# WV14 8XR: area report for a postcode in Dudley

WV14 8XR is a postcode in Dudley.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Dudley. Open the map at WV14 8XR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Dudley](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley) › [WV14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv14) › [WV14 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv14-8)

## Around this postcode

- **27 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 145% on July. Dudley 001B: 59 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.0856,52.5477,WV148XR
- **Coseley, 290 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.0856,52.5477,WV148XR
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.0856,52.5477,WV148XR
- **No property in WV14 8XR listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.0856,52.5477,WV148XR
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Dudley 001B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.0856,52.5477,WV148XR
- **£232,196 average price**: For the whole of Dudley, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.0856,52.5477,WV148XR
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 570 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.0856,52.5477,WV148XR
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 580 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.0856,52.5477,WV148XR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WV14 8XR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.0856,52.5477,WV148XR
- **Moderate road and rail noise at WV14 8XR**: Road 43 dB, rail 58 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.0856,52.5477,WV148XR
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.0856,52.5477,WV148XR
- **10.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.0856,52.5477,WV148XR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Rosewood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rosewood-school-e103882) | Special | 300 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | – |
| [The Rowan School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-rowan-school-e144374) | Special | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Christ Church CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-church-cofe-primary-school-e148865) | Primary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Manor Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/manor-primary-school-e141858) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), December 2022 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wallbrook Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wallbrook-primary-academy-e147721) | Primary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hurst Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hurst-hill-primary-school-e143537) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wilkinson Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wilkinson-primary-school-e104325) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Loxdale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/loxdale-primary-school-e104315) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| November 2025 | £245,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| December 2025 | £145,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 280 m |
| May 2024 | £220,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 300 m |
| July 2025 | £190,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 300 m |
| May 2025 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 330 m |
| November 2024 | £360,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 330 m |
| April 2026 | £218,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 330 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Coseley (290 m, 4 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: COSELEY MEDICAL CENTRE (570 m)
- Pharmacies: MILLARD & BULLOCK (720 m)
- Dental practices: ROSEVILLE DENTAL (830 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Roseville (580 m, Spar); Asda Coseley Supermarket (830 m, Asda)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £232,196** (July 2026). Dudley’s average house price was £232,196 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £35,486** (2025). Full-time workers living in Dudley earned a median of £35,486 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 83rd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.5×** (2025). A home in Dudley costs 6.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 128th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 23.2** (2025). Dudley has a deprivation score of 23.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 103rd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Dudley 001B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 15.4** (2025). Dudley 001B has a deprivation score of 15.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,825th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £237,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Dudley 001B was £237,500 in 2025. Joint 10,227th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,481** (2021). Dudley 001B had 1,481 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,193rd least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.1%** (January 2026). In Dudley 001B, 95.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## WV14 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £205,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WV14 was £205,000 in 2025. Joint 421st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 50,890** (2021). WV14 had 50,890 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 193rd most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 39%** (2022). About 39% of people in WV14 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.8%** (January 2026). In WV14, 97.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Dudley](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley)
- Centre: 52.5477, -2.0856

Council: [Dudley](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Tipton and Wednesbury](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/tipton-and-wednesbury): Antonia Bance (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.0856,52.5477,WV148XR

## How to cite

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