WS8 6AZ maps, stats, and open data

WS8 6AZ 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 6AZ maps

WS8 6AZ map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
WS8 6AZ 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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WS8 6AZ geodata

Easting405155
Northing305505
Latitude52.647258
Longitude-1.925243

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WS8 6AZ?

CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWS8
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➜ See where WS8 is on a map
➜ Where is Brownhills?

WS8 6AZ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WS8 6AZ 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 6AZ

January 2024ShopliftingOn or near Parking Area394m
January 2024Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Parking Area394m
January 2024Theft from the personOn or near Parking Area394m
➜ Get more crime data in our Crime section

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

Transport

Nearest bus stops to WS8 6AZ

Furst St (Ogley Rd)Ogley Hay85m
Furst St (Ogley Rd)Ogley Hay102m
Valley View (Ogley Rd)Brownhills305m
Valley View (Ogley Rd)Brownhills332m
Brownhills Memorial (Lichfield Rd)Ogley Hay357m

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WS8 6AZ

Broadband access in WS8 6AZ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband75.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WS8 6AZ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed40.0Mbps
Average download speed39.5Mbps
Maximum download speed80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed10.0Mbps
Average upload speed9.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WS8 6AZ (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 6AZ

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Source: Ofcom
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WS8 6AZ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)149,441
Meter count16
Mean (kWh/meter)9,340
Median (kWh/meter)9,467

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)37,868
Meter count15
Mean (kWh/meter)2,525
Median (kWh/meter)1,700
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WS8 6AZ, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WS8 6AZ.
  • 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 6AZ:

Food Standards Agency

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

Madam Cheong Chinese Takeaway
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
199-201 Great Charles Street
67m
Costcutter
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
Crossways Stores Ltd
68m
SACCS
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
70 Vicarage Road
98m

➜ Get more ratings from the Food Standards Agency

Nearest post box to WS8 6AZ

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Vicarage Road17:3011:1593m
Catshill Road16:1511:15394m
The Avenues, First Avenue16:0011:00402m

Nearest sports facilities to WS8 6AZ

FacilityDistance
St James Primary School
Great Charles Street, Walsall
Swimming Pool, Grass Pitches
269m
Holland Park (Walsall)
The Parade, Brownhills, Walsall
Grass Pitches, Outdoor Tennis Courts
808m
Brownhills Ormiston Academy
Deakin Avenue, Walsall
Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Grass Pitches, Squash Courts, Outdoor Tennis Courts
924m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WS8 6AZ

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
St James Primary School
Great Charles Street, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 6AE
Primary292m
Ogley Hay Nursery School
Brickiln Street, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 6AU
Nursery306m
Millfield Primary School
Catshill Road, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 6BN
Primary462m

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Source: Edubase
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WS8 6AZ ITL and WS8 6AZ 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 6AZ:

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

WS8 6AZ 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 6AZ:

CodeName
OAE00052090
LSOAE01010308Walsall 002D
MSOAE02002111Walsall 002

Nearest postcodes to WS8 6AZ

WS8 6ALGreat Charles Street67m
WS8 6APOgley Road72m
WS8 6AQVernon Avenue81m
WS8 6ARVicarage Road96m
WS8 6BDOgley Road145m
WS8 6ASOgley Crescent148m
WS8 6AFGreat Charles Street159m
WS8 6BEMill Road184m
WS8 6AWFurst Street198m
WS8 6AJPoplar Road204m