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WV5 8BF

Wombourne South · South Staffordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WV5 0AJ 118 m
WV5 8DZ 120 m
WV5 8HZ 123 m
WV5 8DA 132 m
WV5 8HY 153 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WV5 8BF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2021
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WV
Postcode district
WV5
Postcode sector
WV5 8
Latitude
52.533638
Longitude
-2.200900
British National Grid easting
386,469
British National Grid northing
292,881

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
South Staffordshire · E07000196
Electoral ward
Wombourne South · E05015073
Parish or community
E04008982
Westminster constituency
Kingswinford and South Staffordshire · E14001316
Output area
E00151224
Lower layer super output area
South Staffordshire 013G · E01029678
Middle layer super output area
South Staffordshire 013 · E02006186

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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36 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
21, Wootton Drive, Wombourne, Wolverhampton, WV5 8BF 25 July 2025 £370,000
25, Wootton Drive, Wombourne, Wolverhampton, WV5 8BF 17 June 2024 £370,000
9, Wootton Drive, Wombourne, Wolverhampton, WV5 8BF 18 April 2024 £321,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
18
Secondary
5

  1. St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    136 m

  2. Cherry Trees School

    Academy special converter

    338 m

  3. Wombourne High School

    Academy sponsor led

    370 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
620
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 274
  • Anti social behaviour 70
  • Criminal damage and arson 53
  • Public order 45
  • Shoplifting 38

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

7

within 5 km

  • DALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PLANKS LANE, WOMBOURNE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV5 8DX

    ODS code M83093

    329 m

  • GRAVEL HILL SURGERY

    GRAVEL HILL, WOMBOURNE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV5 9HA

    ODS code M83018

    1.0 km

  • MOSS GROVE SURGERY

    15 MOSS GROVE, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 9HS

    ODS code M87003

    4.4 km

  • RWT PRACTICES PENN MANOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    MANOR ROAD, PENN, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV4 5PY

    ODS code M92011

    4.5 km

  • COALWAY ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M92006

    4.6 km

  • THE SUMMERHILL SURGERY

    SUMMERHILL, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 9JG

    ODS code M87018

    4.6 km

  • KINGSWINFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    KINGSWINFORD HEALTH CENTRE, STANDHILLS ROAD, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 8DN

    ODS code M87008

    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

  • Lindale Drive

    BCT · Brickbridge

    0.1 miles

  • Lindale Drive

    BCT · Brickbridge

    0.1 miles

  • Windsor Road

    BCT · Ounsdale

    0.2 miles

  • Fire Station

    BCT · Brickbridge

    0.2 miles

  • Windsor Road

    BCT · Ounsdale

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Staffordshire 013G, 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

31,975 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
7 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
2
Medium risk addresses
25
Low risk addresses
3
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 £304,500 from 36 recorded sales in WV5 8BF. 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

26 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 5 secondary schools. St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 136 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

620 published events cover 12 months, averaging 51.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 274 events.

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