# WV3 8EG: area report for a postcode in Wolverhampton

WV3 8EG is a postcode in Wolverhampton.

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 Wolverhampton. Open the map at WV3 8EG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wolverhampton](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton) › [WV3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv3) › [WV3 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv3-8)

## Around this postcode

- **8 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 11% on July. Wolverhampton 021A: 66 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.1704,52.5754,WV38EG
- **Wolverhampton St George's, 3.3 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1704,52.5754,WV38EG
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1704,52.5754,WV38EG
- **No property in WV3 8EG 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=-2.1704,52.5754,WV38EG
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Wolverhampton 021A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1704,52.5754,WV38EG
- **£220,559 average price**: For the whole of Wolverhampton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1704,52.5754,WV38EG
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 700 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1704,52.5754,WV38EG
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 520 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1704,52.5754,WV38EG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WV3 8EG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1704,52.5754,WV38EG
- **Low road and rail noise at WV3 8EG**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1704,52.5754,WV38EG
- **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=-2.1704,52.5754,WV38EG
- **9.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1704,52.5754,WV38EG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Michael's Catholic Primary Academy and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-catholic-primary-academy-and-nursery-e139892) | Primary | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Uplands Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/uplands-junior-school-e152411) | Primary | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | – |
| [Westacre Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westacre-infant-school-e152240) | Primary | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [Bhylls Acre Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bhylls-acre-primary-school-e149420) | Primary | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Warstones Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/warstones-primary-school-e150084) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022, before the school changed | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Castlecroft Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castlecroft-primary-school-e104311) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Penn Fields School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/penn-fields-school-e104412) | Special | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | – |
| [Smestow Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/smestow-academy-e149635) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 48.6 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2026 | £568,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2026 | £250,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| January 2024 | £367,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| November 2024 | £340,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| March 2025 | £420,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| October 2024 | £340,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| August 2025 | £312,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| May 2026 | £312,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: COALWAY ROAD SURGERY (700 m)
- Dental practices: COLOSSEUM DENTAL (WOLVERHAMPTON) (460 m); BRIJ DHODY DENTAL PRACTICE (460 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Merry Hill Wolverhampton (520 m, Midcounties Co-operative); Co-op Finchfield (540 m, Midcounties Co-operative); Asda Merryhill Express Petrol (570 m, Asda); Lidl Merry Hill Wolverhampton (630 m, Lidl); Co-op Penn (930 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £220,559** (July 2026). Wolverhampton’s average house price was £220,559 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 7.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £35,858** (2025). Full-time workers living in Wolverhampton earned a median of £35,858 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 89th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.2×** (2025). A home in Wolverhampton costs 6.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 106th 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: 32.6** (2025). Wolverhampton has a deprivation score of 32.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 23rd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Wolverhampton 021A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.7** (2025). Wolverhampton 021A has a deprivation score of 9.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,381st least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £300,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wolverhampton 021A was £300,000 in 2025. Joint 15,380th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,525** (2021). Wolverhampton 021A had 1,525 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,162nd most 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: 99.8%** (January 2026). In Wolverhampton 021A, 99.8% 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.

## WV3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £245,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WV3 was £245,000 in 2025. Joint 705th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 29,313** (2021). WV3 had 29,313 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 961st 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: 23%** (2022). About 23% of people in WV3 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: 99.1%** (January 2026). In WV3, 99.1% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Wolverhampton](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton)
- Centre: 52.5754, -2.1704

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

## Your MP

- [Wolverhampton West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wolverhampton-west): Warinder Juss (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=-2.1704,52.5754,WV38EG

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