Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
7408
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 7408 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Police Recorded Crime near WV14 8SF
Crime trends · near WV14 8SF
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
48
YoY -16%
ASB
2
YoY -78%
Vehicle Crime
13
YoY +8%
Burglary
6
YoY +500%
Criminal damage
14
YoY +180%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
107
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 2,237
White Brit.80.1%
White & Black Caribbean3.6%
Indian3.6%
African3.0%
Caribbean2.0%
+ 2 other groups · 7.7%
Religion
Total residents: 2,239
Christian45.3%
No religion44.5%
Not answered4.7%
Sikh2.5%
Muslim2.3%
+ other · 0.7%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,252
35–4917.8%
50–6416.2%
25–3415.5%
10–159.4%
≤48.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 32.1%
Households
Total households: 877
Other19.6%
Lone parent family: With dependent children18.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.9%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children10.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.3%
+ 8 other households · 32.5%
Administrative Information
Dudley
Local Authority
Council Area
Tipton and Wednesbury E14001547
Constituency
E14001547
West Midlands
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Coseley
Constituency code
E14001547
EU Electoral Region
West Midlands
Parish
Dudley, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Dudley
Health & NHS
West Midlands
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS Scotland
West Midlands
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
West Midlands
NHS Region
Midlands
Integrated Care Board
NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Dudley
Sub ICB Location
NHS Black Country ICB - D2P2L
Cancer Alliance
West Midlands
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Dudley 001A E01009763
E01009763
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Dudley 001 E02002000
E02002000
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Dudley 001A E01009763
E01009763
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Dudley 001 E02002000
E02002000
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
4:18 AM
Sunrise
7:50 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:18 AM
Sunset (today)
7:50 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 2002
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~24 years
Active Duration
2002 -> Present
June 2002 — Introduced
Postcode WV14 8SF introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 7408
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01009763 and MSOA E02002000 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WV14 8SF is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 2002
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~24 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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