Latitude: 52.657 / 52°39'25"N
Longitude: -1.9478 / 1°56'52"W
OS Eastings: 403629
OS Northings: 306585
OS Grid: SK036065
Mapcode National: GBR 3CK.DD6
Mapcode Global: WHBFP.1GRY
Plus Code: 9C4WM342+QV
Maidenhead Locator System: IO92ap67
What Three Birds: gadwall.vireo.bittern
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WS8 7LS is a primarily residential postcode in Brownhills West, Walsall. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax bands are B and C.
Residential buildings are typically semi-detached and detached. Domestic properties are primarily houses.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £11,127 to £293,267 with an average of £147,924.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1900 and 1929 and before 1900.
None of the residential properties sold since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are predominantly owner occupied.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings are D and E.
Commercial rateable values range from £4,850 to £8,400 with an average of £6,625. The most common recorded business types are Club and Offices.
In the 2011 census, there were 104 people resident in WS8 7LS, of which 43 were male and 61 were female. This also includes overnight visitors at domestic properties, and residents of non-domestic properties such as hotels, prisons and halls of residence.
WS8 7LS is in the Wolverhampton and Walsall travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Walsall Teaching Primary Care Trust.
WS8 7LS is approximately 157m (515ft) above sea level.
See recent residential property sales in WS8 7LS
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing WS8 7LS
6b4: Suburbanites - Semi-Detached Suburbia - Older Workers and Retirement
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for WS8 7LS
England D1: a small town or larger village, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
7/10 (High)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
4/10 (Low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
8/10 (High)
Supermarkets near WS8 7LS include Aldi, Co-Operative Food, Morrisons and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of WS8 7LS 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)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for WS8 7LS.
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'.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near WS8 7LS.
Brownhills West Primary School
Shannon Drive, Brownhills, Walsall, West Midlands, WS8 7LA
Community School
Ages 2 - 11
Needs improvement
Watling Street Primary School
Watling Street, Brownhills, Walsall, West Midlands, WS8 7LW
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Outstanding
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
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
Erasmus Darwin Academy
Pool Road, Burntwood, Staffordshire, WS7 3QW
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Norton Canes High School
Burntwood Road, Norton Canes, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 9SP
Community School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Shire Oak Academy
Lichfield Road, Walsall Wood, Walsall, West Midlands, WS9 9PA
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Chase Terrace Technology College
Bridge Cross Road, Chase Terrace, Burntwood, Staffordshire, WS7 2DB
Community School
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
Great Wyrley High School
Hall Lane, Great Wyrley, Walsall, West Midlands, WS6 6LQ
Community School
Ages 11 - 18
Inadequate
Walsall Academy
Lichfield Road, Bloxwich, Walsall, West Midlands, WS3 3LX
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Kingsmead School
KINGS AVENUE, HEDNESFORD, CANNOCK, STAFFORDSHIRE, WS12 1DH
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Cheslyn Hay Sport and Community High School
Saredon Road, Cheslyn Hay, Walsall, Staffordshire, WS6 7JQ
Community School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
The overall school grade in this area is high.