WS8 6DS maps, stats, and open data

WS8 6DS lies on Chester Road in Brownhills, Walsall. WS8 6DS is located in the Aldridge North and Walsall Wood 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 6DS maps

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

WS8 6DS 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 6DS geodata

Easting	405679
Northing	304352
Latitude	52.636887
Longitude	-1.917518

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WS8 6DS?

Street	Chester Road
Locality	Brownhills
Town/City	Walsall
Country	England
Postcode District	WS8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WS8 6DS Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WS8 6DS as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	170m	558ft

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	Aldridge North And Walsall Wood
Constituency	Aldridge-brownhills

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WS8 6DS

June 2022	Robbery	On or near Chester Road	36m
June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Shire Lea	209m
June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Lichfield Road	218m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WS8 6DS

Adams Rd (Chester Rd)	Shire Oak	34m
Adams Rd (Chester Rd)	Shire Oak	55m
Shire Oak (Lichfield Rd)	Shire Oak	151m
Shire Oak (Lichfield Rd)	Shire Oak	173m
Shire Oak House (Lichfield Rd)	Shire Oak	322m

Nearest railway stations to WS8 6DS

Shenstone Station	5km
Blake Street Station	6.1km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WS8 6DS

Broadband access in WS8 6DS (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	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WS8 6DS (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	78.1Mbps
Average download speed	95.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	19.5Mbps
Average upload speed	14.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WS8 6DS (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%

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Source: Ofcom
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WS8 6DS gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	454,778
Meter count	35
Mean (kWh/meter)	12,994
Median (kWh/meter)	12,044

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	145,015
Meter count	32
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,532
Median (kWh/meter)	3,744

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WS8 6DS, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WS8 6DS.
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)
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Deprivation

58.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than WS8 6DS:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Newbridge House

147 Chester Road

22m

Oak Lodge Rest Home

1A Adams Road

143m

Shire Oak Public House

Shire Oak

226m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WS8 6DS

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Shire Oak	17:30	11:30	136m
Anchor Bridge	16:15	11:30	585m
Robson Close	16:30	11:00	740m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WS8 6DS

Facility	Distance
Shire Oak Academy Lichfield Road, Walsall Wood, Walsall Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Grass Pitches, Studio, Outdoor Tennis Courts	328m
Oak Park Active Living Centre Coppice Road, Walsall Wood Swimming Pool, Squash Courts, Sports Hall, Artificial Grass Pitch, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	868m
Oak Park Leisure Centre (Closed) Lichfield Road, Walsall Wood, Walsall Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Artificial Grass Pitch, Squash Courts	943m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WS8 6DS

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Shire Oak Academy Lichfield Road, Walsall Wood, Walsall, WS9 9PA	Secondary	328m
Millfield Primary School Catshill Road, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 6BN	Primary	805m
Walsall Wood School Brownhills Road, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 7BP	Primary	816m

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WS8 6DS ITL and WS8 6DS 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 6DS:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLG	West Midlands (England)
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLG3	West Midlands
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLG38	Walsall
LAU 1 Code	Name
E08000030	Walsall

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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WS8 6DS 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 6DS:

	Code	Name
OA	E00051812
LSOA	E01010250	Walsall 004B
MSOA	E02002113	Walsall 004

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WS8 6DS

WS8 6DT	Chester Road	51m
WS8 7AL	Adams Road	140m
WS8 6DR	Paterson Place	154m
WS8 7AN	Adams Road	218m
WS8 7AJ	St Johns Road	219m
WS9 9PB	Lichfield Road	225m
WS9 9PG	Shire Oak Close	225m
WS8 6DU	Chester Road	228m
WS8 6NZ	Shire Lea	238m
WS8 7AW	Collins Road	269m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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