WS8 7LU maps, stats, and open data
WS8 7LU lies on Watling Street in Brownhills, Walsall. WS8 7LU 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 7LU maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
WS8 7LU geodata
| Easting | 403617 |
| Northing | 306521 |
| Latitude | 52.656403 |
| Longitude | -1.947964 |
Where is WS8 7LU?
| Street | Watling Street |
| Locality | Brownhills |
| Town/City | Walsall |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | WS8 |
WS8 7LU Elevation
Elevation or altitude of WS8 7LU as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 150m | 492ft |
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 |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in WS8 7LU
2024 2 FEB £231,000 |
169A, WATLING STREET, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 7LU 2023 4 MAY £182,500 |
168, WATLING STREET, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 7LU 2022 27 JUN £488,000 |
2021 25 NOV £200,000 |
2006 1 SEP £140,000 |
2004 8 OCT £137,000 |
173, WATLING STREET, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 7LU 1996 14 JUN £80,000 |
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to WS8 7LU
| Hednesford Rd (Watling St) | Brownhills West | 57m |
| The Rising Sun (Watling St) | Brownhills West | 98m |
| Hednesford Rd (Watling St) | Brownhills West | 187m |
| Medway Rd (Shannon Dr) | Brownhills West | 217m |
| Medway Rd (Shannon Dr) | Brownhills West | 248m |
Nearest railway stations to WS8 7LU
| Landywood Station | 4.9km |
| Bloxwich North Station | 5.8km |
| Bloxwich Station | 6km |
Broadband
Broadband access in WS8 7LU (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 7LU (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 9.1Mbps |
| Average download speed | 24.6Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 63.85Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 0.9Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 5.4Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 16.08Mbps |
Broadband limitations in WS8 7LU (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 7LU gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in WS8 7LU by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 187,378 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 14 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 13,384 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 14,680 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 44,632 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 13 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 3,433 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 3,364 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WS8 7LU, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in WS8 7LU.
- 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
62.6% of English postcodes are less deprived than WS8 7LU:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WS8 7LU (metres)
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Nearest post box to WS8 7LU
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Shannon Drive | 16:00 | 11:15 | 419m |
| Whitehorse Road | 16:00 | 11:15 | 712m |
| Chester Road North | 16:00 | 11:00 | 909m |
WS8 7LU ITL and WS8 7LU 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 7LU:
| 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 7LU 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 7LU:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00052066 | |
| LSOA | E01010303 | Walsall 001B |
| MSOA | E02002110 | Walsall 001 |
Nearest postcodes to WS8 7LU
| WS8 7LS | Hednesford Road | 65m |
| WS8 7LN | Waterside Way | 105m |
| WS8 7LR | Watling Street | 128m |
| WS8 7NG | Lawnoaks Close | 141m |
| WS8 7LX | Wilkin Road | 221m |
| WS8 7LT | Hednesford Road | 237m |
| WS8 7JR | Chester Road North | 266m |
| WS8 7JY | Medway Road | 277m |
| WS8 7LY | Poole Crescent | 283m |
| WS8 7JU | Watling Street | 322m |
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