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WV3 8YP

Merry Hill · Wolverhampton · England

Updated September 2026

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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 8LN 25 m
WV3 8DA 111 m
WV3 8EN 127 m
WV3 8DY 136 m
WV3 8BY 142 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WV3 8YP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
WV
Postcode district
WV3
Postcode sector
WV3 8
Latitude
52.577042
Longitude
-2.177709
British National Grid easting
388,054
British National Grid northing
297,705

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
E00052966
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
75
Primary
43
Secondary
11

  1. Bhylls Acre Primary School

    Academy converter

    342 m

  2. Castlecroft Primary School

    Community school

    416 m

  3. Westacre Infant School

    Academy converter

    668 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,366
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 538
  • Shoplifting 219
  • Criminal damage and arson 110
  • Vehicle crime 106
  • Other theft 95

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

16

within 5 km straight-line

  • CASTLECROFT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CASTLECROFT AVENUE, CASTLECROFT, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV3 8JN

    ODS code M92008

    842 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

    2.3 km

  • NEWBRIDGE SURGERY

    255 TETTENHALL ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 0DE

    ODS code M92029

    2.4 km

  • TAMAR MEDICAL CENTRE

    SEVERN DRIVE, PERTON, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 7QU

    ODS code M83668

    2.5 km

  • LAKESIDE

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

    ODS code M83132

    2.7 km

  • RWT PRACTICES PENN MANOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    MANOR ROAD, PENN, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV4 5PY

    ODS code M92011

    2.7 km

  • PENNFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    UPPER ZOAR STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV3 0JH

    ODS code Y02636

    2.8 km

  • TETTENHALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LOWER STREET, TETTENHALL, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 9LL

    ODS code M92010

    2.9 km

  • WHITMORE REANS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LOWE STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 0QL

    ODS code M92607

    3.2 km

  • DUNCAN STREET PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    DUNCAN STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV2 3AN

    ODS code M92012

    3.5 km

  • THORNLEY STREET SURGERY

    40-44 THORNLEY STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV1 1JP

    ODS code M92028

    3.7 km

  • HEALTH AND BEYOND

    175 STEELHOUSE LANE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV2 2AU

    ODS code M92612

    4.2 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

    4.8 km

  • DR SINHA & TAHIR

    WODEN ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 0BD

    ODS code M92013

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Castlecroft Gardens

    BCT · Finchfield

    0.1 miles

  • Castlecroft Gardens

    BCT · Finchfield

    0.1 miles

  • Bhylls Lane

    BCT · Castlecroft

    0.2 miles

  • Brantley Avenue

    BCT · Finchfield

    0.2 miles

  • Brantley Avenue

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

75 open schools are in scope, including 43 primary and 11 secondary schools. Bhylls Acre Primary School is the nearest published school at 342 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,366 published events cover 12 months, averaging 113.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 538 events.

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