WS8 7LA maps, stats, and open data

WS8 7LA lies on Shannon Drive in Walsall. WS8 7LA 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 7LA maps

WS8 7LA map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

WS8 7LA 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 7LA geodata

Easting	403247
Northing	306629
Latitude	52.657376
Longitude	-1.953433

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WS8 7LA?

Street	Shannon Drive
Town/City	Walsall
Country	England
Postcode District	WS8
➜ WS8 open data dashboard ➜ See where WS8 is on a map ➜ Where is Brownhills?

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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WS8 7LA Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WS8 7LA as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	160m	525ft

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	Brownhills
Constituency	Aldridge-brownhills

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WS8 7LA

December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Blithfield Road	393m
July 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Blithfield Road	393m
May 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Blithfield Road	393m
➜ Shannon Drive crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WS8 7LA

Severn Rd (Shannon Dr)	Brownhills West	71m
Severn Rd (Shannon Dr)	Brownhills West	87m
Medway Rd (Shannon Dr)	Brownhills West	138m
Medway Rd (Shannon Dr)	Brownhills West	169m
Shannon Drive (Cherwell Dr)	Brownhills West	201m

Nearest railway stations to WS8 7LA

Landywood Station	4.6km
Bloxwich North Station	5.6km
Cannock Station	5.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WS8 7LA

Broadband access in WS8 7LA (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	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WS8 7LA (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	6.1Mbps
Average download speed	19.0Mbps
Maximum download speed	67.23Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	0.9Mbps
Average upload speed	4.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	13.48Mbps

Broadband limitations in WS8 7LA (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%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WS8 7LA

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Source: Ofcom
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WS8 7LA gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WS8 7LA by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	536,413
Meter count	54
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,934
Median (kWh/meter)	8,562

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	169,304
Meter count	48
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,527
Median (kWh/meter)	3,204

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WS8 7LA, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WS8 7LA.
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)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

85.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than WS8 7LA:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WS8 7LA (meters)

McColls

52-54 Shannon Drive

Brownhills West Out of School Club

Brownhills JMI Shannon Drive

Brownhills West Infant & Jnr School

Brownhills West Infant And Junior School

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WS8 7LA

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Shannon Drive	16:00	11:15	40m
Whitehorse Road	16:00	11:15	1,072m
Toll Road Services Bettys Lane	15:45	10:15	1,242m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WS8 7LA

Facility	Distance
Yates Sports And Social Club Lime Lane, Pelsall, Walsall Grass Pitches	1.3km
Holland Park (Walsall) The Parade, Brownhills, Walsall Grass Pitches, Outdoor Tennis Courts	1.4km
Brownhills Ormiston Academy Deakin Avenue, Walsall Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Grass Pitches, Squash Courts, Outdoor Tennis Courts	1.5km

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WS8 7LA

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Brownhills West Primary School Shannon Drive, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 7LA	Primary	121m
Watling Street Primary School Watling Street, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 7LW	Primary	1km
Brownhills Ormiston Academy Deakin Avenue, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 7QG	Secondary	1.5km

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Source: Edubase
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WS8 7LA ITL and WS8 7LA 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 7LA:

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 7LA 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 7LA:

	Code	Name
OA	E00052072
LSOA	E01010301	Walsall 001A
MSOA	E02002110	Walsall 001

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WS8 7LA

WS8 7JU	Watling Street	121m
WS8 7JY	Medway Road	143m
WS8 7LH	Tamar Close	183m
WS8 7LX	Wilkin Road	208m
WS8 7LQ	Cherwell Drive	218m
WS8 7JR	Chester Road North	219m
WS8 7LG	Cherwell Drive	252m
WS8 7LJ	Tyne Close	257m
WS8 7NZ	Wisteria Drive	259m
WS8 7LN	Waterside Way	282m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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