# WV8 1XL: area report for a postcode in Wolverhampton

WV8 1XL 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 WV8 1XL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wolverhampton](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton) › [WV8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv8) › [WV8 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv8-1)

## Around this postcode

- **17 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 47% on July. Wolverhampton 003C: 76 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.1542,52.6185,WV81XL
- **Bilbrook, 2.2 km**: About 28 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1542,52.6185,WV81XL
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 110 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1542,52.6185,WV81XL
- **No property in WV8 1XL 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=-2.1542,52.6185,WV81XL
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Wolverhampton 003C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1542,52.6185,WV81XL
- **£220,559 average price**: For the whole of Wolverhampton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1542,52.6185,WV81XL
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1542,52.6185,WV81XL
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 640 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1542,52.6185,WV81XL
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WV8 1XL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1542,52.6185,WV81XL
- **Low road and rail noise at WV8 1XL**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1542,52.6185,WV81XL
- **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=-2.1542,52.6185,WV81XL
- **10.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1542,52.6185,WV81XL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Dovecotes Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dovecotes-primary-school-e151992) | Primary | 110 m (1 minute on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [Aldersley High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aldersley-high-school-e139138) | Secondary | 600 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | Attainment 8 of 45.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Paul's Church of England Aided Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pauls-church-of-england-aided-primary-school-e104382) | Primary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 31% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Palmers Cross Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/palmers-cross-primary-school-e142684) | Primary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [School of Coding AEP Limited](https://openindex.co.uk/school/school-of-coding-aep-limited-e151496) | Independent | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Rakegate Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rakegate-primary-school-e104304) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ormiston NEW Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ormiston-new-academy-e145134) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 37.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Claregate Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/claregate-primary-school-e104310) | Primary | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2025 | £175,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| April 2024 | £175,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| January 2025 | £105,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| June 2025 | £225,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| July 2025 | £187,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| October 2025 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| March 2026 | £150,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| February 2025 | £210,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: MORRISONS PHARMACY (690 m); PENDEFORD PHARMACY (860 m)
- Dental practices: PENDEFORD HEALTH CENTRE (860 m); DENTAL SURGERY (950 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Wolverhampton Blaydon Road (640 m, Morrisons); Morrisons Oxley Wolverhampton (690 m, Morrisons)

## 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 003C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 49.8** (2025). Wolverhampton 003C has a deprivation score of 49.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,389th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,394** (2021). Wolverhampton 003C had 1,394 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,935th 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: 99.9%** (January 2026). In Wolverhampton 003C, 99.9% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 9.1%** (August 2026). In Wolverhampton 003C, 9.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## WV8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £305,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WV8 was £305,000 in 2025. Joint 1,045th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 15,509** (2021). WV8 had 15,509 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,037th least 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: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in WV8 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: 88.3%** (January 2026). In WV8, 88.3% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Wolverhampton](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton)
- Centre: 52.6185, -2.1542

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=-2.1542,52.6185,WV81XL

## How to cite

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