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WV3 8EA

Merry Hill · Wolverhampton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Merry Hill
Local authority
Wolverhampton
Constituency
Wolverhampton West
Postcode district
WV3
Postcode sector
WV3 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WV3 8DZ 112 m
WV3 8LT 182 m
WV3 8LS 190 m
WV3 8DS 191 m
WV3 8LR 223 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WV3 8EA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 1983
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WV
Postcode district
WV3
Postcode sector
WV3 8
Latitude
52.574619
Longitude
-2.181285
British National Grid easting
387,811
British National Grid northing
297,436

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Wolverhampton · E08000031
Electoral ward
Merry Hill · E05014849
Parish or community
E43000185
Westminster constituency
Wolverhampton West · E14001596
Output area
E00052965
Lower layer super output area
Wolverhampton 028E · E01010494
Middle layer super output area
Wolverhampton 028 · E02002176

Postcode source versions

Explore WV3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
70
Primary
40
Secondary
11

  1. Bhylls Acre Primary School

    Academy converter

    81 m

  2. Castlecroft Primary School

    Community school

    505 m

  3. Smestow Academy

    Academy converter

    771 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,209
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 501
  • Shoplifting 188
  • Vehicle crime 100
  • Criminal damage and arson 95
  • Other theft 69

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
10

5 female, 5 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.0
WV3 8 residents
6,895

Age bands in WV3 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17%

1,106 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

676 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.2%

1,505 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.2%

1,832 residents

Age 65 and over
21.2%

1,378 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WV3 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

16

within 5 km

  • CASTLECROFT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CASTLECROFT AVENUE, CASTLECROFT, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV3 8JN

    ODS code M92008

    741 m

  • COALWAY ROAD SURGERY

    WARSTONES HEALTH CENTRE, PINFOLD GROVE, PENN, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV4 4PS

    ODS code M92006

    1.1 km

  • PENN SURGERY

    2A COALWAY ROAD, PENN, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV3 7LX

    ODS code M92043

    2.4 km

  • TAMAR MEDICAL CENTRE

    SEVERN DRIVE, PERTON, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 7QU

    ODS code M83668

    2.5 km

  • RWT PRACTICES PENN MANOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    MANOR ROAD, PENN, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV4 5PY

    ODS code M92011

    2.7 km

  • NEWBRIDGE SURGERY

    255 TETTENHALL ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 0DE

    ODS code M92029

    2.8 km

  • LAKESIDE

    LAKESIDE MEDICAL CENTRE, CHURCH ROAD, PERTON, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 7PD

    ODS code M83132

    2.8 km

  • PENNFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    UPPER ZOAR STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV3 0JH

    ODS code Y02636

    3.0 km

  • TETTENHALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LOWER STREET, TETTENHALL, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 9LL

    ODS code M92010

    3.3 km

  • WHITMORE REANS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LOWE STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 0QL

    ODS code M92607

    3.5 km

  • DUNCAN STREET PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    DUNCAN STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV2 3AN

    ODS code M92012

    3.7 km

  • THORNLEY STREET SURGERY

    40-44 THORNLEY STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV1 1JP

    ODS code M92028

    4.1 km

  • HEALTH AND BEYOND

    175 STEELHOUSE LANE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV2 2AU

    ODS code M92612

    4.5 km

  • NORTHWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    7-8 ALDERWOOD PRECINCT, SEDGLEY, DUDLEY, DY3 3QY

    ODS code M87037

    4.5 km

  • GRAVEL HILL SURGERY

    GRAVEL HILL, WOMBOURNE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV5 9HA

    ODS code M83018

    4.5 km

  • DALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PLANKS LANE, WOMBOURNE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV5 8DX

    ODS code M83093

    4.7 km

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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Bhylls Lane

    BCT · Castlecroft

    0.2 miles

  • Bhylls Lane

    BCT · Castlecroft

    0.2 miles

  • Windmill Lane

    BCT · Castlecroft

    0.2 miles

  • Castlecroft Gardens

    BCT · Finchfield

    0.2 miles

  • Castlecroft Gardens

    BCT · Finchfield

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wolverhampton 028E, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

30,538 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
9 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
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

70 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 11 secondary schools. Bhylls Acre Primary School is the nearest published school at 81 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,209 published events cover 12 months, averaging 100.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 501 events.

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