Among the least deprived
IMD England
Around average · 4.9 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
West Midlands
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for WV8 1EF
Wolverhampton and Walsall
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
WV8 1EF
Coordinates
52.6332, -2.2002
Grid reference
SJ865039
Easting
386,544
Northing
303,956
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4VJQMX+7W
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Codsall
Travel to Work
Wolverhampton and Walsall
ITL Region
South Staffordshire
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
29105
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 29105 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near WV8 1EF
England & WalesCrime trends · near WV8 1EF
Counts are for Codsall electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
15
YoY —
20123
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
7
YoY —
950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
3
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.91.9%
Indian1.8%
White & Black Caribbean1.6%
+ other · 4.8%
Religion
Christian64.3%
No religion28.7%
Not answered4.1%
Sikh1.7%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
50–6422.6%
35–4916.3%
65–7413.0%
75–8410.4%
25–348.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.2%
Households
Any member 66+17.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.9%
All members 66+15.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.1%
Other10.2%
+ 7 other households · 28.9%
Administrative Information
South Staffordshire
Local Authority
Council AreaKingswinford and South Staffordshire E14001316
Constituency
E14001316Staffordshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Codsall
Constituency code
E14001316
EU Electoral Region
West Midlands
Parish
Codsall
International Territorial Level
South Staffordshire
Health & NHS
West Midlands
Health Authority
Serving Staffordshire
NHS EnglandWest Midlands
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
West Midlands
NHS Region
Midlands
Integrated Care Board
NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
South Staffordshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB - 05Q
Cancer Alliance
West Midlands
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
South Staffordshire 009A E01029626
E01029626MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
South Staffordshire 009 E02006182
E02006182LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
South Staffordshire 009A E01029626
E01029626MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
South Staffordshire 009 E02006182
E02006182Urban: 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
6:07 AM
Sunrise
5:49 PM
Sunset
11 hours 42 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:07 AM
Sunset (today)
5:49 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 42 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode WV8 1EF introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban 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 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 29105
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01029626 and MSOA E02006182 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WV8 1EF is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near WV8 1EF
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–9FSM 8%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 13–18FSM 18%
Attainment 8
47.5
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 15%
RWM expected
67%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 9–13FSM 17%
RWM expected
63%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–9FSM 26%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 9–13FSM 40%
RWM expected
52%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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