WS9 0RU maps, stats, and open data

WS9 0RU lies on Whetstone Lane in Walsall. WS9 0RU is located in the Aldridge Central and South 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.

WS9 0RU geodata

Easting	405881
Northing	299738
Latitude	52.595407
Longitude	-1.914613

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WS9 0RU?

Street	Whetstone Lane
Town/City	Walsall
Country	England
Postcode District	WS9
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WS9 0RU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WS9 0RU 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	Aldridge Central And South
Constituency	Aldridge-brownhills

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WS9 0RU

249, WHETSTONE LANE, WALSALL, WS9 0RU 2020 18 DEC £325,000
253, WHETSTONE LANE, WALSALL, WS9 0RU 2020 25 SEP £375,000
255, WHETSTONE LANE, WALSALL, WS9 0RU 2017 2 JUN £232,000
253, WHETSTONE LANE, WALSALL, WS9 0RU 2016 4 MAR £248,000
249, WHETSTONE LANE, WALSALL, WS9 0RU 2014 21 JAN £217,000
249, WHETSTONE LANE, WALSALL, WS9 0RU 2010 1 MAR £235,000
253, WHETSTONE LANE, WALSALL, WS9 0RU 2007 6 JUL £234,000
249, WHETSTONE LANE, WALSALL, WS9 0RU 2006 13 DEC £200,000
259, WHETSTONE LANE, WALSALL, WS9 0RU 2003 7 FEB £178,950
259, WHETSTONE LANE, WALSALL, WS9 0RU 2001 31 MAY £123,500

➜ Aldridge house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WS9 0RU

December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Wheatland Grove	234m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Wheatland Grove	234m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Wheatland Grove	234m
➜ Whetstone Lane crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WS9 0RU

Knights Hill (Erdington Rd)	Barr Common	164m
Knights Hill (Erdington Rd)	Barr Common	180m
Beacon Rise (Barr Common Rd)	Barr Common	403m
St Francis School (Erdington Rd)	Aldridge	416m
Beacon Rise (Barr Common Rd)	Barr Common	418m

Nearest railway stations to WS9 0RU

Blake Street Station	4.8km
Walsall Station	4.9km
Tame Bridge Parkway Station	6.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WS9 0RU

Broadband access in WS9 0RU (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 WS9 0RU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	39.2Mbps
Average download speed	58.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	2.4Mbps
Average upload speed	2.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed	5.98Mbps

Broadband limitations in WS9 0RU (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 WS9 0RU

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Source: Ofcom
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WS9 0RU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WS9 0RU by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	295,637
Meter count	16
Mean (kWh/meter)	18,477
Median (kWh/meter)	17,859

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	58,763
Meter count	14
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,197
Median (kWh/meter)	3,269

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WS9 0RU, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WS9 0RU.
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

12.2% of English postcodes are less deprived than WS9 0RU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WS9 0RU (meters)

Whetstone Lane JMI

Whetstone Field Primary School

233m

Whetstone Convenience

145 Whetstone Lane

243m

St Mary Of The Angels RC Primary S

St Marys Of The Angels R C Primary School

267m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WS9 0RU

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Erdington Road	16:30	11:00	246m
Barr Common	16:30	11:00	429m
Whetstone Lane	17:00	11:00	545m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WS9 0RU

Facility	Distance
Whetstone Field Primary School Playing Field Whetstone Lane, Walsall Grass Pitches	288m
St Francis Of Assisi Catholic Technology College Erdington Road, Walsall Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Outdoor Tennis Courts	428m
Aldridge School Tynings Lane, Walsall Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Grass Pitches, Health and Fitness Gym	767m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WS9 0RU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Whetstone Field Primary School Beaufort Way, Aldridge, Walsall, WS9 0HJ	Primary	203m
St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School Weston Crescent, Aldridge, Walsall, WS9 0HA	Primary	391m
St Francis of Assisi Catholic College Erdington Road, Aldridge, Walsall, WS9 0RN	Secondary	434m

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Source: Edubase
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WS9 0RU ITL and WS9 0RU 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 WS9 0RU:

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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WS9 0RU 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 WS9 0RU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00051777
LSOA	E01010248	Walsall 022D
MSOA	E02002131	Walsall 022

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WS9 0RU

WS9 0RZ	Erdington Road	69m
WS9 0RY	Hartley Drive	98m
WS9 0RX	Lawson Close	103m
WS9 0HN	Charlesdale Drive	106m
WS9 0HL	Ridgeway	149m
WS9 0AF	Hayfield Grove	156m
WS9 0RT	Erdington Road	170m
WS9 0HD	Orchard Grove	177m
WS9 0HH	Whetstone Lane	181m
WS9 0SA	Erdington Road	231m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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