WS2 8BQ maps, stats, and open data

WS2 8BQ lies on Northcote Street in Walsall. WS2 8BQ is located in the Birchills Leamore electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Walsall and the English Parliamentary constituency of Walsall North. 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.

WS2 8BQ geodata

Easting	400910
Northing	299786
Latitude	52.595868
Longitude	-1.987999

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WS2 8BQ?

Street	Northcote Street
Town/City	Walsall
Country	England
Postcode District	WS2
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WS2 8BQ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WS2 8BQ 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	Birchills Leamore
Constituency	Walsall North

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WS2 8BQ

Northcote St (Bloxwich Road)	Birchills	67m
Northcote St (Bloxwich Road)	Birchills	85m
Hospital St (Bloxwich Road)	Birchills	152m
Derby St (Bloxwich Road)	Birchills	159m
Hospital St (Bloxwich Road)	Birchills	180m

Nearest railway stations to WS2 8BQ

Walsall Station	1.3km
Bloxwich Station	2.9km
Bescot Stadium Station	3.7km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in WS2 8BQ (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	90.9%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WS2 8BQ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	8.5Mbps
Average download speed	18.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	40.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.0Mbps
Average upload speed	4.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	10.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WS2 8BQ (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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Source: Ofcom
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WS2 8BQ gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WS2 8BQ by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	169,009
Meter count	13
Mean (kWh/meter)	13,001
Median (kWh/meter)	13,624

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	26,250
Meter count	10
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,625
Median (kWh/meter)	2,274

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WS2 8BQ, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WS2 8BQ.
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

91.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than WS2 8BQ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WS2 8BQ (metres)

Yummy

129 Bloxwich Road

72m

Premier

133-135 Bloxwich Road

72m

Crispy Cod

127 Bloxwich Road

72m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WS2 8BQ

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
North Walsall	17:15	12:00	68m
Stafford Street	17:15	12:00	640m
Coalpool Lane	16:00	11:30	680m

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Source: Dracos
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WS2 8BQ ITL and WS2 8BQ 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 WS2 8BQ:

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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WS2 8BQ 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 WS2 8BQ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00168244
LSOA	E01010375	Walsall 018E
MSOA	E02002127	Walsall 018

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WS2 8BQ

WS2 8BS	Bloxwich Road	74m
WS2 8BL	Gladstone Street	93m
WS2 8BU	Bloxwich Road	97m
WS2 8BP	Bloxwich Road	101m
WS2 8JD	Southmead Way	124m
WS2 8DB	Bloxwich Road	129m
WS2 8BX	Leckie Road	138m
WS2 8BG	Ashdown Grove	145m
WS2 8BF	Bloxwich Road	184m
WS2 8AE	Thornbury Road	191m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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