WV8 1QA

Codsall · South Staffordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Codsall
Local authority
South Staffordshire
Postcode district
WV8
Postcode sector
WV8 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WV8 1PU 27 m
WV8 1DE 46 m
WV8 1DB 56 m
WV8 1HB 73 m
WV8 1BF 78 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WV8 1QA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
1 September 2014
Postcode area
WV
Postcode district
WV8
Postcode sector
WV8 1
Latitude
52.630657
Longitude
-2.200725
British National Grid easting
386,511
British National Grid northing
303,673

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
E00150953
Lower layer super output area
South Staffordshire 008D · E01029627
Middle layer super output area
South Staffordshire 008 · E02006181

Postcode source versions

Explore WV8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
17
Secondary
7
  1. St Nicholas Church of England First School

    Academy converter

    261 m
  2. Codsall Middle School

    Academy converter

    812 m
  3. Codsall Community High School

    Community school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
534
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 200
  • Anti social behaviour 86
  • Shoplifting 70
  • Criminal damage and arson 53
  • Public order 36

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • RUSSELL HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83031

    989 m

  • BILBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    BROOKFIELD ROAD, BILBROOK, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV8 1DX

    ODS code M83097

    1.4 km

  • LAKESIDE

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

    ODS code M83132

    3.9 km

  • TAMAR MEDICAL CENTRE

    SEVERN DRIVE, PERTON, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 7QU

    ODS code M83668

    4.1 km

  • TETTENHALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LOWER STREET, TETTENHALL, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 9LL

    ODS code M92010

    4.3 km

  • ASHFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    39 ASHFIELD ROAD, FORDHOUSES, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 6QX

    ODS code M92609

    4.6 km

  • FORDHOUSES MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M92629

    4.7 km

  • ALBRIGHTON MEDICAL PRACT

    SHAW LANE, ALBRIGHTON, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV7 3DT

    ODS code M82021

    4.8 km

  • PROBERT ROAD SURGERY

    470 STAFFORD ROAD, OXLEY, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 6AR

    ODS code M92041

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Church Road

    BCT · Codsall Town Centre

    0.0 miles
  • Church Road

    BCT · Codsall Town Centre

    0.0 miles
  • Wheel Avenue

    BCT · Codsall Town Centre

    0.2 miles
  • Wheel Avenue

    BCT · Codsall Town Centre

    0.2 miles
  • Codsall Rail Station

    RSE · Codsall

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Staffordshire 008D, 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

12,958 of 33,755

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

31 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 7 secondary schools. St Nicholas Church of England First School is the nearest published school at 261 m.

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

Recorded crime

534 published events cover 12 months, averaging 44.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 200 events.

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