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

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

WS8 7LU 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 7LU geodata

Easting	403617
Northing	306521
Latitude	52.656403
Longitude	-1.947964

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WS8 7LU?

Street	Watling Street
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 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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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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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WS8 7LU

174, WATLING STREET, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 7LU 2024 2 FEB £231,000
168, WATLING STREET, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 7LU 2022 27 JUN £488,000
174, WATLING STREET, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 7LU 2021 25 NOV £200,000
174, WATLING STREET, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 7LU 2006 1 SEP £140,000
174, WATLING STREET, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 7LU 2004 8 OCT £137,000
173, WATLING STREET, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 7LU 1996 14 JUN £80,000

➜ Brownhills house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WS8 7LU

June 2022	Public order	On or near Waterside Way	113m
June 2022	Other crime	On or near Waterside Way	113m
June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Waterside Way	113m
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Source: data.police.uk
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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

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WS8 7LU

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)

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Median download speed	9.1Mbps
Average download speed	24.6Mbps
Maximum download speed	63.85Mbps

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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%

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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.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
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Deprivation

62.6% of English postcodes are less deprived than WS8 7LU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Brownhills Nursing Home

Hednesford Road

65m

Waterside Pub

42 Wilkin Road

225m

Thai Lanna Restaurant

Ye Olde Wilkin Inn & Thai Lanna Restaurant

239m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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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

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WS8 7LU

Facility	Distance
Holland Park (Walsall) The Parade, Brownhills, Walsall Grass Pitches, Outdoor Tennis Courts	1km
Brownhills Ormiston Academy Deakin Avenue, Walsall Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Grass Pitches, Squash Courts, Outdoor Tennis Courts	1.1km
Erasmus Darwin Academy Pool Road, Burntwood Artificial Grass Pitch, Grass Pitches, Health and Fitness Gym, Sports Hall, Studio, Outdoor Tennis Courts	1.5km

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WS8 7LU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Brownhills West Primary School Shannon Drive, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 7LA	Primary	461m
Watling Street Primary School Watling Street, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 7LW	Primary	628m
Brownhills Ormiston Academy Deakin Avenue, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 7QG	Secondary	1.1km

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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

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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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

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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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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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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