WS8 6LR
a large user postcode in Brownhills, Walsall
Coordinates
Latitude: 52.6513 / 52°39'4"N
Longitude: -1.9228 / 1°55'22"W
OS Eastings: 405317
OS Northings: 305954
OS Grid: SK053059
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR 3CL.LPW
Mapcode Global: WHBFP.FML9
Plus Code: 9C4WM32G+GV
Maidenhead Locator System: IO92ap96
What Three Birds: pigeon.spoonbill.veery
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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Lichfield Road, Brownhills, Walsall WS8 6LR
Summary
WS8 6LR is a large user postcode in Brownhills, Walsall. It was first introduced in January 1980.
'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:
National Tyres & Autocare, Lichfield Road, Brownhills, Walsall WS8 6LR.
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.
The average commercial rateable value is £21,500. The most common recorded business type is Vehicle Repair Workshop.
Brownhills is a town, which had a population of 20,373 in the 2011 census.
WS8 6LR is in the Wolverhampton and Walsall travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Walsall Teaching Primary Care Trust.
WS8 6LR is approximately 155m (508ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing WS8 6LR
8c3: Hard-Pressed Living - Hard-Pressed Ageing Workers - Renting Hard-Pressed Workers
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for WS8 6LR
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 6LR include Aldi, Co-Operative Food, Morrisons and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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- Listed Buildings near WS8 6LR at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near WS8 6LR at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to WS8 6LR at British Beaches
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- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near WS8 6LR at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of WS8 6LR 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)
Broadband Internet
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for WS8 6LR.
- 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 WS8 6LR.
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