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WS2 7BW

Birchills Leamore

Walsall

Overview

Postcode WS2 7BW is located in a major urban area, within the Birchills Leamore ward of Walsall in the West Midlands region , and forms part of the Walsall Ryecroft area. It has very high deprivation and high crime levels, with around 102.0 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. The average income of residents in Walsall Ryecroft is £35,600 per year. The nearest station is Walsall located about 1.1 miles away. There are 12 primary and 1 secondary schools in the area. There are 6 parks nearby, closest medium park is Green Lane Open Space.

Crime rate
8/10
Crimes per 1k residents
102
Deprivation level
10/10
Income level
2/10
Social housing
14.5%
Connectivity
N/A
Flood Risk
No risk
Noise Level
No noise

Deprivation level

10/10

Walsall Ryecroft has a very high level of deprivation, ranked at position 2,390 out of 32,844 areas in the United Kingdom — placing it within the top 7% most deprived areas in England.

Crime level

8/10

Walsall Ryecroft has a high crime rate, with approximately 102.0 reported incidents per 1,000 residents each year.

Social housing

14.5%

Approximately 14.5% of homes on this street are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. Across the surrounding area, around 34.9% of dwellings are socially rented.

Income level

2/10

The average income of residents in Walsall Ryecroft is £35,600 per year.

Noise Level

No noise

No significant noise sources from railways or roads near WS2 7BW.

Flood risk

No risk

Walsall Ryecroft near WS2 7BW has no flood risk (less than 0.1% chance of a flood each year) from rivers and sea.

Transport

The nearest station is Walsall located about 1.1 miles away. There are no other stations nearby.

Parks

DistanceNameSize
0.4 miGreen Lane Open SpaceMedium
0.5 miOld Birchills ParkSmall
0.4 miWalker Bequest Play AreaSmall

Schools

In the WS2 7BW postcode area, located within Walsall Ryecroft, there are 12 primary and 1 secondary schools in close proximity.

DistancePhaseNameTypeRating
0.2 miPrimaryNorth Walsall Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led

Good

0.5 miPrimaryCroft AcademyAcademy sponsor led

Requires improvement

0.6 miPrimarySt Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school

Good