The postcode WS6 6AX is located in South Staffordshire, in the county of Staffordshire. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. WS6 6AX is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
WS6 6AX 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 WS6 6AX as Rural residents > Ageing rural dwellers > Renting rural retirement.
The closest road name to WS6 6AX is Long Lane which is centered 887 m away.
The nearest bus stop is No. 29 and is 66 m away. The closest railway station is Bloxwich North Rail Station, 1.6 km away.
The closest primary school to WS6 6AX (for ages 11 and under) is Landywood Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on March 2, 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 WS6 6AX is The Range and is 1.44 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on May 26, 2016. The nearest takeaway food is available from Costa Coffee and is 2.9 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on November 6, 2017.
Residents reported an average download speed of 9.5 Mbps and an average upload speed of 1 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of 10-30 Mbps.
Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2.9 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.
Policing for WS6 6AX is covered by the Staffordshire police force association and South Staffordshire is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).
A list of Postcodes adjacent to WS6 6AX and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to WS6 6AX, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode WS6 6AX
Introduction | January 1980 |
Termination | n/a - Active Postcode |
User Type | Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical |
School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from WS6 6AX - Data from 2020-2021
School | Type | Ages | Ofsted Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
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Landywood Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (March 2, 2017) | 1.07 km |
Lower Farm Primary School | Maintained school | 2-11 | Good (December 5, 2018) | 1.5 km |
Abbey Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (May 1, 2019) | 1.87 km |
Walsall Academy | Academy | 11-18 | Good (November 20, 2019) | 2.01 km |
Jubilee Academy Mossley | Academy | 3-11 | Good (March 19, 2019) | 2.02 km |
Little Bloxwich CofE VC Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (February 3, 2022) | 2.1 km |
St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Bloxwich | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (September 20, 2018) | 2.17 km |
All Saints National Academy | Academy | 5-11 | Requires improvement (January 13, 2022) | 2.38 km |
Moat Hall Primary School | Maintained school | 2-11 | Requires improvement (January 15, 2020) | 2.51 km |
Elmore Green Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (January 10, 2019) | 2.62 km |
Glenthorne Community Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (October 16, 2018) | 2.65 km |
Busill Jones Primary School | Academy | 3-11 | 2.69 km | |
Rivers Primary Academy | Academy | 3-11 | Good (February 9, 2022) | 2.88 km |
Pelsall Village School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Requires improvement (June 21, 2018) | 2.9 km |
Great Wyrley Academy | Academy | 11-18 | 3.03 km | |
Blakenall Heath Junior School | Maintained school | 7-11 | Good (January 26, 2022) | 3.08 km |
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (October 4, 2018) | 3.12 km |
St John's Primary Academy | Academy | 3-11 | 3.13 km | |
St Michael's Church of England C Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Outstanding (May 5, 2016) | 3.16 km |
Ryders Hayes School | Academy | 2-11 | Good (January 9, 2020) | 3.19 km |
Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from WS6 6AX - Data from Apr 2022
Name | Type | Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
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Springhill Farm | Exempt | 1.44 km | |
The Range | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good May 26, 2016 | 1.44 km | |
Broad Lane WMC | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good January 21, 2013 | 1.57 km | |
The Why Not Inn Bar \& Indian Grill | Awaiting Inspection | 1.57 km | |
Essington Manor Care Home Ltd | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good October 30, 2018 | 1.85 km | |
Walsall Football Club | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 29, 2018 | 1.85 km | |
Bronys Event Catering - Crepes & Coffee | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good September 24, 2017 | 2.86 km | |
Event Catering Services | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 18, 2020 | 2.86 km | |
Kennedy Dobson (Rubys Catering) | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good October 2, 2017 | 2.86 km | |
Burger King North | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good September 27, 2018 | 2.9 km | |
Burger King South | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 26, 2020 | 2.9 km | |
Costa Coffee | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 6, 2017 | 2.9 km | |
Costa Coffee-Northbound | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 20, 2020 | 2.9 km | |
Forecourt Northbound | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good May 9, 2017 | 2.9 km | |
Forecourt Southbound | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 6, 2017 | 2.9 km | |
Gregg's (Northbound) | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 20, 2020 | 2.9 km | |
Greggs In Forecourt - Northbound | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good May 30, 2018 | 2.9 km | |
Greggs-Hilton Park Motorway Service Area- Southbound | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good June 24, 2019 | 2.9 km | |
M & S Simply Foods - Northbound | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 20, 2020 | 2.9 km | |
Shop Southbound (W H Smith) | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 15, 2016 | 2.9 km |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to WS6 6AX - Data from Apr 2022
No. 29 | 66 m | |
No. 29 | 102 m | |
Long Lane | 272 m | |
New Masons Arms PH | 334 m | |
Long Lane | 353 m | |
Bloxwich North Rail Station | 1.6 km | |
Bloxwich North Rail Station | 1.6 km | |
Landywood Rail Station | 1.92 km | |
East Midlands Airport | 50.58 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to WS6 6AX - Data from Dec 2021
Silver Wedding Wood | 733 m | |
Springhill Covert | 992 m | |
The Clumps | 1.67 km | |
Horsefields Gorse | 1.76 km | |
Holly Bank Gorse | 2.12 km | |
Brick Kiln Wood | 2.26 km | |
Pelsall Wood | 2.42 km | |
Redhurst Wood | 2.48 km | |
Campian's Wood | 2.51 km | |
Sneyd Reservoir | 2.55 km | |
Gains Plantation | 2.62 km | |
Warstone Belt | 2.69 km | |
Pelsall Junction | 2.71 km | |
Burn's Wood | 2.93 km | |
Wakeman's Wood | 3.01 km |
Broadband availability and performance statistics for WS6 6AX - Data from Ofcom 2017
All Speeds | Median | Avg | Max |
---|---|---|---|
Download | 8.7 Mbps | 9.5 Mbps | 19.43 Mbps |
Upload | 1.1 Mbps | 1 Mbps | 1.26 Mbps |
Speed Band Mbps |
Users | Download Avg Mbps |
Upload Avg Mbps |
|
---|---|---|---|---|
0-2 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 7.2 | 1 |
2-5 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
5-10 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
10-30 Mbps | 100% | 0% | 13.1 | 1.1 |
30-300 Mbps | 0% | 0% | - | - |
300+ Mbps | 0% | 0% | - | - |
Energy usage data for WS6 6AX - Data from 2020
Country | England |
County | Staffordshire |
Latitude | 52.63965700 |
Longitude | -2.01241500 |
OS Easting | 399257 |
OS Northing | 0304657 |
OS Positional Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
Staffordshire |
Westminster Parliamentary Constituency |
South Staffordshire |
County Electorial Division | Cheslyn Hay, Essington and Great Wyrley ED |
Electoral Ward | Essington |
Local Authority District | South Staffordshire |
Region / Government Office Region | West Midlands |
European Electoral Region | West Midlands |
Local Enterprise Partnership | Primary: Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Secondary: |
Local Learning and Skills Council | Staffordshire |
International Territorial Level Code | E07000196 |
Travel To Work Area | Wolverhampton and Walsall |
NHS England Region | Midlands |
Primary Care Trust (PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
South Staffordshire |
Cancer Alliance | West Midlands |
Strategic Health Authority (SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB) |
West Midlands |
Sustainability and Transformation Partnership |
Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent |
Clinical Comissioning Group (CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
NHS Cannock Chase CCG |
Output Area Classification | Supergroup: Rural residents Group: Ageing rural dwellers Subgroup: Renting rural retirement |
Rural-Urban Classification | (England/Wales) Rural village |
Built-Up Area | (pseudo) England (not covered) |
Built-Up Area Sub-Division | (pseudo) England (not covered) |
Workplace Zone | E33022261 |
Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
South Staffordshire 007 |
Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
South Staffordshire 007A |
Output Area / Small Area | 1C2 |