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WV3 8JL

Tettenhall Wightwick · Wolverhampton · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Tettenhall Wightwick
Local authority
Wolverhampton
Constituency
Wolverhampton West
Postcode district
WV3
Postcode sector
WV3 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WV3 8JP 56 m
WV3 8JW 75 m
WV3 8JN 107 m
WV3 8NB 146 m
WV3 8NE 165 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WV3 8JL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1986
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
WV
Postcode district
WV3
Postcode sector
WV3 8
Latitude
52.577877
Longitude
-2.190315
British National Grid easting
387,200
British National Grid northing
297,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Wolverhampton · E08000031
Electoral ward
Tettenhall Wightwick · E05014855
Parish or community
E43000185
Westminster constituency
Wolverhampton West · E14001596
Output area
E00053275
Lower layer super output area
Wolverhampton 019D · E01010552
Middle layer super output area
Wolverhampton 019 · E02002167

Postcode source versions

Explore WV3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
61
Primary
35
Secondary
10

  1. Smestow Academy

    Academy converter

    514 m

  2. Castlecroft Primary School

    Community school

    520 m

  3. Bhylls Acre Primary School

    Academy converter

    645 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
841
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 330
  • Shoplifting 168
  • Vehicle crime 73
  • Criminal damage and arson 65
  • Burglary 50

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

13

within 5 km straight-line

  • CASTLECROFT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CASTLECROFT AVENUE, CASTLECROFT, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV3 8JN

    ODS code M92008

    107 m

  • COALWAY ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M92006

    1.8 km

  • TAMAR MEDICAL CENTRE

    SEVERN DRIVE, PERTON, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 7QU

    ODS code M83668

    1.9 km

  • LAKESIDE

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

    ODS code M83132

    2.2 km

  • NEWBRIDGE SURGERY

    255 TETTENHALL ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 0DE

    ODS code M92029

    2.9 km

  • PENN SURGERY

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

    ODS code M92043

    3.1 km

  • TETTENHALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LOWER STREET, TETTENHALL, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 9LL

    ODS code M92010

    3.3 km

  • RWT PRACTICES PENN MANOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    MANOR ROAD, PENN, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV4 5PY

    ODS code M92011

    3.5 km

  • PENNFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    UPPER ZOAR STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV3 0JH

    ODS code Y02636

    3.6 km

  • WHITMORE REANS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LOWE STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 0QL

    ODS code M92607

    3.8 km

  • DUNCAN STREET PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    DUNCAN STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV2 3AN

    ODS code M92012

    4.4 km

  • THORNLEY STREET SURGERY

    40-44 THORNLEY STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV1 1JP

    ODS code M92028

    4.5 km

  • GRAVEL HILL SURGERY

    GRAVEL HILL, WOMBOURNE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV5 9HA

    ODS code M83018

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Castlecroft Road

    BCT · Castlecroft

    0.0 miles

  • Ashenden Rise

    BCT · Castlecroft

    0.1 miles

  • Wood Bank Road

    BCT · Castlecroft

    0.1 miles

  • Windmill Lane

    BCT · Castlecroft

    0.2 miles

  • Smestow Comp School

    BCT · Castlecroft

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wolverhampton 019D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,193 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
9 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

61 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 10 secondary schools. Smestow Academy is the nearest published school at 514 m.

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

Recorded crime

841 published events cover 12 months, averaging 70.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 330 events.

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