WV6 8HN

Tettenhall Wightwick · Wolverhampton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Wolverhampton
Constituency
Wolverhampton West
Postcode district
WV6
Postcode sector
WV6 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WV6 8HW 23 m
WV6 8HP 78 m
WV6 8HL 82 m
WV6 8HJ 89 m
WV6 8EQ 129 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WV6 8HN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
WV
Postcode district
WV6
Postcode sector
WV6 8
Latitude
52.588671
Longitude
-2.185934
British National Grid easting
387,500
British National Grid northing
299,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Wolverhampton · E08000031
Parish or community
E43000185
Westminster constituency
Wolverhampton West · E14001596
Output area
E00053261
Lower layer super output area
Wolverhampton 019C · E01010551
Middle layer super output area
Wolverhampton 019 · E02002167

Postcode source versions

Explore WV6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
68
Primary
38
Secondary
13
  1. Christ Church (Church of England) Infant and Nursery School

    Voluntary controlled school

    221 m
  2. Christ Church (Church of England) Junior School

    Voluntary controlled school

    832 m
  3. Smestow Academy

    Academy converter

    837 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,203
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 516
  • Shoplifting 232
  • Other theft 74
  • Vehicle crime 72
  • Criminal damage and arson 70

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WV6 8 residents
10,659

Age bands in WV6 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.2%

1,560 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.3%

914 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.8%

2,289 residents

Age 45 to 64
27%

2,973 residents

Age 65 and over
29.8%

3,281 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

15

within 5 km straight-line

  • CASTLECROFT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CASTLECROFT AVENUE, CASTLECROFT, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV3 8JN

    ODS code M92008

    1.1 km

  • TAMAR MEDICAL CENTRE

    SEVERN DRIVE, PERTON, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 7QU

    ODS code M83668

    1.2 km

  • LAKESIDE

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

    ODS code M83132

    1.4 km

  • NEWBRIDGE SURGERY

    255 TETTENHALL ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 0DE

    ODS code M92029

    2.1 km

  • TETTENHALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LOWER STREET, TETTENHALL, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 9LL

    ODS code M92010

    2.2 km

  • COALWAY ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M92006

    2.5 km

  • WHITMORE REANS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LOWE STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 0QL

    ODS code M92607

    3.0 km

  • PENN SURGERY

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

    ODS code M92043

    3.4 km

  • PENNFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    UPPER ZOAR STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV3 0JH

    ODS code Y02636

    3.5 km

  • BILBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    BROOKFIELD ROAD, BILBROOK, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV8 1DX

    ODS code M83097

    4.0 km

  • RUSSELL HOUSE SURGERY

    BUSINESS HUB, WOLVERHAMPTON ROAD, CODSALL, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV8 1PE

    ODS code M83031

    4.0 km

  • THORNLEY STREET SURGERY

    40-44 THORNLEY STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV1 1JP

    ODS code M92028

    4.1 km

  • RWT PRACTICES PENN MANOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    MANOR ROAD, PENN, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV4 5PY

    ODS code M92011

    4.1 km

  • DUNCAN STREET PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    DUNCAN STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV2 3AN

    ODS code M92012

    4.4 km

  • HEALTH AND BEYOND

    175 STEELHOUSE LANE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV2 2AU

    ODS code M92612

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Tettenhall Wood Institute

    BCT · Tettenhall Wood

    0.2 miles
  • Tettenhall Wood Institute

    BCT · Tettenhall Wood

    0.2 miles
  • Woodland Avenue

    BCT · Tettenhall Wood

    0.2 miles
  • Church Road

    BCT · Tettenhall Wood

    0.2 miles
  • The Crescent

    BCT · Tettenhall Wood

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wolverhampton 019C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,717 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
4 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

68 open schools are in scope, including 38 primary and 13 secondary schools. Christ Church (Church of England) Infant and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 221 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,203 published events cover 12 months, averaging 100.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 516 events.

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