WV8 2EF

Codsall · South Staffordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Codsall
Local authority
South Staffordshire
Postcode district
WV8
Postcode sector
WV8 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WV8 2EH 22 m
WV8 1BZ 73 m
WV8 2AQ 89 m
WV8 1SJ 101 m
WV8 2AJ 139 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WV8 2EF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
1 May 2005
Postcode area
WV
Postcode district
WV8
Postcode sector
WV8 2
Latitude
52.626961
Longitude
-2.201328
British National Grid easting
386,469
British National Grid northing
303,262

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
E00150972
Lower layer super output area
South Staffordshire 009D · E01029630
Middle layer super output area
South Staffordshire 009 · E02006182

Postcode source versions

Explore WV8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
18
Secondary
8
  1. St Nicholas Church of England First School

    Academy converter

    614 m
  2. Codsall Middle School

    Academy converter

    650 m
  3. Codsall Community High School

    Community school

    912 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
544
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 207
  • Anti social behaviour 87
  • Shoplifting 70
  • Criminal damage and arson 53
  • Public order 37

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WV8 2 residents
4,207

Age bands in WV8 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.6%

667 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

384 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.3%

828 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.8%

1,193 residents

Age 65 and over
28.3%

1,214 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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • RUSSELL HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M83031

    824 m

  • BILBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    BROOKFIELD ROAD, BILBROOK, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV8 1DX

    ODS code M83097

    1.3 km

  • LAKESIDE

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

    ODS code M83132

    3.5 km

  • TAMAR MEDICAL CENTRE

    SEVERN DRIVE, PERTON, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 7QU

    ODS code M83668

    3.7 km

  • TETTENHALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LOWER STREET, TETTENHALL, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 9LL

    ODS code M92010

    4.1 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

  • NEWBRIDGE SURGERY

    255 TETTENHALL ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 0DE

    ODS code M92029

    4.8 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

Nearby transport

  • Codsall Rail Station

    RLY · Codsall

    0.0 miles
  • Codsall Rail Station

    RSE · Codsall

    0.0 miles
  • Codsall Rail Station

    RSE · Codsall

    0.0 miles
  • Wheel Avenue

    BCT · Codsall Town Centre

    0.2 miles
  • Wheel Avenue

    BCT · Codsall Town Centre

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Staffordshire 009D, 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

28,054 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
6 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

35 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 8 secondary schools. St Nicholas Church of England First School is the nearest published school at 614 m.

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

Recorded crime

544 published events cover 12 months, averaging 45.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 207 events.

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