Latitude: 52.6475 / 52°38'50"N
Longitude: -1.9208 / 1°55'15"W
OS Eastings: 405453
OS Northings: 305532
OS Grid: SK054055
Mapcode National: GBR 3CS.15H
Mapcode Global: WHBFP.GQJ7
Plus Code: 9C4WJ3WH+XM
Maidenhead Locator System: IO92ap95
What Three Birds: stint.bunting.peregrine
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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WS8 6BG is a residential postcode in Brownhills, Walsall. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax bands are A and B.
Residential buildings are typically terraced (including end-terrace) and semi-detached. Domestic properties are primarily houses.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £93,493 to £475,000 with an average of £147,285.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1950 and 1966 and between 1930 and 1949.
None of the residential properties sold since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are mostly a mix of owner occupied and privately rented.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings are D and C.
Brownhills is a town, which had a population of 20,373 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 78 people resident in WS8 6BG, of which 38 were male and 40 were female. This includes overnight visitors as well as permanent residents.
WS8 6BG is in the Wolverhampton and Walsall travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Walsall Teaching Primary Care Trust.
WS8 6BG is approximately 147m (482ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing WS8 6BG
8a2: Hard-Pressed Living - Industrious Communities - Industrious Hardship
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for WS8 6BG
England A1: within a very large conurbation, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
9/10 (Very high)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
3/10 (Low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
9/10 (Very high)
Supermarkets near WS8 6BG include Aldi, Co-Operative Food, Iceland, Morrisons and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of WS8 6BG 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
Brownhills
Councillors
John Murray (Conservative)
Kenneth Ferguson (Conservative)
Kerry Murphy (Conservative)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Aldridge-Brownhills
MP
Wendy Morton (Conservative)
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The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near WS8 6BG.
Millfield Primary School
Catshill Road, Brownhills, Walsall, West Midlands, WS8 6BN
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
Narrow Lane, Brownhills, Walsall, West Midlands, WS8 6HX
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
St James Primary School
Great Charles Street, Brownhills, Walsall, West Midlands, WS8 6AE
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Needs improvement
Watling Street Primary School
Watling Street, Brownhills, Walsall, West Midlands, WS8 7LW
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Outstanding
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
Church Street, Clayhanger, Brownhills, Walsall, West Midlands, WS8 7EG
Voluntary Controlled School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Brownhills School
Deakin Avenue, Brownhills, Walsall, West Midlands, WS8 7QG
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Shire Oak Academy
Lichfield Road, Walsall Wood, Walsall, West Midlands, WS9 9PA
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Erasmus Darwin Academy
Pool Road, Burntwood, Staffordshire, WS7 3QW
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy
Broad Way, High Heath, Pelsall, Walsall, West Midlands, WS4 1BW
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Chase Terrace Technology College
Bridge Cross Road, Chase Terrace, Burntwood, Staffordshire, WS7 2DB
Community School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Norton Canes High School
Burntwood Road, Norton Canes, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 9SP
Community School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Technology College
Erdington Road, Aldridge, Walsall, West Midlands, WS9 0RN
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Aldridge School - A Science College
Tynings Lane, Aldridge, Walsall, West Midlands, WS9 0BG
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Walsall Academy
Lichfield Road, Bloxwich, Walsall, West Midlands, WS3 3LX
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Great Wyrley High School
Hall Lane, Great Wyrley, Walsall, West Midlands, WS6 6LQ
Community School
Ages 11 - 18
Inadequate
The overall school grade in this area is high.