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

WV6 8PH 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 8PH 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

- **11 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 59% on July. Wolverhampton 014C: 38 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.1750,52.5896,WV68PH
- **Wolverhampton St George's, 3.5 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1750,52.5896,WV68PH
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 530 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1750,52.5896,WV68PH
- **No property in WV6 8PH 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=-2.1750,52.5896,WV68PH
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Wolverhampton 014C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1750,52.5896,WV68PH
- **£215,801 average price**: For the whole of Wolverhampton, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1750,52.5896,WV68PH
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1750,52.5896,WV68PH
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1750,52.5896,WV68PH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WV6 8PH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1750,52.5896,WV68PH
- **Low road and rail noise at WV6 8PH**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1750,52.5896,WV68PH
- **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=-2.1750,52.5896,WV68PH
- **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=-2.1750,52.5896,WV68PH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Christ Church (Church of England) Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-church-church-of-england-junior-school-e104366) | Primary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [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 | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), April 2024 | – |
| [Aurora Cedars School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aurora-cedars-school-e149579) | Special | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St Peter's Collegiate Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-collegiate-academy-e138852) | Secondary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 48.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Tettenhall College Incorporated](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tettenhall-college-incorporated-e104407) | Independent | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Edmund's Catholic Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-edmunds-catholic-academy-e139891) | Secondary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | Attainment 8 of 51.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Westacre Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westacre-infant-school-e152240) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [Tettenhall Wood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tettenhall-wood-school-e149227) | Special | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2024 | £368,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2025 | £135,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| May 2026 | £185,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| April 2026 | £240,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| March 2026 | £900,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| May 2024 | £86,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| May 2025 | £550,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| June 2024 | £599,950 | Detached, established, freehold | 260 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: BRIDGNORTH ROAD PHARMACY (450 m); TETTENHALL WOOD PHARMACY (480 m)
- Dental practices: WOOD ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (490 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Wolverhampton Bridgnorth Road Local (270 m, Sainsburys); Spar - Compton (330 m, Spar); Morrisons Daily Tettenhall (490 m, Morrisons); Lidl Merry Hill Wolverhampton (980 m, Lidl)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £215,801** (August 2026). Wolverhampton’s average house price was £215,801 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 6.0×** (2025). A home in Wolverhampton costs 6.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 93rd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 014C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 21.9** (2025). Wolverhampton 014C has a deprivation score of 21.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,188th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £230,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wolverhampton 014C was £230,000 in 2025. Joint 9,437th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,437** (2021). Wolverhampton 014C had 1,437 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,907th 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: 99.3%** (January 2026). In Wolverhampton 014C, 99.3% 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: 52.5896, -2.1750

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), August 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=-2.1750,52.5896,WV68PH

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