Postcode WS9 8JD (Walsall)

Map showing WS9 8JD and nearby postcodes

The postcode WS9 8JD is located in Walsall, in the county of West Midlands. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. WS9 8JD is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

WS9 8JD is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 6 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 WS9 8JD as Suburbanites > Semi-detached suburbia > Older workers and retirement.

The closest road name to WS9 8JD is Wellfield Road which is centered 40 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Wellfield Road and is 90 m away. The closest railway station is Walsall Rail Station, 5.47 km away.

The closest primary school to WS9 8JD (for ages 11 and under) is Leighswood School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on July 4, 2019. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is St Francis of Assisi Catholic College. The last OFSTED inspection on January 27, 2022 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of WS9 8JD is Footherley Working Mens Club and is 4.95 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Exempt on September 29, 2021. The nearest takeaway food is available from Sbarro @ Cannock Service Station and is 6.07 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on April 23, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 77.8 Mbps and an average upload speed of 14 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 2.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for WS9 8JD 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 WS9 8JD and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to WS9 8JD, and the approximate distance away.

Wellfield Road 40 m
Suffolk Grove 161 m
Broad Meadow 169 m
Hereford Close 209 m
Lancaster Avenue 218 m
Cambridge Close 255 m
Northgate 265 m
Shenstone Drive 267 m
Norfolk Crescent 270 m
Rutland Crescent 284 m
Sussex Avenue 297 m
Kent Close 301 m
Walsall Wood Road 304 m
Old Oak Close 329 m
Brookfield Road 343 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode WS9 8JD

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 WS9 8JD - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Leighswood School Good
(July 4, 2019)
280 m
Cooper and Jordan Church of England Primary School Good
(February 13, 2019)
1.11 km
Castlefort Junior Mixed and Infant School Good
(January 22, 2020)
1.41 km
Oakwood School Outstanding
(October 2, 2018)
1.53 km
St Francis of Assisi Catholic College Good
(January 27, 2022)
1.6 km
St John's Church of England Primary School Outstanding
(October 5, 2011)
1.67 km
St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School Good
(June 20, 2017)
1.74 km
Aldridge School - A Science College Good
(February 9, 2017)
1.85 km
Whetstone Field Primary School Good
(May 24, 2018)
2.09 km
Radleys Primary School Good
(January 29, 2020)
2.09 km
Walsall Wood School Good
(November 10, 2021)
2.13 km
St Francis Catholic Primary School Good
(March 13, 2019)
2.29 km
Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy Requires improvement
(May 15, 2019)
2.38 km
Shire Oak Academy Requires improvement
(June 21, 2018)
2.42 km
Greenfield Primary School Good
(November 15, 2017)
2.5 km
St Peter's Church of England Primary Academy Good
(May 22, 2019)
2.86 km
Rushall Primary School Good
(December 11, 2019)
2.94 km
Elmwood School Requires improvement
(November 15, 2018)
3 km
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Good
(March 28, 2017)
3.27 km
Millfield Primary School Good
(November 7, 2019)
3.36 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from WS9 8JD - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Social Care Catering Solutions Ltd Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 14, 2022
4.84 km
Footherley Working Mens Club Pub/bar/nightclub Exempt
September 29, 2021
4.95 km
The Boat Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
June 17, 2021
5.16 km
Watford House Residential Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 16, 2022
5.56 km
Jelly Totz Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
October 20, 2020
5.56 km
Toby Carvery Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
October 21, 2020
5.56 km
Mr DJ Ltd Retailers - other 5
Very Good
July 15, 2021
5.58 km
Coppers End Guest House Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 4
Good
November 2, 2021
5.6 km
The Lodge Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 0
Needs Urgent Improvement
January 13, 2022
5.61 km
Aspens Services @ Shenstone Lodge School School/college/university 5
Very Good
May 25, 2021
5.67 km
Cafe Prego Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 22, 2022
5.67 km
Squiggles Entertainments Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
June 21, 2018
5.7 km
Gyro Guys Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
February 25, 2020
5.86 km
The Fox & Hounds Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
March 29, 2022
6.05 km
Cannock Greggs@Cannock Service Station Retailers - other 5
Very Good
April 23, 2021
6.07 km
Cannock Service Station Retailers - other 5
Very Good
April 23, 2021
6.07 km
Cannock Starbucks@ Cannock Service Station Retailers - other 5
Very Good
April 26, 2021
6.07 km
Sbarro @ Cannock Service Station Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
April 23, 2021
6.07 km
Russell's Shenstone Ltd Manufacturers/packers 5
Very Good
March 22, 2021
6.07 km
Shenstone Community Library Association Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 4, 2021
6.07 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to WS9 8JD - Data from Apr 2022

Wellfield Road Bus Stop/Station 90 m
Wellfield Road Bus Stop/Station 94 m
Struggling Monkey Bus Stop/Station 203 m
Shenstone Drive Bus Stop/Station 290 m
Sussex Avenue Bus Stop/Station 306 m
Walsall Rail Station Rail 5.47 km
Walsall Rail Station Rail 5.52 km
East Midlands Airport Air 46.36 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to WS9 8JD - Data from Dec 2021

Leigh's Wood Woodland Or Forest 120 m
The Swag Inland Water 1.56 km
Castlebank Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.69 km
Grove Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.16 km
Branton Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.17 km
Fishpond Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.17 km
Shireoak Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.24 km
Corporation Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.46 km
Bourne Pool Inland Water 2.59 km
Barr Common Woodland Or Forest 2.62 km
Biddle's Field Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.74 km
Lowlands Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.78 km
Tower's Covert Woodland Or Forest 2.8 km
The Dingle Valley 2.84 km
Hortons Covert Woodland Or Forest 2.92 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for WS9 8JD - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 59.1 Mbps 77.8 Mbps 331 Mbps
Upload 13.3 Mbps 14 Mbps 36 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% 14.8 1.2
30-300 Mbps 0% 72.2 15.4
300+ Mbps 100% 331 36

Gas Consumption

40 meters consuming 628,458 kWh - mean 15,711 kWh : median 16,582 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for WS9 8JD - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County West Midlands
Latitude 52.61321000
Longitude -1.91924600
OS Easting 405565
OS Northing 0301718
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
22884
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

West Midlands

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Aldridge-Brownhills
Electoral Ward Aldridge Central and South
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: Older workers and retirement
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area West Midlands BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Aldridge BUASD
Workplace Zone E33021122
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Walsall 015
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Walsall 015C
Output Area / Small Area 6B4