WS8 6LW maps, stats, and open data
WS8 6LW 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 6LW maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
WS8 6LW geodata
| Easting | 405851 |
| Northing | 306219 |
| Latitude | 52.653669 |
| Longitude | -1.914944 |
Where is WS8 6LW?
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | WS8 |
WS8 6LW Elevation
Elevation or altitude of WS8 6LW as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 130m | 427ft |
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
| Ward | Brownhills |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Aldridge-brownhills |
Transport
Nearest bus stops to WS8 6LW
| Sandfield Farm (Sandfield Farm Caravan Park) | Ogley Hay | 56m |
| Lichfield Rd (Sadler Rd) | Ogley Hay | 481m |
| Lichfield Rd (Sadler Rd) | Ogley Hay | 486m |
| Newtown Bridge (Chase Rd) | Ogley Hay | 538m |
| Newtown Bridge (Chase Rd) | Ogley Hay | 550m |
Nearest railway stations to WS8 6LW
| Shenstone Station | 5km |
Broadband
Broadband access in WS8 6LW (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 6LW (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 13.8Mbps |
| Average download speed | 20.3Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 61.02Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 1.1Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 3.1Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 9.09Mbps |
Broadband limitations in WS8 6LW (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% |
WS8 6LW gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in WS8 6LW by fuel type, 2015.
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 58,737 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 21 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 2,797 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 2,139 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WS8 6LW, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in WS8 6LW.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
83.6% of English postcodes are less deprived than WS8 6LW:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WS8 6LW (metres)
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Nearest post box to WS8 6LW
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Lichfield Road | 17:30 | 11:15 | 269m |
| Newtown | 16:00 | 11:15 | 443m |
| The Avenues, First Avenue | 16:00 | 11:00 | 783m |
WS8 6LW ITL and WS8 6LW 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 6LW:
| 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 |
WS8 6LW 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 6LW:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00052077 | |
| LSOA | E01010302 | Walsall 002A |
| MSOA | E02002111 | Walsall 002 |
Nearest postcodes to WS8 6LW
| WS8 6LL | Lichfield Road | 312m |
| WS8 6JZ | Gatehouse Trading Estate | 360m |
| WS8 6LH | 378m | |
| WS8 6JS | Watling Street | 386m |
| WS8 6JR | Watling Street | 472m |
| WS8 6JE | Chase Road | 573m |
| WS8 6BJ | Sadler Road | 593m |
| WS8 6JD | Chase Road | 597m |
| WS8 6JY | Lichfield Road | 618m |
| WS8 6JG | Freeth Road | 659m |
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