WS8 6BL maps, stats, and open data

WS8 6BL lies on Catshill Road in Walsall. WS8 6BL 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 6BL maps

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

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

Easting405394
Northing305270
Latitude52.645143
Longitude-1.921714

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WS8 6BL?

StreetCatshill Road
Town/CityWalsall
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWS8
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➜ Where is Brownhills?

WS8 6BL Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WS8 6BL 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

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WS8 6BL

June 2022Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Millfield Road75m
June 2022Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Springhill Road90m
June 2022Vehicle crimeOn or near Springhill Road90m
➜ Catshill Road crime map and outcomes

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

Transport

Nearest bus stops to WS8 6BL

Valley View (Ogley Rd)Brownhills220m
Millfield School (Fullelove Rd)Brownhills228m
Valley View (Ogley Rd)Brownhills232m
Furst St (Ogley Rd)Ogley Hay240m
Furst St (Ogley Rd)Ogley Hay269m

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WS8 6BL

Broadband access in WS8 6BL (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband77.3%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WS8 6BL (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed40.0Mbps
Average download speed65.6Mbps
Maximum download speed350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed1.2Mbps
Average upload speed5.8Mbps
Maximum upload speed19.53Mbps

Broadband limitations in WS8 6BL (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 6BL

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WS8 6BL gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)693,985
Meter count66
Mean (kWh/meter)10,515
Median (kWh/meter)10,794

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)215,611
Meter count60
Mean (kWh/meter)3,594
Median (kWh/meter)3,000
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WS8 6BL, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WS8 6BL.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

83.6% of English postcodes are less deprived than WS8 6BL:

Food Standards Agency

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

Millfields JMI School
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Millfields J M I School
257m
Costcutter
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
Crossways Stores Ltd
293m
SACCS
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
70 Vicarage Road
351m

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Nearest post box to WS8 6BL

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Catshill Road16:1511:15180m
Vicarage Road17:3011:15247m
Anchor Bridge16:1511:30490m

Nearest sports facilities to WS8 6BL

FacilityDistance
St James Primary School
Great Charles Street, Walsall
Swimming Pool, Grass Pitches
584m
Shire Oak Academy
Lichfield Road, Walsall Wood, Walsall
Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Grass Pitches, Studio, Outdoor Tennis Courts
1.1km
Holland Park (Walsall)
The Parade, Brownhills, Walsall
Grass Pitches, Outdoor Tennis Courts
1.1km

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Nearest schools to WS8 6BL

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Millfield Primary School
Catshill Road, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 6BN
Primary181m
Ogley Hay Nursery School
Brickiln Street, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 6AU
Nursery552m
St James Primary School
Great Charles Street, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 6AE
Primary605m

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Source: Edubase
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WS8 6BL ITL and WS8 6BL 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 6BL:

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

WS8 6BL 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 6BL:

CodeName
OAE00052093
LSOAE01010302Walsall 002A
MSOAE02002111Walsall 002

Nearest postcodes to WS8 6BL

WS8 6BTMillfield Road66m
WS8 6BUSpringhill Road68m
WS8 6BXSpringhill Road111m
WS8 6BSValley View149m
WS8 6BZSadlers Mill169m
WS8 6BEMill Road189m
WS8 6BDOgley Road207m
WS8 6BBOgley Road215m
WS8 6BNCatshill Road257m
WS8 6BQCedar Avenue260m