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WV8 1XY

Oxley · Wolverhampton · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Oxley
Local authority
Wolverhampton
Constituency
Wolverhampton West
Postcode district
WV8
Postcode sector
WV8 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WV8 1XQ 55 m
WV8 1XZ 78 m
WV8 1XH 88 m
WV8 1XX 101 m
WV8 1YT 105 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WV8 1XY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1981
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WV
Postcode district
WV8
Postcode sector
WV8 1
Latitude
52.617243
Longitude
-2.153709
British National Grid easting
389,690
British National Grid northing
302,173

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Wolverhampton · E08000031
Electoral ward
Oxley · E05014850
Parish or community
E43000185
Westminster constituency
Wolverhampton West · E14001596
Output area
E00053205
Lower layer super output area
Wolverhampton 009C · E01010542
Middle layer super output area
Wolverhampton 009 · E02002157

Postcode source versions

Explore WV8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
78
Primary
44
Secondary
15

  1. Dovecotes Primary School

    Academy converter

    198 m

  2. Aldersley High School

    Academy converter

    632 m

  3. St Paul's Church of England Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    764 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,592
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 611
  • Shoplifting 490
  • Criminal damage and arson 104
  • Other theft 90
  • Vehicle crime 71

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
20

12 female, 8 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.5
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 0.2% 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

22

within 5 km

  • FORDHOUSES MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M92629

    1.5 km

  • PROBERT ROAD SURGERY

    470 STAFFORD ROAD, OXLEY, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 6AR

    ODS code M92041

    1.6 km

  • ASHFIELD ROAD SURGERY

    39 ASHFIELD ROAD, FORDHOUSES, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 6QX

    ODS code M92609

    1.7 km

  • TETTENHALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LOWER STREET, TETTENHALL, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 9LL

    ODS code M92010

    1.9 km

  • BILBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    BROOKFIELD ROAD, BILBROOK, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV8 1DX

    ODS code M83097

    2.1 km

  • WHITMORE REANS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LOWE STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 0QL

    ODS code M92607

    2.5 km

  • PRESTBURY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BROADWAY, BUSHBURY, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 8EA

    ODS code M92009

    2.6 km

  • RUSSELL HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83031

    2.6 km

  • SHOWELL PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    FIFTH AVENUE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 9ST

    ODS code Y02736

    2.6 km

  • NEWBRIDGE SURGERY

    255 TETTENHALL ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 0DE

    ODS code M92029

    2.6 km

  • BAGARY'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M92654

    2.8 km

  • POPLARS MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE POPLARS, THIRD AVENUE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 9PG

    ODS code M92001

    2.9 km

  • PRIMROSE LANE PRACTICE

    WOLVERHAMPTON P C T, PRIMROSE LANE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 8RN

    ODS code M92004

    3.6 km

  • DR ST PIERRE-LIBBERTON

    60-62 CANNOCK ROAD, WEDNESFIELD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 8PJ

    ODS code M92039

    3.7 km

  • KEATS GROVE SURGERY

    17 KEATS GROVE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 8LY

    ODS code M92019

    3.7 km

  • THORNLEY STREET SURGERY

    40-44 THORNLEY STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV1 1JP

    ODS code M92028

    3.7 km

  • DR SINHA & TAHIR

    WODEN ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 0BD

    ODS code M92013

    4.0 km

  • TAMAR MEDICAL CENTRE

    SEVERN DRIVE, PERTON, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 7QU

    ODS code M83668

    4.1 km

  • LAKESIDE

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

    ODS code M83132

    4.2 km

  • TUDOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 TUDOR ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 0LS

    ODS code M92016

    4.3 km

Showing 20 of 22 matching practices.

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

  • Dovecotes School

    BCT · Pendeford

    0.1 miles

  • Dovecotes School

    BCT · Pendeford

    0.1 miles

  • Eastney Crescent

    BCT · Blakeley Green

    0.2 miles

  • Granary Road

    BCT · Palmers Cross

    0.2 miles

  • Granary Road

    BCT · Palmers Cross

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wolverhampton 009C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,481 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
6 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
1
Low risk addresses
5
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

78 open schools are in scope, including 44 primary and 15 secondary schools. Dovecotes Primary School is the nearest published school at 198 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,592 published events cover 12 months, averaging 132.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 611 events.

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