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WV14 8LB

Darlaston South · Walsall · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Darlaston South
Local authority
Walsall
Constituency
Wolverhampton South East
Postcode district
WV14
Postcode sector
WV14 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WV14 8NP 65 m
WV14 8LA 70 m
WV14 8NS 70 m
WV14 8NT 73 m
WV14 8QN 110 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WV14 8LB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WV
Postcode district
WV14
Postcode sector
WV14 8
Latitude
52.558994
Longitude
-2.057331
British National Grid easting
396,210
British National Grid northing
295,684

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Walsall · E08000030
Electoral ward
Darlaston South · E05016440
Parish or community
E43000184
Westminster constituency
Wolverhampton South East · E14001595
Output area
E00177454
Lower layer super output area
Walsall 038E · E01010315
Middle layer super output area
Walsall 038 · E02002147

Postcode source versions

Explore WV14

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
132
Primary
83
Secondary
18

  1. Moorcroft Wood Academy

    Academy converter

    634 m

  2. St Martin's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    819 m

  3. Wilkinson Primary School

    Community school

    863 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,645
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,571
  • Shoplifting 460
  • Vehicle crime 328
  • Criminal damage and arson 318
  • Other theft 204

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WV14 8 residents
16,838

Age bands in WV14 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.4%

3,610 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.1%

2,052 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.2%

4,604 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.3%

4,107 residents

Age 65 and over
14.9%

2,524 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

39

within 5 km

  • MOXLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    10 QUEEN STREET, MOXLEY, WEDNESBURY, WS10 8TF

    ODS code M91624

    438 m

  • BILSTON URBAN VILLAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    BANKFIELD ROAD, BILSTON, WV14 0EE

    ODS code Y02757

    1.4 km

  • DARLASTON FAMILY PRACTICE

    PINFOLD STREET, DARLASTON, WEDNESBURY, WS10 8SY

    ODS code M91026

    1.6 km

  • DARLASTON HEALTH CENTRE

    PINFOLD STREET, WEDNESBURY, WS10 8SY

    ODS code Y00278

    1.6 km

  • BILSTON FAMILY PRACTICE

    PROUDS LANE, BILSTON, WV14 6PW

    ODS code M92627

    1.7 km

  • DR MUDIGONDA

    PROUDS LANE, BILSTON, WV14 6PW

    ODS code M92649

    1.7 km

  • IMPROVING HEALTH (IH) MEDICAL

    PROUDS LANE, BILSTON, WV14 6PW

    ODS code M92015

    1.7 km

  • ROUGH HAY SURGERY

    44B ROUGH HAY ROAD, DARLASTON, WEDNESBURY, WS10 8NQ

    ODS code M91640

    1.8 km

  • DARLASTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    BIRMINGHAM STREET, WEDNESBURY, WS10 9JQ

    ODS code M91641

    2.0 km

  • SWANPOOL MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. MARKS ROAD, TIPTON, DY4 0SZ

    ODS code M88010

    2.0 km

  • GLEBEFIELDS SURGERY

    ST. MARKS ROAD, TIPTON, DY4 0SN

    ODS code M88612

    2.1 km

  • THE SPIRES HEALTH CENTRE

    RICHARD NUGENT CENTRE, KINGSBURY CLOSE, WEDNESBURY, WS10 7DB

    ODS code M88643

    2.3 km

  • COSELEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    32-34 AVENUE ROAD, COSELEY, BILSTON, WV14 9DJ

    ODS code M87021

    2.7 km

  • JUBILEE HEALTH CENTRE

    1 UPPER RUSSELL STREET, WEDNESBURY, WS10 7AR

    ODS code M88022

    2.7 km

  • THE KEYS FAMILY PRACTICE

    WILLENHALL MEDICAL CENTRE, FIELD STREET, WILLENHALL, WV13 2NY

    ODS code Y02626

    2.8 km

  • LOCKFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M91013

    2.9 km

  • LOCKSTOWN PRACTICE

    WILLENHALL MEDICAL CENTRE, GOMER STREET, WILLENHALL, WV13 2DR

    ODS code M91021

    2.9 km

  • WILLENHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    CROFT STREET, WILLENHALL, WV13 2DR

    ODS code M91033

    2.9 km

  • OAKESWELL HEALTH CENTRE

    BRUNSWICK PARK ROAD, WEDNESBURY, WS10 9HP

    ODS code M88007

    3.0 km

  • BLACK COUNTRY FAMILY PRACTICE

    NEPTUNE HEALTH PARK, SEDGLEY ROAD WEST, TIPTON, DY4 8PX

    ODS code M88013

    3.5 km

Showing 20 of 39 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

  • Coles Of Bilston

    BCT · Loxdale

    0.0 miles

  • Coles Of Bilston

    BCT · Loxdale

    0.0 miles

  • Great Bridge Road

    BCT · Lower Bradley

    0.1 miles

  • Bradley Lane

    BCT · Loxdale

    0.1 miles

  • Great Bridge Road

    BCT · Lower Bradley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Walsall 038E, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,476 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
7 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
1
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

132 open schools are in scope, including 83 primary and 18 secondary schools. Moorcroft Wood Academy is the nearest published school at 634 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,645 published events cover 12 months, averaging 303.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,571 events.

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