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WV3 8EF

Merry Hill · Wolverhampton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WV3 8EE 40 m
WV3 8DN 114 m
WV3 7LD 130 m
WV3 8AP 166 m
WV3 8AW 180 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WV3 8EF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WV
Postcode district
WV3
Postcode sector
WV3 8
Latitude
52.573392
Longitude
-2.171866
British National Grid easting
388,449
British National Grid northing
297,298

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
E00052976
Lower layer super output area
Wolverhampton 028A · E01010489
Middle layer super output area
Wolverhampton 028 · E02002176

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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43 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
62, Finchfield Lane, Wolverhampton, WV3 8EF 27 October 2025 £280,000
16, Finchfield Lane, Wolverhampton, WV3 8EF 24 August 2022 £280,000
18, Finchfield Lane, Wolverhampton, WV3 8EF 28 January 2022 £250,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
78
Primary
46
Secondary
11

  1. St Michael's Catholic Primary Academy and Nursery

    Academy converter

    262 m

  2. Bhylls Acre Primary School

    Academy converter

    706 m

  3. Uplands Junior School

    Academy converter

    707 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,389
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 620
  • Vehicle crime 127
  • Criminal damage and arson 117
  • Shoplifting 104
  • Other theft 100

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
105

59 female, 46 male

Postcode households
35
Residents per household
3.0
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 1.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WV3 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

17

within 5 km

  • COALWAY ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M92006

    532 m

  • CASTLECROFT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CASTLECROFT AVENUE, CASTLECROFT, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV3 8JN

    ODS code M92008

    1.4 km

  • PENN SURGERY

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

    ODS code M92043

    1.8 km

  • RWT PRACTICES PENN MANOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    MANOR ROAD, PENN, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV4 5PY

    ODS code M92011

    2.2 km

  • PENNFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    UPPER ZOAR STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV3 0JH

    ODS code Y02636

    2.4 km

  • NEWBRIDGE SURGERY

    255 TETTENHALL ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 0DE

    ODS code M92029

    2.5 km

  • TAMAR MEDICAL CENTRE

    SEVERN DRIVE, PERTON, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 7QU

    ODS code M83668

    3.0 km

  • DUNCAN STREET PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    DUNCAN STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV2 3AN

    ODS code M92012

    3.1 km

  • TETTENHALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LOWER STREET, TETTENHALL, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 9LL

    ODS code M92010

    3.2 km

  • WHITMORE REANS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LOWE STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 0QL

    ODS code M92607

    3.2 km

  • LAKESIDE

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

    ODS code M83132

    3.3 km

  • THORNLEY STREET SURGERY

    40-44 THORNLEY STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV1 1JP

    ODS code M92028

    3.5 km

  • HEALTH AND BEYOND

    175 STEELHOUSE LANE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV2 2AU

    ODS code M92612

    3.9 km

  • NORTHWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M87037

    4.0 km

  • GRAVEL HILL SURGERY

    GRAVEL HILL, WOMBOURNE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV5 9HA

    ODS code M83018

    4.5 km

  • DR SINHA & TAHIR

    WODEN ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 0BD

    ODS code M92013

    4.7 km

  • DALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PLANKS LANE, WOMBOURNE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV5 8DX

    ODS code M83093

    4.8 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Five Ways

    BCT · Merry Hill

    0.2 miles

  • Five Ways

    BCT · Merry Hill

    0.2 miles

  • Attwell Park

    BCT · Merry Hill

    0.2 miles

  • Fareham Crescent

    BCT · Merry Hill

    0.3 miles

  • Attwell Park

    BCT · Merry Hill

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wolverhampton 028A, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,885 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
7 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
3
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
5
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £280,000 from 4 recorded sales in WV3 8EF. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Wolverhampton is £216,668 in June 2026, up 8.2% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

78 open schools are in scope, including 46 primary and 11 secondary schools. St Michael's Catholic Primary Academy and Nursery is the nearest published school at 262 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,389 published events cover 12 months, averaging 115.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 620 events.

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