WS2 8BU maps, stats, and open data

WS2 8BU lies on Bloxwich Road in Walsall. WS2 8BU is located in the Blakenall 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 8BU maps

WS2 8BU map - large scale - OS Open Zoomstack (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS Open Zoomstack (Ordnance Survey)
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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Attribution: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2024; Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2024; Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0

WS2 8BU geodata

Easting	400984
Northing	299849
Latitude	52.596434
Longitude	-1.986906

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WS2 8BU?

Street	Bloxwich Road
Town/City	Walsall
Country	England
Postcode District	WS2
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WS2 8BU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WS2 8BU 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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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Blakenall
Constituency	Walsall North

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WS2 8BU

Northcote St (Bloxwich Road)	Birchills	37m
Northcote St (Bloxwich Road)	Birchills	80m
Derby St (Bloxwich Road)	Birchills	94m
Derby St (Bloxwich Road)	Birchills	163m
Hospital St (Bloxwich Road)	Birchills	181m

Nearest railway stations to WS2 8BU

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 8BU (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	83.3%

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

Broadband speed in WS2 8BU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	54.0Mbps
Average download speed	111.7Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.0Mbps
Average upload speed	0.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed	1.01Mbps

Broadband limitations in WS2 8BU (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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WS2 8BU gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	156,974
Meter count	6
Mean (kWh/meter)	26,162
Median (kWh/meter)	20,202

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

92.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than WS2 8BU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Yummy

129 Bloxwich Road

33m

Premier

133-135 Bloxwich Road

33m

Crispy Cod

127 Bloxwich Road

33m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
North Walsall	17:15	12:00	50m
Coalpool Lane	16:00	11:30	593m
Dartmouth Avenue	16:30	11:30	674m

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Source: Dracos
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WS2 8BU ITL and WS2 8BU 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 8BU:

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 8BU 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 8BU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00052385
LSOA	E01010374	Walsall 018D
MSOA	E02002127	Walsall 018

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WS2 8BU

WS2 8BS	Bloxwich Road	32m
WS2 8BQ	Northcote Street	97m
WS2 8BX	Leckie Road	121m
WS2 7BH	Derby Street	127m
WS2 8BP	Bloxwich Road	130m
WS2 8DB	Bloxwich Road	134m
WS2 7AT	Kent Street	150m
WS2 8BL	Gladstone Street	177m
WS2 7BJ	Hereford Street	183m
WS2 8BF	Bloxwich Road	195m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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