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WV5 8BE

Wombourne North · South Staffordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Wolverhampton
Ward
Wombourne North
Local authority
South Staffordshire
Constituency
Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Postcode district
WV5
Postcode sector
WV5 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WV5 8BG 53 m
WV5 8BW 84 m
WV5 8BN 119 m
WV5 8BT 124 m
WV5 8AU 162 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WV5 8BE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WV
Postcode district
WV5
Postcode sector
WV5 8
Latitude
52.537561
Longitude
-2.198529
British National Grid easting
386,631
British National Grid northing
293,317

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
South Staffordshire · E07000196
Electoral ward
Wombourne North · E05015072
Parish or community
E04008982
Westminster constituency
Kingswinford and South Staffordshire · E14001316
Output area
E00151193
Lower layer super output area
South Staffordshire 013D · E01029674
Middle layer super output area
South Staffordshire 013 · E02006186

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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34 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Bankside, Wombourne, Wolverhampton, WV5 8BE 29 January 2026 £236,500
8, Bankside, Wombourne, Wolverhampton, WV5 8BE 21 March 2025 £292,500
1, Bankside, Wombourne, Wolverhampton, WV5 8BE 9 June 2023 £225,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
21
Secondary
7

  1. Wombourne High School

    Academy sponsor led

    251 m

  2. St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    414 m

  3. Westfield Primary School

    Community school

    426 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
604
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 263
  • Anti social behaviour 70
  • Criminal damage and arson 52
  • Public order 46
  • Shoplifting 38

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
24

14 female, 10 male

Postcode households
14
Residents per household
1.7
WV5 8 residents
3,685

Age bands in WV5 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.6%

524 residents

Age 15 to 24
10%

385 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.3%

744 residents

Age 45 to 64
33.5%

1,290 residents

Age 65 and over
23.7%

913 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WV5 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

9

within 5 km

  • DALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PLANKS LANE, WOMBOURNE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV5 8DX

    ODS code M83093

    530 m

  • GRAVEL HILL SURGERY

    GRAVEL HILL, WOMBOURNE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV5 9HA

    ODS code M83018

    952 m

  • COALWAY ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M92006

    4.1 km

  • RWT PRACTICES PENN MANOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    MANOR ROAD, PENN, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV4 5PY

    ODS code M92011

    4.1 km

  • CASTLECROFT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CASTLECROFT AVENUE, CASTLECROFT, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV3 8JN

    ODS code M92008

    4.6 km

  • NORTHWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M87037

    4.7 km

  • MOSS GROVE SURGERY

    15 MOSS GROVE, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 9HS

    ODS code M87003

    4.7 km

  • THE SUMMERHILL SURGERY

    SUMMERHILL, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 9JG

    ODS code M87018

    4.9 km

  • PENN SURGERY

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

    ODS code M92043

    5.0 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

  • Windsor Road

    BCT · Ounsdale

    0.3 miles

  • Windsor Road

    BCT · Ounsdale

    0.3 miles

  • The Grange

    BCT · Ounsdale

    0.4 miles

  • Lindale Drive

    BCT · Brickbridge

    0.4 miles

  • The Grange

    BCT · Ounsdale

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Staffordshire 013D, 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

32,525 of 33,755

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

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 £230,750 from 6 recorded sales in WV5 8BE. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for South Staffordshire is £310,258 in June 2026, up 5.8% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

31 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 7 secondary schools. Wombourne High School is the nearest published school at 251 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

604 published events cover 12 months, averaging 50.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 263 events.

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