Postcode WS3 4HY (Walsall)

Map showing WS3 4HY and nearby postcodes

The postcode WS3 4HY is located in Walsall, in the county of West Midlands. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. WS3 4HY is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

WS3 4HY is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 6.8 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 4HY as Suburbanites > Semi-detached suburbia > Semi-detached ageing.

The closest road name to WS3 4HY is St Marks Road which is centered 90 m away.

The nearest bus stop is St Andrew's Ave and is 51 m away. The closest railway station is Bloxwich Rail Station, 3.57 km away.

The closest primary school to WS3 4HY (for ages 11 and under) is Ryders Hayes School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on January 9, 2020. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy. The last OFSTED inspection on May 15, 2019 rated this school as Requires improvement

The local pub for residents of WS3 4HY is Toby Carvery and is 3.07 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on September 13, 2019. The nearest takeaway food is available from Sbarro @ Cannock Service Station and is 2.78 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on April 23, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 107.9 Mbps and an average upload speed of 10.6 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 1.7 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for WS3 4HY 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 4HY and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to WS3 4HY, and the approximate distance away.

St Marks Road 90 m
St Peters Drive 90 m
St Andrews Avenue 115 m
Lothians Road 120 m
Armside Close 149 m
St Nicholas Close 161 m
Norton Road 163 m
Gilpin Crescent 164 m
Fairfield Drive 164 m
Smithy Drive 179 m
Oakfield Drive 187 m
St Josephs Close 193 m
Dovedale Avenue 208 m
St Francis Close 213 m
Finger Post Drive 240 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode WS3 4HY

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 4HY - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Ryders Hayes School Good
(January 9, 2020)
65 m
Pelsall Village School Requires improvement
(June 21, 2018)
786 m
St Michael's Church of England C Primary School Outstanding
(May 5, 2016)
1.22 km
Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy Requires improvement
(May 15, 2019)
1.58 km
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Good
(March 28, 2017)
1.74 km
Little Bloxwich CofE VC Primary School Good
(February 3, 2022)
1.79 km
St Francis Catholic Primary School Good
(March 13, 2019)
1.97 km
Rivers Primary Academy Good
(February 9, 2022)
1.97 km
Greenfield Primary School Good
(November 15, 2017)
2.27 km
Lower Farm Primary School Good
(December 5, 2018)
2.33 km
Rushall Primary School Good
(December 11, 2019)
2.45 km
Walsall Academy Good
(November 20, 2019)
2.54 km
St John's Church of England Primary School Outstanding
(October 5, 2011)
2.62 km
Walsall Wood School Good
(November 10, 2021)
2.65 km
Brownhills West Primary School 2.73 km
St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Bloxwich Good
(September 20, 2018)
2.74 km
St James Primary School Good
(September 20, 2018)
2.8 km
Goldsmith Primary Academy Requires improvement
(January 23, 2019)
2.83 km
Millfield Primary School Good
(November 7, 2019)
2.99 km
Shire Oak Academy Requires improvement
(June 21, 2018)
2.99 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from WS3 4HY - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Cannock Greggs@Cannock Service Station Retailers - other 5
Very Good
April 23, 2021
2.78 km
Cannock Service Station Retailers - other 5
Very Good
April 23, 2021
2.78 km
Cannock Starbucks@ Cannock Service Station Retailers - other 5
Very Good
April 26, 2021
2.78 km
Sbarro @ Cannock Service Station Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
April 23, 2021
2.78 km
Moss Farm Shop Retailers - other 4
Good
January 21, 2016
3.07 km
The Beach Hut 'behind' Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
August 12, 2019
3.07 km
Toby Carvery Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
September 13, 2019
3.07 km
BP Connect Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 11, 2019
3.46 km
McDonalds @ Roadchef Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 24, 2021
3.46 km
Crackin Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 10, 2019
3.52 km
Costa Drive Thru Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 24, 2021
3.57 km
Leon @ Roadchef Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
February 23, 2022
3.57 km
Spar @ Road Chef Retailers - other 5
Very Good
September 24, 2021
3.57 km
Wiltshire Farm Food Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 4, 2020
3.57 km
Cannock Dairy Vans Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
November 3, 2021
3.81 km
Mr M Doig - Ice Cream Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
May 21, 2019
3.81 km
The Cafe Conduit Road Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 27, 2021
3.81 km
Railway Tavern Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
March 14, 2022
3.89 km
Catherine Care Tearooms Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
June 25, 2019
4.14 km
One Stop Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 7, 2019
4.19 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to WS3 4HY - Data from Apr 2022

St Andrew's Ave Bus Stop/Station 51 m
St Andrew's Ave Bus Stop/Station 64 m
Ryders Hayes Bus Stop/Station 121 m
Finger Post Bus Stop/Station 138 m
Finger Post Bus Stop/Station 152 m
Bloxwich Rail Station Rail 3.57 km
Bloxwich Rail Station Rail 3.59 km
Bloxwich North Rail Station Rail 3.65 km
East Midlands Airport Air 47.99 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to WS3 4HY - Data from Dec 2021

Pelsall Junction Inland Water 639 m
Rails Wood Woodland Or Forest 795 m
Pelsall Wood Woodland Or Forest 911 m
Engine Lane Spinney Woodland Or Forest 1.82 km
Wyrley Common Woodland Or Forest 2.05 km
The Swag Inland Water 2.77 km
Silver Wedding Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.19 km
Shireoak Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.26 km
Gains Plantation Woodland Or Forest 3.63 km
Lady Pool Inland Water 3.77 km
Chasewater Inland Water 3.83 km
Fishpond Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.85 km
Castlebank Plantation Woodland Or Forest 3.87 km
Leigh's Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.87 km
Springhill Covert Woodland Or Forest 4.09 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for WS3 4HY - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 93.5 Mbps 107.9 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 10.6 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 8 2
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 20.5 3.5
30-300 Mbps 0% 117.1 13
300+ Mbps 100% 593 39

Gas Consumption

16 meters consuming 181,467 kWh - mean 11,342 kWh : median 11,549 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

15 meters consuming 51,063 kWh - mean 3,404 kWh : median 3,039 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for WS3 4HY - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County West Midlands
Latitude 52.63392600
Longitude -1.96538200
OS Easting 402440
OS Northing 0304020
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
26153
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

West Midlands

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Aldridge-Brownhills
Electoral Ward Pelsall
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: Suburbanites
Group: Semi-detached suburbia
Subgroup: Semi-detached ageing
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area West Midlands BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Aldridge BUASD
Workplace Zone E33021088
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Walsall 003
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Walsall 003B
Output Area / Small Area 6B3