Postcode WS3 1JY (Walsall)

Map showing WS3 1JY and nearby postcodes

The postcode WS3 1JY is located in Walsall, in the county of West Midlands. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. WS3 1JY is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

WS3 1JY is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0.1 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of WS3 1JY as Hard-pressed living > Migration and churn > Young hard-pressed families.

The closest road name to WS3 1JY is Hardy Road which is centered 32 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Slacky Lane and is 104 m away. The closest railway station is Bloxwich Rail Station, 2.05 km away.

The closest primary school to WS3 1JY (for ages 11 and under) is Goldsmith Primary Academy. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Requires improvement on January 23, 2019. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Walsall Academy. The last OFSTED inspection on November 20, 2019 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of WS3 1JY is Poets Corner and is 3.29 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Needs Improvement on June 26, 2018. The nearest takeaway food is available from Jade Garden and is 3.4 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Satisfactory on July 30, 2018.

Residents reported an average download speed of 96.5 Mbps and an average upload speed of 14.6 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2.2 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for WS3 1JY is covered by the West Midlands police force association and Walsall Teaching is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to WS3 1JY and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to WS3 1JY, and the approximate distance away.

Hardy Road 32 m
Beresford Road 77 m
Goscote Lane 132 m
Oldhall Road 147 m
Avon Road 160 m
Dolphin Close 247 m
Canalside Close 255 m
Plover Street 257 m
Barracks Place 261 m
Wagtail Road 271 m
Shearwater Road 273 m
Warbler Grove 290 m
Severn Road 297 m
Well Lane 307 m
Wye Road 308 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode WS3 1JY

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from WS3 1JY - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Goldsmith Primary Academy Requires improvement
(January 23, 2019)
453 m
Rivers Primary Academy Good
(February 9, 2022)
671 m
Edgar Stammers Primary Academy Requires improvement
(March 13, 2019)
889 m
Christ Church CofE Primary School Good
(September 20, 2017)
969 m
Sunshine Infant and Nursery School Good
(December 8, 2021)
1.07 km
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Good
(December 12, 2019)
1.13 km
Blakenall Heath Junior School Good
(January 26, 2022)
1.13 km
St Michael's Church of England C Primary School Outstanding
(May 5, 2016)
1.18 km
Leamore Primary School Good
(July 15, 2021)
1.19 km
Rushall Primary School Good
(December 11, 2019)
1.29 km
Little Bloxwich CofE VC Primary School Good
(February 3, 2022)
1.5 km
St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Bloxwich Good
(September 20, 2018)
1.52 km
Castle School Outstanding
(January 30, 2018)
1.55 km
Phoenix Academy Good
(September 25, 2019)
1.55 km
Walsall Academy Good
(November 20, 2019)
1.56 km
All Saints National Academy Requires improvement
(January 13, 2022)
1.66 km
Pelsall Village School Requires improvement
(June 21, 2018)
1.67 km
Greenfield Primary School Good
(November 15, 2017)
1.69 km
Elmwood School Requires improvement
(November 15, 2018)
1.71 km
Elmore Green Primary School Good
(January 10, 2019)
1.83 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from WS3 1JY - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
M P General Store & Off Licence Retailers - other 4
Good
December 21, 2015
3.17 km
Bronys Event Catering - Crepes & Coffee Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
September 24, 2017
3.18 km
Event Catering Services Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
February 18, 2020
3.18 km
Kennedy Dobson (Rubys Catering) Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
October 2, 2017
3.18 km
NISA Retailers - other 1
Needs Major Improvement
September 20, 2021
3.26 km
Poets Corner Pub/bar/nightclub 2
Needs Improvement
June 26, 2018
3.29 km
Oak Wood Lodge Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
April 29, 2019
3.3 km
Jade Garden Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
July 30, 2018
3.4 km
One Stop Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
January 7, 2019
3.4 km
Seavers Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
January 19, 2021
3.4 km
Bains Retailers - other 2
Needs Improvement
February 3, 2022
3.44 km
Swan House Nursing Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 3, 2022
3.44 km
Lodge Farm Junior School School/college/university 4
Good
January 16, 2018
3.55 km
Classic Canton Chinese Takeaway Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
June 18, 2019
3.59 km
Willenhall E Act Academy School/college/university 5
Very Good
January 8, 2020
3.6 km
Woodlands Academy of Learning School/college/university 5
Very Good
September 14, 2018
3.71 km
Tamaris Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 3
Satisfactory
November 6, 2019
3.73 km
Duke Of Cambridge Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
May 11, 2012
3.73 km
Holly Bank House Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
May 3, 2017
3.73 km
Booze Corner Retailers - other 5
Very Good
April 11, 2018
3.79 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to WS3 1JY - Data from Apr 2022

Slacky Lane Bus Stop/Station 104 m
Goscote Lane Bus Stop/Station 122 m
Goscote Lane Bus Stop/Station 135 m
Slacky Lane Bus Stop/Station 161 m
Goscote Hospital Bus Stop/Station 171 m
Bloxwich Rail Station Rail 2.05 km
Bloxwich Rail Station Rail 2.08 km
Bloxwich North Rail Station Rail 2.75 km
East Midlands Airport Air 49.93 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to WS3 1JY - Data from Dec 2021

Lady Pool Inland Water 1.93 km
Rails Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.99 km
Pelsall Junction Inland Water 2.63 km
The Swag Inland Water 2.63 km
Pelsall Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.66 km
Hatherton Lake Inland Water 2.84 km
Rough Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.13 km
Sneyd Reservoir Inland Water 3.26 km
Pouk Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.34 km
The Clumps Woodland Or Forest 3.63 km
Springhill Covert Woodland Or Forest 3.85 km
Silver Wedding Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.92 km
Allen's Rough Woodland Or Forest 4.04 km
Hayhead Wood Woodland Or Forest 4.1 km
Leigh's Wood Woodland Or Forest 4.12 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for WS3 1JY - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 78.1 Mbps 96.5 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 14.6 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 6.5 0.5
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 11 1.3
30-300 Mbps 0% 95 15.7
300+ Mbps 100% 593 39

Gas Consumption

54 meters consuming 774,721 kWh - mean 14,347 kWh : median 13,167 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for WS3 1JY - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County West Midlands
Latitude 52.61462000
Longitude -1.98112600
OS Easting 401375
OS Northing 0301872
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
352
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

West Midlands

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Walsall North
Electoral Ward Blakenall
Local Authority District Walsall
Region / Government Office Region West Midlands
European Electoral Region West Midlands
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Black Country
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council The Black Country

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E08000030
Travel To Work Area Wolverhampton and Walsall

NHS

NHS England Region Midlands
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Walsall Teaching
Cancer Alliance West Midlands
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
West Midlands
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
The Black Country and West Birmingham
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Black Country and West Birmingham CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Hard-pressed living
Group: Migration and churn
Subgroup: Young hard-pressed families
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area West Midlands BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Bloxwich BUASD
Workplace Zone E33021116
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Walsall 013
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Walsall 013E
Output Area / Small Area 8D1