# WV6 8TX: area report for a postcode in South Staffordshire

WV6 8TX is a postcode in South Staffordshire.

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 South Staffordshire. Open the map at WV6 8TX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [South Staffordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-staffordshire) › [WV6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv6) › [WV6 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv6-8)

## Around this postcode

- **3 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 200% on July. South Staffordshire 009E: 24 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.1857,52.6067,WV68TX
- **Bilbrook, 1.9 km**: About 24 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1857,52.6067,WV68TX
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 950 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1857,52.6067,WV68TX
- **No property in WV6 8TX 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=-2.1857,52.6067,WV68TX
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, South Staffordshire 009E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1857,52.6067,WV68TX
- **£308,695 average price**: For the whole of South Staffordshire, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1857,52.6067,WV68TX
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.7 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1857,52.6067,WV68TX
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.6 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1857,52.6067,WV68TX
- **16.7% can get gigabit broadband at WV6 8TX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1857,52.6067,WV68TX
- **Low road and rail noise at WV6 8TX**: Road 46 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1857,52.6067,WV68TX
- **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=-2.1857,52.6067,WV68TX
- **9.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1857,52.6067,WV68TX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Regis Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-regis-church-of-england-academy-e147113) | Secondary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 34.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Tettenhall Wood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tettenhall-wood-school-e149227) | Special | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [Woodthorne Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodthorne-primary-school-e146194) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 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) |
| [Birches First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/birches-first-school-e144935) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | – |
| [Perton Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/perton-primary-academy-e143353) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | – |
| [Christ Church (Church of England) Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-church-church-of-england-junior-school-e104366) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Palmers Cross Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/palmers-cross-primary-school-e142684) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2024 | £350,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| October 2025 | £750,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 20 m |
| December 2025 | £685,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| July 2025 | £585,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| August 2025 | £745,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |
| November 2025 | £302,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 280 m |
| June 2025 | £905,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 280 m |
| September 2025 | £470,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 320 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £308,695** (August 2026). South Staffordshire’s average house price was £308,695 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,788** (2025). Full-time workers living in South Staffordshire earned a median of £38,788 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 167th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.0×** (2025). A home in South Staffordshire costs 8.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 133rd least 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: 13.5** (2025). South Staffordshire has a deprivation score of 13.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 71st least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## South Staffordshire 009E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 7.3** (2025). South Staffordshire 009E has a deprivation score of 7.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,409th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £286,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in South Staffordshire 009E was £286,250 in 2025. Joint 15,026th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,395** (2021). South Staffordshire 009E had 1,395 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,992nd 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: 84.9%** (January 2026). In South Staffordshire 009E, 84.9% 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: [South Staffordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-staffordshire)
- Centre: 52.6067, -2.1857

Council: [South Staffordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-staffordshire) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Kingswinford and South Staffordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/kingswinford-and-south-staffordshire): Mike Wood (Conservative), 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=-2.1857,52.6067,WV68TX

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