WS2 8XB maps, stats, and open data

WS2 8XB lies on Basalt Close in Walsall. WS2 8XB 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 June 1997.

WS2 8XB geodata

Easting	399377
Northing	299494
Latitude	52.593243
Longitude	-2.010630

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WS2 8XB?

Street	Basalt Close
Town/City	Walsall
Country	England
Postcode District	WS2
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WS2 8XB Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WS2 8XB 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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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WS2 8XB

30, BASALT CLOSE, WALSALL, WS2 8XB 1999 24 SEP £56,500
22, BASALT CLOSE, WALSALL, WS2 8XB 1996 25 OCT £54,950
30, BASALT CLOSE, WALSALL, WS2 8XB 1995 22 NOV £59,950

➜ Walsall house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WS2 8XB

Pouk Hill Close (Bentley Lane)	Reedswood	39m
Pouk Hill Close (Bentley Lane)	Reedswood	77m
Birchover Rd (Bentley Lane)	Reedswood	139m
Birchover Rd (Bentley Lane)	Reedswood	156m
Naunton Rd (Bentley Lane)	Reedswood	227m

Nearest railway stations to WS2 8XB

Walsall Station	2km
Bloxwich Station	2.8km
Bescot Stadium Station	3.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in WS2 8XB (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 WS2 8XB (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	67.0Mbps
Average download speed	54.2Mbps
Maximum download speed	80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	19.5Mbps
Average upload speed	14.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

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

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	300,430
Meter count	41
Mean (kWh/meter)	7,328
Median (kWh/meter)	8,447

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	168,807
Meter count	43
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,926
Median (kWh/meter)	3,463

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

53.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than WS2 8XB:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Dodo Pizza

Unit 5 - 6 Day Street

92m

Really Tasty Foods

Unit 4

161m

Bestway Wholesale

9-10 Bloxwich Lane

352m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Queen Elizabeth Avenue	17:15	12:00	921m
Attlee Road	17:15	12:00	1,153m
Southbourne Avenue	16:00	11:30	1,218m

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Source: Dracos
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WS2 8XB ITL and WS2 8XB 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 8XB:

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 8XB 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 8XB:

	Code	Name
OA	E00051919
LSOA	E01010267	Walsall 021A
MSOA	E02002130	Walsall 021

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WS2 8XB

WS2 8TT	Bentley Lane	93m
WS2 8TH	Ragstone Close	112m
WS2 8TY	Parkview Crescent	114m
WS2 8TQ	Poukhill Close	122m
WS2 8TU	Birchover Road	136m
WS2 8TW	Bentley Lane	154m
WS2 8TZ	Armstrong Drive	176m
WS2 8TX	Birchover Road	200m
WS2 8TS	Bentley Lane	208m
WS2 8TG	Victory Lane	229m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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