WS2 8BE
a large user postcode in Birchills, Walsall
Coordinates
Latitude: 52.5918 / 52°35'30"N
Longitude: -1.9829 / 1°58'58"W
OS Eastings: 401256
OS Northings: 299331
OS Grid: SP012993
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR 2BY.HHY
Mapcode Global: WHBG1.H3ZW
Plus Code: 9C4WH2R8+PR
Maidenhead Locator System: IO92ao22
What Three Birds: siskin.waxwing.swift
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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Graphic House, Portland Street, Walsall WS2 8BE
Summary
WS2 8BE is a large user postcode in Birchills, Walsall. It was first introduced in June 1981.
'Large User' postcodes are allocated to organisations which receive large amounts of post. Unlike standard geographic postcodes, which cover up to 80 addresses, a large user postcode is unique to a single address.
To the best of our knowledge, the current address of this postcode is:
Brian Lowndes Print Ltd, Graphic House, Portland Street, Walsall WS2 8BE.
The geographic coordinates assigned to a large user postcode may not necessarily be the actual coordinates of the location to which mail is delivered. If the address is a PO Box, then the coordinates will usually be the Royal Mail sorting office which handles mail for that postcode. In other cases, the coordinates of the postcode may be the headquarters, or registered office, of an organisation rather than the building which receives mail.
Commercial rateable values range from £2,750 to £19,750 with an average of £8,750. The most common recorded business types are Offices and Workshop.
Walsall is a town, which had a population of 67,594 in the 2011 census.
WS2 8BE is in the Wolverhampton and Walsall travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Walsall Teaching Primary Care Trust.
WS2 8BE is approximately 126m (413ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing WS2 8BE
4b2: Multicultural Metropolitans - Challenged Asian Terraces - Pakistani Communities
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for WS2 8BE
England A1: within a very large conurbation, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
8/10 (High)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
10/10 (Very high)
Area Retail Diversity Index
9/10 (Very high)
Supermarkets near WS2 8BE include Asda, Co-Operative Food, Iceland, Lidl, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
Other nearby postcodes
WS2 8BE at other websites
- Air quality forecast for WS2 8BE at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at WS2 8BE at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near WS2 8BE at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near WS2 8BE at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near WS2 8BE at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to WS2 8BE at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near WS2 8BE at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near WS2 8BE at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near WS2 8BE at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of WS2 8BE are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
Metropolitan District
Walsall Borough Council
Ward
Blakenall
Councillors
Izzy Hussain (Conservative)
Pete Smith (Independent)
Emma Morgan (Labour)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Walsall North
MP
Eddie Hughes (Conservative)
Broadband Internet
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for WS2 8BE.
- Definitions
- Ultrafast: 300Mbit/s or greater
- Superfast: 30Mbit/s to less than 300Mbit/s
- Universal Service Obligation: Download speeds at or above 10Mbit/s and upload speeds at or above 1Mbit/s
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
Schools
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near WS2 8BE.
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