WV8 1BD

Codsall · South Staffordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Wolverhampton
Ward
Codsall
Local authority
South Staffordshire
Postcode district
WV8
Postcode sector
WV8 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WV8 1BE 67 m
WV8 1SW 84 m
WV8 1SP 89 m
WV8 1BG 92 m
WV8 1BA 97 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WV8 1BD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WV
Postcode district
WV8
Postcode sector
WV8 1
Latitude
52.630628
Longitude
-2.190811
British National Grid easting
387,182
British National Grid northing
303,668

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
South Staffordshire · E07000196
Electoral ward
Codsall · E05015057
Parish or community
E04008960
Output area
E00150965
Lower layer super output area
South Staffordshire 009B · E01029628
Middle layer super output area
South Staffordshire 009 · E02006182

Postcode source versions

Explore WV8

32 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Reeves Gardens, Codsall, Wolverhampton, WV8 1BD 17 July 2026 £320,000
6, Reeves Gardens, Codsall, Wolverhampton, WV8 1BD 15 November 2023 £285,000
7, Reeves Gardens, Codsall, Wolverhampton, WV8 1BD 10 November 2023 £275,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
20
Secondary
8
  1. St Nicholas Church of England First School

    Academy converter

    478 m
  2. Codsall Middle School

    Academy converter

    556 m
  3. Codsall Community High School

    Community school

    570 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
603
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 244
  • Anti social behaviour 91
  • Shoplifting 71
  • Criminal damage and arson 55
  • Public order 35

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
58

33 female, 25 male

Postcode households
26
Residents per household
2.2
WV8 1 residents
11,885

Age bands in WV8 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18%

2,112 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

1,159 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.8%

2,794 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.6%

3,129 residents

Age 65 and over
21.8%

2,563 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WV8 1 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

9

within 5 km

  • RUSSELL HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83031

    646 m

  • BILBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    BROOKFIELD ROAD, BILBROOK, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV8 1DX

    ODS code M83097

    894 m

  • TETTENHALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LOWER STREET, TETTENHALL, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 9LL

    ODS code M92010

    3.9 km

  • ASHFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    39 ASHFIELD ROAD, FORDHOUSES, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 6QX

    ODS code M92609

    4.0 km

  • LAKESIDE

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

    ODS code M83132

    4.0 km

  • FORDHOUSES MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M92629

    4.1 km

  • TAMAR MEDICAL CENTRE

    SEVERN DRIVE, PERTON, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 7QU

    ODS code M83668

    4.1 km

  • PROBERT ROAD SURGERY

    470 STAFFORD ROAD, OXLEY, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 6AR

    ODS code M92041

    4.3 km

  • NEWBRIDGE SURGERY

    255 TETTENHALL ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 0DE

    ODS code M92029

    4.7 km

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

  • Codsall Community High School

    BCT · Bilbrook

    0.1 miles
  • Codsall Community High School

    BCT · Bilbrook

    0.1 miles
  • Histons Hill

    BCT · Codsall

    0.3 miles
  • Histons Hill

    BCT · Codsall

    0.3 miles
  • Wheel Avenue

    BCT · Codsall Town Centre

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Staffordshire 009B, 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

32,645 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
8 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
5
Low risk addresses
6
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

Property market

The five-year median is £285,000 from 3 recorded sales in WV8 1BD. 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

36 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 8 secondary schools. St Nicholas Church of England First School is the nearest published school at 478 m.

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

Recorded crime

603 published events cover 12 months, averaging 50.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 244 events.

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