Postcode WS3 1LH (Walsall)

Map showing WS3 1LH and nearby postcodes

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

WS3 1LH is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0.3 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 1LH as Hard-pressed living > Migration and churn > Hard-pressed ethnic mix.

The closest road name to WS3 1LH is Foster Street which is centered 14 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Guild Ave and is 131 m away. The closest railway station is Bloxwich Rail Station, 1.52 km away.

The closest primary school to WS3 1LH (for ages 11 and under) is Christ Church CofE Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on September 20, 2017. 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 1LH is Poets Corner and is 2.64 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 2.73 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Satisfactory on July 30, 2018.

Residents reported an average download speed of 51.8 Mbps and an average upload speed of 8.2 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 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.5 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for WS3 1LH 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 1LH and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

Foster Street 14 m
Chapel Street 78 m
Guild Avenue 111 m
Dawson Street 137 m
Blakenall Row 142 m
Booth Close 158 m
Blakenall Lane 180 m
Brundard Close 186 m
Chantry Avenue 189 m
Hollemeadow Avenue 210 m
Church View Close 227 m
Church Place 243 m
Newhome Way 264 m
Meadowsweet Way 288 m
Blakenall Heath 306 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode WS3 1LH

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 1LH - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Sunshine Infant and Nursery School Good
(December 8, 2021)
385 m
Christ Church CofE Primary School Good
(September 20, 2017)
403 m
Leamore Primary School Good
(July 15, 2021)
507 m
Blakenall Heath Junior School Good
(January 26, 2022)
508 m
Goldsmith Primary Academy Requires improvement
(January 23, 2019)
590 m
Castle School Outstanding
(January 30, 2018)
869 m
Phoenix Academy Good
(September 25, 2019)
869 m
Rivers Primary Academy Good
(February 9, 2022)
1.01 km
Edgar Stammers Primary Academy Requires improvement
(March 13, 2019)
1.14 km
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Good
(December 12, 2019)
1.19 km
All Saints National Academy Requires improvement
(January 13, 2022)
1.21 km
St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Bloxwich Good
(September 20, 2018)
1.24 km
Elmore Green Primary School Good
(January 10, 2019)
1.27 km
Walsall Academy Good
(November 20, 2019)
1.38 km
Little Bloxwich CofE VC Primary School Good
(February 3, 2022)
1.66 km
North Walsall Primary Academy Good
(October 10, 2018)
1.72 km
St Michael's Church of England C Primary School Outstanding
(May 5, 2016)
1.76 km
Mary Elliot School Good
(March 12, 2019)
1.83 km
Bloxwich Academy Good
(November 4, 2021)
1.83 km
Rushall Primary School Good
(December 11, 2019)
1.89 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
M P General Store & Off Licence Retailers - other 4
Good
December 21, 2015
2.51 km
Bronys Event Catering - Crepes & Coffee Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
September 24, 2017
2.57 km
Event Catering Services Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
February 18, 2020
2.57 km
Kennedy Dobson (Rubys Catering) Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
October 2, 2017
2.57 km
Poets Corner Pub/bar/nightclub 2
Needs Improvement
June 26, 2018
2.64 km
NISA Retailers - other 1
Needs Major Improvement
September 20, 2021
2.64 km
Oak Wood Lodge Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
April 29, 2019
2.66 km
Jade Garden Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
July 30, 2018
2.73 km
One Stop Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
January 7, 2019
2.73 km
Seavers Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
January 19, 2021
2.73 km
Bains Retailers - other 2
Needs Improvement
February 3, 2022
2.78 km
Swan House Nursing Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 3, 2022
2.78 km
Lodge Farm Junior School School/college/university 4
Good
January 16, 2018
2.88 km
Classic Canton Chinese Takeaway Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
June 18, 2019
2.92 km
Willenhall E Act Academy School/college/university 5
Very Good
January 8, 2020
2.92 km
Woodlands Academy of Learning School/college/university 5
Very Good
September 14, 2018
3.03 km
Duke Of Cambridge Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
May 11, 2012
3.06 km
Holly Bank House Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
May 3, 2017
3.06 km
Tamaris Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 3
Satisfactory
November 6, 2019
3.09 km
Short Heath Royal British Legion Clu Pub/bar/nightclub 3
Satisfactory
July 15, 2019
3.14 km

Nearby Travel Links

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

Guild Ave Bus Stop/Station 131 m
Guild Ave Bus Stop/Station 134 m
Blakenall Lane Bus Stop/Station 144 m
Blakenall Lane Bus Stop/Station 167 m
Blakenall Row Bus Stop/Station 210 m
Bloxwich Rail Station Rail 1.52 km
Bloxwich Rail Station Rail 1.55 km
Bloxwich North Rail Station Rail 2.36 km
East Midlands Airport Air 50.61 km

Nearby Nature

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

Lady Pool Inland Water 2.16 km
Rough Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.44 km
Rails Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.63 km
Sneyd Reservoir Inland Water 2.7 km
Pouk Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.74 km
Hatherton Lake Inland Water 2.78 km
Pelsall Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.06 km
Pelsall Junction Inland Water 3.08 km
The Clumps Woodland Or Forest 3.22 km
The Swag Inland Water 3.27 km
Allen's Rough Woodland Or Forest 3.44 km
Springhill Covert Woodland Or Forest 3.56 km
Silver Wedding Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.92 km
Hayhead Wood Woodland Or Forest 4.41 km
Horsefields Gorse Woodland Or Forest 4.49 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 40 Mbps 51.8 Mbps 107 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 8.2 Mbps 19.53 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 8 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 13.3 1
30-300 Mbps 0% 64.6 10.5
300+ Mbps 100% - -

Gas Consumption

46 meters consuming 597,230 kWh - mean 12,983 kWh : median 12,867 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

50 meters consuming 244,050 kWh - mean 4,881 kWh : median 3,616 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for WS3 1LH - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County West Midlands
Latitude 52.61223900
Longitude -1.99046100
OS Easting 400743
OS Northing 0301607
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
1244
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: Hard-pressed ethnic mix
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area West Midlands BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Bloxwich BUASD
Workplace Zone E33021113
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Walsall 012
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Walsall 012A
Output Area / Small Area 8D2