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WV6 8PL

Tettenhall Wightwick · Wolverhampton · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Tettenhall Wightwick
Local authority
Wolverhampton
Constituency
Wolverhampton West
Postcode district
WV6
Postcode sector
WV6 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WV6 8PN 53 m
WV6 8PU 56 m
WV6 8PT 119 m
WV6 8PS 139 m
WV6 8NY 148 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WV6 8PL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WV
Postcode district
WV6
Postcode sector
WV6 8
Latitude
52.596363
Longitude
-2.164235
British National Grid easting
388,972
British National Grid northing
299,852

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
E00053250
Lower layer super output area
Wolverhampton 014B · E01010547
Middle layer super output area
Wolverhampton 014 · E02002162

Postcode source versions

Explore WV6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
94
Primary
53
Secondary
17

  1. Tettenhall College Incorporated

    Other independent school

    263 m

  2. St Michael's CofE Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    354 m

  3. Newbridge Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    362 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
2,118
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 858
  • Shoplifting 441
  • Vehicle crime 152
  • Criminal damage and arson 148
  • Other theft 146

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

1 female, 1 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
1.0
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

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WV6 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

28

within 5 km

  • TETTENHALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LOWER STREET, TETTENHALL, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 9LL

    ODS code M92010

    583 m

  • NEWBRIDGE SURGERY

    255 TETTENHALL ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 0DE

    ODS code M92029

    656 m

  • WHITMORE REANS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LOWE STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 0QL

    ODS code M92607

    1.5 km

  • TAMAR MEDICAL CENTRE

    SEVERN DRIVE, PERTON, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 7QU

    ODS code M83668

    2.5 km

  • CASTLECROFT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CASTLECROFT AVENUE, CASTLECROFT, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV3 8JN

    ODS code M92008

    2.6 km

  • LAKESIDE

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

    ODS code M83132

    2.7 km

  • PENNFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    UPPER ZOAR STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV3 0JH

    ODS code Y02636

    2.7 km

  • THORNLEY STREET SURGERY

    40-44 THORNLEY STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV1 1JP

    ODS code M92028

    2.8 km

  • COALWAY ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M92006

    3.0 km

  • PENN SURGERY

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

    ODS code M92043

    3.3 km

  • SHOWELL PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    FIFTH AVENUE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 9ST

    ODS code Y02736

    3.4 km

  • PROBERT ROAD SURGERY

    470 STAFFORD ROAD, OXLEY, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 6AR

    ODS code M92041

    3.4 km

  • BILBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    BROOKFIELD ROAD, BILBROOK, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV8 1DX

    ODS code M83097

    3.4 km

  • FORDHOUSES MEDICAL CENTRE

    68 MARSH LANE, FORD HOUSES, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 6RU

    ODS code M92629

    3.6 km

  • RUSSELL HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83031

    3.6 km

  • DUNCAN STREET PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    DUNCAN STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV2 3AN

    ODS code M92012

    3.6 km

  • BAGARY'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LOW HILL MEDICAL CENTRE, 191 FIRST AVENUE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 9SX

    ODS code M92654

    3.7 km

  • DR SINHA & TAHIR

    WODEN ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 0BD

    ODS code M92013

    3.7 km

  • POPLARS MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE POPLARS, THIRD AVENUE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 9PG

    ODS code M92001

    3.8 km

  • ASHFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    39 ASHFIELD ROAD, FORDHOUSES, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 6QX

    ODS code M92609

    3.9 km

Showing 20 of 28 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Woodfield Heights

    BCT · Newbridge

    0.0 miles

  • Woodfield Heights

    BCT · Newbridge

    0.0 miles

  • Old Hill

    BCT · Tettenhall

    0.1 miles

  • New Road

    BCT · Newbridge

    0.2 miles

  • Old Hill

    BCT · Tettenhall

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wolverhampton 014B, 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

21,835 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
3 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

Schools

94 open schools are in scope, including 53 primary and 17 secondary schools. Tettenhall College Incorporated is the nearest published school at 263 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,118 published events cover 12 months, averaging 176.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 858 events.

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