Postcode WS3 4QU (Walsall)

Map showing WS3 4QU and nearby postcodes

The postcode WS3 4QU is located in Walsall, in the county of West Midlands. It was introduced in June 1998 and is an active postcode. WS3 4QU is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

WS3 4QU is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 5 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 4QU as Suburbanites > Semi-detached suburbia > White suburban communities.

The closest road name to WS3 4QU is Rushes Mill which is centered 16 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Clockmill Rd and is 152 m away. The closest railway station is Bloxwich Rail Station, 2.38 km away.

The closest primary school to WS3 4QU (for ages 11 and under) is Pelsall Village School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Requires improvement on June 21, 2018. 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 4QU is The Range and is 3.41 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on May 26, 2016. The nearest takeaway food is available from Sbarro @ Cannock Service Station and is 3.42 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on April 23, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 61.2 Mbps and an average upload speed of 17 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2.4 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.6 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

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

Nearby Roads

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

Rushes Mill 16 m
Millers Walk 48 m
Partridge Mill 76 m
Larks Mill 127 m
Heron Mill 134 m
Farriers Mill 149 m
Clockmill Road 239 m
Clockmill Place 275 m
Barn Owl Drive 296 m
Wolverhampton Road 305 m
White Hollies 308 m
Wood Common Grange 357 m
Wood Lane 484 m
B4154 983 m
Fishley Lane 1.12 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode WS3 4QU

Introduction June 1998
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 4QU - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Pelsall Village School Requires improvement
(June 21, 2018)
533 m
Little Bloxwich CofE VC Primary School Good
(February 3, 2022)
587 m
St Michael's Church of England C Primary School Outstanding
(May 5, 2016)
781 m
Rivers Primary Academy Good
(February 9, 2022)
995 m
Ryders Hayes School Good
(January 9, 2020)
1.14 km
Lower Farm Primary School Good
(December 5, 2018)
1.18 km
Walsall Academy Good
(November 20, 2019)
1.34 km
St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Bloxwich Good
(September 20, 2018)
1.55 km
All Saints National Academy Requires improvement
(January 13, 2022)
1.96 km
Goldsmith Primary Academy Requires improvement
(January 23, 2019)
2.07 km
Blakenall Heath Junior School Good
(January 26, 2022)
2.07 km
Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy Requires improvement
(May 15, 2019)
2.2 km
Rushall Primary School Good
(December 11, 2019)
2.29 km
Sunshine Infant and Nursery School Good
(December 8, 2021)
2.3 km
Elmore Green Primary School Good
(January 10, 2019)
2.31 km
St Francis Catholic Primary School Good
(March 13, 2019)
2.32 km
Greenfield Primary School Good
(November 15, 2017)
2.38 km
Christ Church CofE Primary School Good
(September 20, 2017)
2.38 km
Leamore Primary School Good
(July 15, 2021)
2.39 km
Edgar Stammers Primary Academy Requires improvement
(March 13, 2019)
2.46 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Springhill Farm Retailers - other Exempt
3.41 km
The Range Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
May 26, 2016
3.41 km
Cannock Greggs@Cannock Service Station Retailers - other 5
Very Good
April 23, 2021
3.42 km
Cannock Service Station Retailers - other 5
Very Good
April 23, 2021
3.42 km
Cannock Starbucks@ Cannock Service Station Retailers - other 5
Very Good
April 26, 2021
3.42 km
Sbarro @ Cannock Service Station Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
April 23, 2021
3.42 km
Bronys Event Catering - Crepes & Coffee Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
September 24, 2017
3.49 km
Event Catering Services Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
February 18, 2020
3.49 km
Kennedy Dobson (Rubys Catering) Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
October 2, 2017
3.49 km
Moss Farm Shop Retailers - other 4
Good
January 21, 2016
3.59 km
The Beach Hut 'behind' Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
August 12, 2019
3.59 km
Toby Carvery Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
September 13, 2019
3.59 km
NISA Retailers - other 1
Needs Major Improvement
September 20, 2021
3.63 km
Broad Lane WMC Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
January 21, 2013
3.68 km
The Why Not Inn Bar \& Indian Grill Pub/bar/nightclub Awaiting Inspection
3.68 km
M P General Store & Off Licence Retailers - other 4
Good
December 21, 2015
3.79 km
Oak Wood Lodge Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
April 29, 2019
3.8 km
Poets Corner Pub/bar/nightclub 2
Needs Improvement
June 26, 2018
3.85 km
Crackin Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 10, 2019
4 km
Jade Garden Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
July 30, 2018
4.03 km

Nearby Travel Links

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

Clockmill Rd Bus Stop/Station 152 m
Clockmill Rd Bus Stop/Station 168 m
Millers Walk Bus Stop/Station 283 m
Shortlands Lane Bus Stop/Station 296 m
Millers Walk Bus Stop/Station 327 m
Bloxwich Rail Station Rail 2.38 km
Bloxwich Rail Station Rail 2.39 km
Bloxwich North Rail Station Rail 2.49 km
East Midlands Airport Air 49.19 km

Nearby Nature

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

Pelsall Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.07 km
Pelsall Junction Inland Water 1.12 km
Rails Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.41 km
Silver Wedding Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.6 km
Wyrley Common Woodland Or Forest 2.79 km
Engine Lane Spinney Woodland Or Forest 2.82 km
Springhill Covert Woodland Or Forest 3.1 km
The Swag Inland Water 3.17 km
The Clumps Woodland Or Forest 3.26 km
Sneyd Reservoir Inland Water 3.4 km
Lady Pool Inland Water 3.41 km
Gains Plantation Woodland Or Forest 3.66 km
Rough Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.94 km
Horsefields Gorse Woodland Or Forest 4.05 km
Allen's Rough Woodland Or Forest 4.24 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 68.1 Mbps 61.2 Mbps 78.12 Mbps
Upload 19.5 Mbps 17 Mbps 20 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 11 1
30-300 Mbps 100% 65.5 18.3
300+ Mbps 0% - -

Gas Consumption

14 meters consuming 215,710 kWh - mean 15,408 kWh : median 16,654 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

14 meters consuming 76,849 kWh - mean 5,489 kWh : median 3,987 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for WS3 4QU - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County West Midlands
Latitude 52.62917400
Longitude -1.98132700
OS Easting 401361
OS Northing 0303491
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
19134
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: White suburban communities
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 003D
Output Area / Small Area 6B2