashboard
➜ See where WS8 is on a map
➜ Where is Brownhills?

WS8 6AR Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WS8 6AR 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.

➜ How high above sea level am I? Find the elevation of your current position using your device's GPS.

Politics

WardBrownhills
ConstituencyAldridge-brownhills

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WS8 6AR

57, VICARAGE ROAD, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 6AR
2014
11 JUL
£170,000
26, VICARAGE ROAD, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 6AR
2005
1 APR
£175,000
66, VICARAGE ROAD, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 6AR
2003
22 AUG
£140,000

➜ Brownhills house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WS8 6AR

January 2024ShopliftingOn or near Parking Area314m
January 2024Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Parking Area314m
January 2024Theft from the personOn or near Parking Area314m
➜ Vicarage Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WS8 6AR

Furst St (Ogley Rd)Ogley Hay160m
Furst St (Ogley Rd)Ogley Hay161m
Valley View (Ogley Rd)Brownhills254m
Valley View (Ogley Rd)Brownhills279m
Silver St (High St)Brownhills314m

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WS8 6AR

Broadband access in WS8 6AR (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband90.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WS8 6AR (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed78.1Mbps
Average download speed107.5Mbps
Maximum download speed350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed18.5Mbps
Average upload speed11.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WS8 6AR (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 6AR

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WS8 6AR gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)405,777
Meter count31
Mean (kWh/meter)13,090
Median (kWh/meter)13,078

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)91,336
Meter count24
Mean (kWh/meter)3,806
Median (kWh/meter)3,361
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WS8 6AR, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WS8 6AR.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

92.4% of English postcodes are less deprived than WS8 6AR:

Food Standards Agency

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

SACCS
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
70 Vicarage Road
4m
Ace Care Centre
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
1 New Road
148m
Costcutter
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
Crossways Stores Ltd
153m

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Nearest post box to WS8 6AR

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Vicarage Road17:3011:15150m
High Street17:3011:45317m
Catshill Road16:1511:15360m

Nearest sports facilities to WS8 6AR

FacilityDistance
St James Primary School
Great Charles Street, Walsall
Swimming Pool, Grass Pitches
238m
Holland Park (Walsall)
The Parade, Brownhills, Walsall
Grass Pitches, Outdoor Tennis Courts
805m
Brownhills Ormiston Academy
Deakin Avenue, Walsall
Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Grass Pitches, Squash Courts, Outdoor Tennis Courts
961m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WS8 6AR

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Ogley Hay Nursery School
Brickiln Street, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 6AU
Nursery227m
St James Primary School
Great Charles Street, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 6AE
Primary257m
Millfield Primary School
Catshill Road, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 6BN
Primary440m

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WS8 6AR ITL and WS8 6AR 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 6AR:

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

WS8 6AR 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 6AR:

CodeName
OAE00052090
LSOAE01010308Walsall 002D
MSOAE02002111Walsall 002

Nearest postcodes to WS8 6AR

WS8 6ASOgley Crescent84m
WS8 6AQVernon Avenue95m
WS8 6BDOgley Road141m
WS8 6GACormorant Close145m
WS8 6ALGreat Charles Street155m
WS8 6APOgley Road155m
WS8 6ATNew Road158m
WS8 6AFGreat Charles Street188m
WS8 6AUBrickiln Street217m
WS8 6BBOgley Road218m