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

WV6 8PP 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 8PP 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

- **12 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 57% on July. Wolverhampton 019C: 125 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.1762,52.5889,WV68PP
- **Wolverhampton St George's, 3.6 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1762,52.5889,WV68PP
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 520 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1762,52.5889,WV68PP
- **No property in WV6 8PP 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=-2.1762,52.5889,WV68PP
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Wolverhampton 019C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1762,52.5889,WV68PP
- **£220,559 average price**: For the whole of Wolverhampton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1762,52.5889,WV68PP
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1762,52.5889,WV68PP
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1762,52.5889,WV68PP
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WV6 8PP**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1762,52.5889,WV68PP
- **Low road and rail noise at WV6 8PP**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1762,52.5889,WV68PP
- **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=-2.1762,52.5889,WV68PP
- **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=-2.1762,52.5889,WV68PP

## 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 | 520 m (6 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), April 2024 | – |
| [Christ Church (Church of England) Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-church-church-of-england-junior-school-e104366) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Aurora Cedars School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aurora-cedars-school-e149579) | Special | 650 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 | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 48.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Westacre Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westacre-infant-school-e152240) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [Tettenhall College Incorporated](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tettenhall-college-incorporated-e104407) | Independent | 960 m (12 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 | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | Attainment 8 of 51.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Smestow Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/smestow-academy-e149635) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 48.6 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £135,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| November 2024 | £368,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| May 2024 | £86,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| March 2026 | £900,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| October 2025 | £295,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| May 2026 | £185,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| October 2025 | £170,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| August 2025 | £173,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: BRIDGNORTH ROAD PHARMACY (360 m); TETTENHALL WOOD PHARMACY (430 m)
- Dental practices: WOOD ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (600 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Wolverhampton Bridgnorth Road Local (220 m, Sainsburys); Spar - Compton (230 m, Spar); Morrisons Daily Tettenhall (450 m, Morrisons); Lidl Merry Hill Wolverhampton (930 m, Lidl)

## 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 019C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.9** (2025). Wolverhampton 019C has a deprivation score of 11.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,989th least 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 019C 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: 1,589** (2021). Wolverhampton 019C had 1,589 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,682nd 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: 96.9%** (January 2026). In Wolverhampton 019C, 96.9% 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: 52.5889, -2.1762

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=-2.1762,52.5889,WV68PP

## How to cite

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