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WV8 postcode area · South Staffordshire

The WV8 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Shropshire, South Staffordshire, Wolverhampton. Area Scores range from 9 to 96 across them. Every full WV8 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The WV8 district contains both ends of the scale: Codsall at 96 out of 100 (#252 of 6,856 in England) against Whitmore Reans & Dunstall Hill at 10, an 86-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £168,500 in Whitmore Reans & Dunstall Hill to £365,000 in Codsall — a 2.2× gap within the WV8 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Shropshire, South Staffordshire and Wolverhampton — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£38,561a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime50per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)44
Owner-occupied69%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the WV8 district

£302,500median home sold over the past year · +16.3% over 5 years · +4.3% over the year · 164 sales
Detached£450,000
Semi-detached£282,500
Terraced£212,500
Flat£190,000
South Staffordshire£292,500
West Midlands£252,500
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
CodsallSouth Staffordshire 25296 £365,000
Cosford & AlbrightonShropshire 1,40380 £312,250
Perton & PattinghamSouth Staffordshire 1,49978 £280,000
Tettenhall NorthWolverhampton 2,43864 £255,000
Brewood & Wheaton AstonSouth Staffordshire 3,08355 £350,000
BilbrookSouth Staffordshire 3,60447 £255,000
PendefordWolverhampton 5,99612 £195,000
Whitmore Reans & Dunstall HillWolverhampton 6,17410 £168,500

People living in WV8 Census 2021

Residents60,646
Median age (est.)44
Density309per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above32%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 11%25–44 24%45–64 27%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 39%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 16%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 10%Other: 17%
One person 29%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 10%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Associate professional 16% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Associate professional16%
Managers & directors13%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative10%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 82%Asian: 9%Black: 4%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 82%Asian 9%Black 4%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 54% · No religion 30% · Muslim 5%

Born outside the UK: 11%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in WV8

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the WV8 district.

Tettenhall

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around WV8.

WV9 WV6 WV10 WV3 WV1 WV2 WV4 WV11

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.