WV8 1QW

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 1QS 56 m
WV8 1WL 200 m
WV8 1QR 208 m
WV8 1QP 448 m
WV8 1RG 555 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WV8 1QW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2015
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WV
Postcode district
WV8
Postcode sector
WV8 1
Latitude
52.643564
Longitude
-2.226589
British National Grid easting
384,765
British National Grid northing
305,114

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
E00150958
Lower layer super output area
South Staffordshire 009A · E01029626
Middle layer super output area
South Staffordshire 009 · E02006182

Postcode source versions

Explore WV8

11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, The Limes, Codsall Wood, Wolverhampton, WV8 1QW 14 November 2025 £312,000
3, The Limes, Codsall Wood, Wolverhampton, WV8 1QW 16 December 2022 £330,000
5, The Limes, Codsall Wood, Wolverhampton, WV8 1QW 25 November 2022 £315,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
8
Secondary
4
  1. Birchfield School

    Other independent school

    2.0 km
  2. St Nicholas Church of England First School

    Academy converter

    2.4 km
  3. The Gables Learning Centre

    Other independent special school

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
17
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Anti social behaviour 3
  • Criminal damage and arson 3
  • Burglary 2
  • Other theft 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
13

5 female, 8 male

Postcode households
6
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 0.1% 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

4

within 5 km

  • ALBRIGHTON MEDICAL PRACT

    SHAW LANE, ALBRIGHTON, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV7 3DT

    ODS code M82021

    3.1 km

  • RUSSELL HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83031

    3.3 km

  • BILBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    BROOKFIELD ROAD, BILBROOK, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV8 1DX

    ODS code M83097

    3.7 km

  • BREWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    KIDDEMORE GREEN ROAD, BREWOOD, STAFFORD, ST19 9BQ

    ODS code M83009

    4.5 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

  • Cross Guns Inn PH

    BCT · Codsall Wood

    0.0 miles
  • Cross Guns Inn PH

    BCT · Codsall Wood

    0.0 miles
  • Church Road

    BCT · Codsall Town Centre

    1.4 miles
  • Church Road

    BCT · Codsall Town Centre

    1.4 miles
  • Codsall Rail Station

    RSE · Codsall

    1.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Staffordshire 009A, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,105 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
5 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.

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

Property market

The five-year median is £315,000 from 3 recorded sales in WV8 1QW. 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

14 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 4 secondary schools. Birchfield School is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

17 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4 events.

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