WV3 8LR
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Property report — WV3 8LR
Open-data due diligence for WV3 8LR and the area around it.
WV3 8LR in brief: 45 recorded sales (£35,100–£300,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WV3 8LR itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WV3 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£323,915
Population
18,646
Crimes recorded
29
Schools
4
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
97%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in WV3 8, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (16 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-13 | £260,000 | 30 THE AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2025-12-19 | £240,000 | 60 THE AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2025-06-11 | £300,000 | 26 THE AVENUE | Detached |
| 2023-11-24 | £190,000 | 26 THE AVENUE | Detached |
| 2023-08-25 | £265,000 | 4 THE AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2022-08-11 | £253,000 | 22 THE AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2022-06-01 | £255,000 | 62 THE AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2020-10-09 | £185,000 | 38 THE AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2018-09-21 | £208,000 | 62 THE AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2018-07-13 | £201,500 | 58 THE AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2018-03-16 | £189,950 | 18 THE AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-10-09 | £187,950 | 48 THE AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2016-10-17 | £177,500 | 22 THE AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2016-04-08 | £155,000 | 20 THE AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2014-04-25 | £170,000 | 34 THE AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2013-11-20 | £120,000 | 36 THE AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2011-07-22 | £160,000 | 44 THE AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2009-12-09 | £162,500 | 36 THE AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2009-06-29 | £136,500 | 58 THE AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2009-01-15 | £120,000 | 36 THE AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2008-10-03 | £136,500 | 48 THE AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2008-07-18 | £170,000 | 40 THE AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2008-04-25 | £195,000 | 4 THE AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2008-03-27 | £124,995 | 68 THE AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2007-09-28 | £157,000 | 4 THE AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2006-07-21 | £171,500 | 6 THE AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2005-12-15 | £144,000 | 60 THE AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2005-11-24 | £129,000 | 14 THE AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2005-03-18 | £150,000 | 66 THE AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2004-09-02 | £125,000 | 12 THE AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2004-08-11 | £150,000 | 16 THE AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2004-08-11 | £157,000 | 44 THE AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-07-04 | £117,000 | 30 THE AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-05-02 | £112,000 | 22 THE AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-04-29 | £132,000 | 56 THE AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-01-15 | £95,000 | 44 THE AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2000-12-15 | £92,500 | 32 THE AVENUE | Detached |
| 2000-08-31 | £68,000 | 68 THE AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2000-03-31 | £70,000 | 10 THE AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-03-20 | £65,500 | 6 THE AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-12-12 | £77,000 | 24 THE AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-10-17 | £68,500 | 66 THE AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-05-30 | £35,100 | 26 THE AVENUE | Detached |
| 1996-10-04 | £55,000 | 8 THE AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 1995-06-30 | £50,000 | 44 THE AVENUE | Semi-detached |
45 recorded sales on WV3 8LR. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhylls Acre Primary School | 0.1 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Castlecroft Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Smestow Academy | 0.4 mi | Secondary | Inadequate (2022) |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary Academy and Nursery | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Westacre Infant School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Uplands Junior School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: CASTLECROFT MEDICAL PRACTICE (0.5 mi) · COALWAY ROAD SURGERY (0.7 mi) · PENN SURGERY (1.4 mi)
Nearest hospitals: NUFFIELD HOSPITAL (1.3 mi) · NUFFIELD HEALTH - WOLVERHAMPTON HOSPITAL (1.3 mi) · WEST PARK HOSPITAL (1.8 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: THE BUTTERY (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · STAFFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE CANAL WIGHTWICK MILL LOCK AND BRIDGE NO 58 (Grade II) (0.6 mi) · THE SPINNEY (Grade II) (0.6 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: CASTLECROFT PHARMACY (0.4 mi) · BRIDGNORTH ROAD PHARMACY (0.7 mi) · PENN CARE PHARMACY (0.9 mi)
Nearest stations: Wolverhampton St George's (West Midlands Metro) (2.4 mi) · Pipers Row (West Midlands Metro) (2.4 mi) · The Royal (West Midlands Metro) (2.6 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Lidl (0.4 mi) · Spar (0.8 mi) · Co-op Food (0.8 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 44
- One-person households
- 28%
- Households with children
- 30%
- Households
- 7,517
Owned 70% · Social rent 16% · Private rent 14%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WV3 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in WV3 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 29/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for WV3 8LR in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictWV3 | SectorWV3 8 | PostcodeWV3 8LR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £254,893 | £323,915 | £150,767 |
| Population | 47,034 | 18,646 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 5/10 | 7/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 179 | 29 | — |
| Schools | 16 | 4 | — |
| Flood risk | Low | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 98% | 97% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 100% | 100% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WV3 8); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 30 June 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
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