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WV11 2AF

Essington · South Staffordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Essington
Local authority
South Staffordshire
Constituency
Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge
Postcode district
WV11
Postcode sector
WV11 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WV11 2DS 130 m
WV11 2RL 197 m
WV11 2DN 252 m
WV11 2RB 252 m
WV11 2RA 287 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WV11 2AF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WV
Postcode district
WV11
Postcode sector
WV11 2
Latitude
52.622754
Longitude
-2.048669
British National Grid easting
396,802
British National Grid northing
302,776

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
South Staffordshire · E07000196
Electoral ward
Essington · E05015058
Parish or community
E04008964
Westminster constituency
Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge · E14001523
Output area
E00150982
Lower layer super output area
South Staffordshire 007A · E01029632
Middle layer super output area
South Staffordshire 007 · E02006180

Postcode source versions

Explore WV11

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
89
Primary
58
Secondary
10

  1. St Alban's Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    853 m

  2. Corpus Christi Catholic Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

  3. Beacon Academy

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,411
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 693
  • Criminal damage and arson 132
  • Vehicle crime 128
  • Shoplifting 105
  • Anti social behaviour 95

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WV11 2 residents
11,366

Age bands in WV11 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.8%

2,038 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

1,173 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.9%

2,736 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.6%

3,157 residents

Age 65 and over
20.4%

2,327 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

33

within 5 km

  • SINA HEALTH CENTRE

    230 COPPICE FARM WAY, NEW INVENTION, WILLENHALL, WV12 5XZ

    ODS code M91003

    510 m

  • ESSINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    HOBNOCK ROAD, ESSINGTON, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV11 2RF

    ODS code Y02594

    1.2 km

  • ASHMORE PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    GRIFFITHS DRIVE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV11 2LH

    ODS code M92022

    1.2 km

  • GRIFFITHS DRIVE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    75 GRIFFITHS DRIVE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV11 2JN

    ODS code M92026

    1.5 km

  • NEW INVENTION HEALTH CENTRE

    66 CANNOCK ROAD, NEW INVENTION, WILLENHALL, WV12 5RZ

    ODS code M91016

    1.6 km

  • MOSSLEY & DUDLEY FIELDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    3 FISHER ROAD, MOSSLEY, WALSALL, WS3 2TA

    ODS code M91029

    2.2 km

  • BLOXWICH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PINFOLD HEALTH CENTRE, FIELD ROAD, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3JP

    ODS code M91034

    3.4 km

  • KHAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PINFOLD HEALTH CENTRE, FIELD ROAD, WALSALL, WS3 3JP

    ODS code M91602

    3.4 km

  • PILLAI

    THE PINFOLD, WALSALL, WS3 3JP

    ODS code M91647

    3.4 km

  • PINFOLD MEDICAL

    PINFOLD HEALTH CENTRE, FIELD ROAD, WALSALL, WS3 3JP

    ODS code M91650

    3.4 km

  • ST MARY'S SURGERY

    FIELD ROAD, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3JP

    ODS code M91612

    3.4 km

  • LOWER FARM HEALTH CENTRE

    109 BUXTON ROAD, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3RT

    ODS code M91623

    3.5 km

  • KEATS GROVE SURGERY

    17 KEATS GROVE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 8LY

    ODS code M92019

    3.6 km

  • PRIMROSE LANE PRACTICE

    WOLVERHAMPTON P C T, PRIMROSE LANE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 8RN

    ODS code M92004

    3.7 km

  • BEECHDALE CENTRE

    EDISON ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 7HS

    ODS code M91611

    3.7 km

  • DR ST PIERRE-LIBBERTON

    60-62 CANNOCK ROAD, WEDNESFIELD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 8PJ

    ODS code M92039

    3.8 km

  • FEATHERSTONE

    OLD LANE, FEATHERSTONE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 7BS

    ODS code M83715

    3.8 km

  • MODALITY KINGFISHER DARLASTON PRACTICE

    BENTLEY MEDICAL CENTRE, CHURCHILL ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 0BA

    ODS code M91028

    4.1 km

  • STROUD PRACTICE

    BENTLEY MEDICAL CENTRE, CHURCHILL ROAD, BENTLEY, WALSALL, WS2 0BA

    ODS code M91614

    4.1 km

  • LOCKFIELD SURGERY

    WILLENHALL HEALTH CENTRE, CROFT STREET, WILLENHALL, WV13 2DR

    ODS code M91013

    4.2 km

Showing 20 of 33 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Kewstoke Road

    BCT · Coppice Farm

    0.2 miles

  • Kewstoke Road

    BCT · Coppice Farm

    0.2 miles

  • Gairloch Road

    BCT · Coppice Farm

    0.3 miles

  • Gairloch Road

    BCT · Coppice Farm

    0.3 miles

  • Hebden Grove

    BCT · Coppice Farm

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Staffordshire 007A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,449 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
6 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

89 open schools are in scope, including 58 primary and 10 secondary schools. St Alban's Church of England Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 853 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,411 published events cover 12 months, averaging 117.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 693 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.