WV6 8PY

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 8QU 48 m
WV6 8LN 57 m
WV6 8NP 101 m
WV6 8PJ 134 m
WV6 8LE 153 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WV6 8PY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
WV
Postcode district
WV6
Postcode sector
WV6 8
Latitude
52.592288
Longitude
-2.172664
British National Grid easting
388,400
British National Grid northing
299,400

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
E00053255
Lower layer super output area
Wolverhampton 014C · E01010548
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
84
Primary
49
Secondary
16
  1. Christ Church (Church of England) Junior School

    Voluntary controlled school

    386 m
  2. Tettenhall College Incorporated

    Other independent school

    514 m
  3. St Edmund's Catholic Academy

    Academy converter

    742 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,378
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 535
  • Shoplifting 344
  • Vehicle crime 91
  • Criminal damage and arson 90
  • Other theft 84

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

23

within 5 km straight-line

  • NEWBRIDGE SURGERY

    255 TETTENHALL ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 0DE

    ODS code M92029

    1.2 km

  • TETTENHALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LOWER STREET, TETTENHALL, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 9LL

    ODS code M92010

    1.3 km

  • CASTLECROFT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CASTLECROFT AVENUE, CASTLECROFT, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV3 8JN

    ODS code M92008

    1.9 km

  • TAMAR MEDICAL CENTRE

    SEVERN DRIVE, PERTON, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 7QU

    ODS code M83668

    2.0 km

  • WHITMORE REANS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LOWE STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 0QL

    ODS code M92607

    2.1 km

  • LAKESIDE

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

    ODS code M83132

    2.1 km

  • COALWAY ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M92006

    2.6 km

  • PENNFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    UPPER ZOAR STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV3 0JH

    ODS code Y02636

    2.9 km

  • PENN SURGERY

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

    ODS code M92043

    3.1 km

  • THORNLEY STREET SURGERY

    40-44 THORNLEY STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV1 1JP

    ODS code M92028

    3.2 km

  • BILBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    BROOKFIELD ROAD, BILBROOK, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV8 1DX

    ODS code M83097

    3.7 km

  • DUNCAN STREET PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    DUNCAN STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV2 3AN

    ODS code M92012

    3.8 km

  • RUSSELL HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83031

    3.8 km

  • RWT PRACTICES PENN MANOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    MANOR ROAD, PENN, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV4 5PY

    ODS code M92011

    4.0 km

  • SHOWELL PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    FIFTH AVENUE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 9ST

    ODS code Y02736

    4.1 km

  • PROBERT ROAD SURGERY

    470 STAFFORD ROAD, OXLEY, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 6AR

    ODS code M92041

    4.1 km

  • DR SINHA & TAHIR

    WODEN ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 0BD

    ODS code M92013

    4.2 km

  • HEALTH AND BEYOND

    175 STEELHOUSE LANE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV2 2AU

    ODS code M92612

    4.3 km

  • FORDHOUSES MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M92629

    4.3 km

  • BAGARY'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M92654

    4.4 km

Showing 20 of 23 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Corfton Drive

    BCT · Tettenhall

    0.1 miles
  • Corfton Drive

    BCT · Tettenhall

    0.1 miles
  • Henwood Close

    BCT · Compton

    0.1 miles
  • Henwood Close

    BCT · Compton

    0.1 miles
  • Woodcote Road

    BCT · Tettenhall

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wolverhampton 014C, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

13,243 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
7 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

84 open schools are in scope, including 49 primary and 16 secondary schools. Christ Church (Church of England) Junior School is the nearest published school at 386 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,378 published events cover 12 months, averaging 114.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 535 events.

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