Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
8755
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 8755 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 WV8 1LN
Crime trends · near WV8 1LN
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
19
YoY +46%
ASB
3
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
3
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
4
YoY +300%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
39
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,200
White Brit.88.2%
White & Black Caribbean3.7%
Other White1.9%
Indian1.8%
Pakistani1.2%
+ other · 3.2%
Religion
Total residents: 1,208
Christian55.0%
No religion36.6%
Not answered5.3%
Sikh1.7%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,202
50–6418.4%
35–4917.1%
25–3415.7%
65–7410.2%
10–157.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.4%
Households
Total households: 557
Other22.3%
Any member 66+14.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.2%
All members 66+9.9%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children7.7%
+ 7 other households · 35.7%
Administrative Information
South Staffordshire
Local Authority
Council Area
Kingswinford and South Staffordshire E14001316
Constituency
E14001316
Staffordshire
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 Scotland
West 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 008C E01029615
E01029615
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
South Staffordshire 008 E02006181
E02006181
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
South Staffordshire 008C E01029615
E01029615
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
South Staffordshire 008 E02006181
E02006181
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
4:17 AM
Sunrise
7:53 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:17 AM
Sunset (today)
7:53 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode WV8 1LN 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: 8755
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01029615 and MSOA E02006181 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WV8 1LN is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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