Around average
IMD England
31
Crime · May '26
£450,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
West Midlands
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for WV8 1GL
Wolverhampton and Walsall
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
WV8 1GL
Coordinates
52.6333, -2.1858
Grid reference
SJ875039
Easting
387,523
Northing
303,966
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4VJRM7+8M
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.
17766
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 17766 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.
Property sales (Land Registry)
Property sales · WV8 1GL
HM Land Registry · South Staffordshire
Average price
£450,000
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Median price: £450,000
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Police Recorded Crime near WV8 1GL
Crime trends · near WV8 1GL
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
26166
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
15
YoY +150%
ASB
741
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
6
YoY +50%
Vehicle Crime
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
950
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY +200%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.87.1%
Indian5.9%
Other White1.8%
White & Black Caribbean1.4%
+ other · 3.8%
Religion
Christian57.3%
No religion31.4%
Not answered4.9%
Sikh3.3%
Hindu2.0%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
50–6421.6%
35–4917.5%
25–3411.5%
65–7411.3%
75–848.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.1%
Households
Any member 66+16.2%
Other13.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.3%
All members 66+11.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.8%
+ 7 other households · 35.6%
Administrative Information
South Staffordshire
Local Authority
Council AreaKingswinford and South Staffordshire E14001316
Constituency
E14001316Staffordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Bilbrook
Constituency code
E14001316
EU Electoral Region
West Midlands
Parish
Bilbrook
International Territorial Level
South Staffordshire
Health & NHS
West Midlands
Health Authority
Serving Staffordshire
NHS ScotlandWest 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 008B E01029614
E01029614MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
South Staffordshire 008 E02006181
E02006181LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
South Staffordshire 008B E01029614
E01029614MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
South Staffordshire 008 E02006181
E02006181Urban: 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
3:57 AM
Sunrise
8:30 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:57 AM
Sunset (today)
8:30 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 2001
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~25 years
Active Duration
2001 -> PresentJune 2001 — Introduced
Postcode WV8 1GL introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 17766
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01029614 and MSOA E02006181 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WV8 1GL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 2001
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~25 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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