WV8 1RY

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 1RX 41 m
WV8 1GP 45 m
WV8 1BY 76 m
WV8 1SL 86 m
WV8 1RZ 98 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WV8 1RY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WV
Postcode district
WV8
Postcode sector
WV8 1
Latitude
52.629093
Longitude
-2.200422
British National Grid easting
386,531
British National Grid northing
303,499

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
E00150954
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
35
Primary
19
Secondary
7
  1. St Nicholas Church of England First School

    Academy converter

    375 m
  2. Codsall Middle School

    Academy converter

    688 m
  3. Codsall Community High School

    Community school

    918 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
556
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 216
  • Anti social behaviour 88
  • Shoplifting 71
  • Criminal damage and arson 53
  • Public order 37

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7

3 female, 4 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
1.2
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+
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

10

within 5 km

  • RUSSELL HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83031

    868 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

    3.7 km

  • TAMAR MEDICAL CENTRE

    SEVERN DRIVE, PERTON, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 7QU

    ODS code M83668

    3.9 km

  • TETTENHALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LOWER STREET, TETTENHALL, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 9LL

    ODS code M92010

    4.2 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

    4.9 km

  • PROBERT ROAD SURGERY

    470 STAFFORD ROAD, OXLEY, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 6AR

    ODS code M92041

    4.9 km

  • NEWBRIDGE SURGERY

    255 TETTENHALL ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 0DE

    ODS code M92029

    5.0 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 Rail Station

    RSE · Codsall

    0.1 miles
  • Wheel Avenue

    BCT · Codsall Town Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Church Road

    BCT · Codsall Town Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Codsall Rail Station

    RLY · Codsall

    0.1 miles
  • Codsall Rail Station

    RSE · Codsall

    0.1 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.

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

35 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 7 secondary schools. St Nicholas Church of England First School is the nearest published school at 375 m.

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

Recorded crime

556 published events cover 12 months, averaging 46.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 216 events.

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