# WV6 8HG: area report for a postcode in Wolverhampton

WV6 8HG 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 WV6 8HG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wolverhampton](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton) › [WV6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv6) › [WV6 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv6-8)

## Around this postcode

- **6 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 50% on July. Wolverhampton 019B: 33 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.1894,52.5873,WV68HG
- **Bilbrook, 4.1 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1894,52.5873,WV68HG
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1894,52.5873,WV68HG
- **No property in WV6 8HG 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=-2.1894,52.5873,WV68HG
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Wolverhampton 019B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1894,52.5873,WV68HG
- **£220,559 average price**: For the whole of Wolverhampton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1894,52.5873,WV68HG
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 950 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1894,52.5873,WV68HG
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 620 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1894,52.5873,WV68HG
- **No gigabit broadband at WV6 8HG**: Superfast for 0%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1894,52.5873,WV68HG
- **Low road and rail noise at WV6 8HG**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1894,52.5873,WV68HG
- **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=-2.1894,52.5873,WV68HG
- **10.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1894,52.5873,WV68HG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Christ Church (Church of England) Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-church-church-of-england-infant-and-nursery-school-e104362) | Primary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), April 2024 | – |
| [Smestow Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/smestow-academy-e149635) | Secondary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 48.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Wightwick Hall School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wightwick-hall-school-e144209) | Special | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Castlecroft Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castlecroft-primary-school-e104311) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Christ Church (Church of England) Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-church-church-of-england-junior-school-e104366) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Woodthorne Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodthorne-primary-school-e146194) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Perton Middle School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/perton-middle-school-e124437) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Perton Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/perton-primary-academy-e143353) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £199,950 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| January 2026 | £430,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2026 | £444,324 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| June 2024 | £565,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| October 2023 | £245,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| July 2025 | £448,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 240 m |
| March 2026 | £390,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| December 2024 | £325,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 260 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: CASTLECROFT MEDICAL PRACTICE (950 m)
- Pharmacies: TETTENHALL WOOD PHARMACY (610 m); BRIDGNORTH ROAD PHARMACY (860 m)
- Dental practices: WIGHTWICK DENTAL PRACTICE (850 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Tettenhall (620 m, Morrisons); Spar - Compton (860 m, Spar); Sainsburys Wolverhampton Bridgnorth Road Local (1 km, Sainsburys)

## 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 019B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 3.9** (2025). Wolverhampton 019B has a deprivation score of 3.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,756th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £415,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wolverhampton 019B was £415,000 in 2025. Joint 7,951st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,655** (2021). Wolverhampton 019B had 1,655 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,459th 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: 93.4%** (January 2026). In Wolverhampton 019B, 93.4% 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.

## WV6 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £263,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WV6 was £263,500 in 2025. Joint 856th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 45,107** (2021). WV6 had 45,107 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 306th 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: 3%** (2022). About 3% of people in WV6 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: 93.0%** (January 2026). In WV6, 93.0% 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: 52.5873, -2.1894

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=-2.1894,52.5873,WV68HG

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