The UK Postcode Database

WS8 7LU

a postcode in Walsall

Introduced in January 1980
WS8 7LU Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with WS8 7LU

Watling Street - 19 properties, USRN 41902678

Unnamed road - 2 properties, USRN 41901146

Hednesford Road - 1 property, USRN 41902709

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.6564 / 52°39'23"N

Longitude: -1.948 / 1°56'52"W

UTM Reference: 30U 571161 5834571

OS Easting: 403617

OS Northing: 306521

OS Grid: SK036065

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 3CK.DB6

Mapcode Global: WHBFP.1HPC

Open Location Code: 9C4WM342+HR

Maidenhead Locator System: IO92ap67

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

  • rural town
  • a small town or larger village, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2b2

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Rural Amenity
  • Rural Mix

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 12348 / 32844

  • 4th decile
  • somewhat more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for WS8 7LU on Friday 12 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:31
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:53
Sunrise 04:43
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:07
Sunset 21:31
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:21
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:43
Hours of daylight today04:13 to 22:01
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:01 to 04:13
Moon Phase Waning Crescent
Moon Rises 01:22
Moon sets 17:58

For a full sun and moon calendar for WS8 7LU, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in WS8 7LU

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
2 February 2024 174 Watling Street, Brownhills, Walsall WS8 7LU Detached Freehold £231,000
21 October 2022 166a Watling Street, Brownhills, Walsall WS8 7LU Semi-detached Freehold £245,000
27 June 2022 168 Watling Street, Brownhills, Walsall WS8 7LU Detached Freehold £488,000
25 November 2021 174 Watling Street, Brownhills, Walsall WS8 7LU Detached Freehold £200,000
23 January 2013 166a Watling Street, Brownhills, Walsall WS8 7LU Semi-detached Freehold £135,000
30 November 2007 169 Watling Street, Brownhills, Walsall WS8 7LU Semi-detached Freehold £163,000
30 November 2007 169 Watling Street, Brownhills, Walsall WS8 7LU Semi-detached Leasehold £163,000
1 September 2006 174 Watling Street, Brownhills, Walsall WS8 7LU Detached Freehold £140,000
8 October 2004 174 Watling Street, Brownhills, Walsall WS8 7LU Detached Freehold £137,000
16 February 2001 171 Watling Street, Brownhills, Walsall WS8 7LU Semi-detached Freehold £69,000
28 May 1999 169 Watling Street, Brownhills, Walsall WS8 7LU Semi-detached Leasehold £59,995
27 March 1997 166a Watling Street, Brownhills, Walsall WS8 7LU Semi-detached Freehold £44,000
14 June 1996 173 Watling Street, Brownhills, Walsall WS8 7LU Detached Freehold £80,000
30 November 1995 172 Watling Street, Brownhills, Walsall WS8 7LU Semi-detached Freehold £59,450

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for WS8 7LU

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Aldridge-Brownhills

MP

Wendy Morton Conservative

Walsall Borough Council
Metropolitan district ward

Brownhills

Councillors

John Murray Conservative

Kenneth Ferguson Conservative

Kerry Murphy Conservative

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for WS8 7LU

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00052066 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01010303 Walsall 001B Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02002110 Walsall 001 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E05001308 Brownhills Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E08000030 Walsall Metropolitan Districts Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E12000005 West Midlands Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001064 Aldridge-Brownhills Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000014 West Midlands Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000288 Wolverhampton and Walsall Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33021082 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000001 Black Country Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 13 December 2010 BEIS
E38000259 NHS Black Country ICB - D2P2L Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E40000011 Midlands NHS England Regions Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E43000184 Walsall, unparished area Non-Civil Parished Areas Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E54000062 NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board Integrated Care Boards Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E56000007 West Midlands Cancer Alliances Health 1 September 2016 NHS England
E63009742 Brownhills Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 OS
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

All public sector data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0.

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