WV8 1RT
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Property report — WV8 1RT
Open-data due diligence for WV8 1RT and the area around it.
WV8 1RT in brief: no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WV8 1RT itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WV8 1 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£320,705
Population
24,652
Crimes recorded
27
Schools
8
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
85%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in WV8 1, 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 (34 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
No sales recorded on WV8 1RT in the data period. Sold-price history covers HM Land Registry Price Paid; a postcode this size may go several years between sales.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aldersley High School | 0.0 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Palmers Cross Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Dovecotes Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Birches First School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Claregate Primary School | 0.8 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Paul's Church of England Aided Primary School | 0.8 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: BILBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE (0.9 mi) · TETTENHALL MEDICAL PRACTICE (1.2 mi) · RUSSELL HOUSE SURGERY (1.2 mi)
Nearest hospitals: NUFFIELD HOSPITAL (1.7 mi) · NUFFIELD HEALTH - WOLVERHAMPTON HOSPITAL (1.7 mi) · WEST PARK HOSPITAL (2.3 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: DOVECOTE TO WEST OF DOVECOTE PUBLIC HOUSE (NOT INCLUDED) (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · SHROPSHIRE UNION CANAL TURNOVER BRIDGE NO 3 (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · SHROPSHIRE UNION CANAL MILEPOST AT N.G.R. SJ 89020291 (Grade II) (0.4 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: MORRISONS PHARMACY (0.8 mi) · PENDEFORD PHARMACY (0.9 mi) · BILBROOK PHARMACY (1.0 mi)
Nearest stations: Bilbrook (1.1 mi) · Codsall (1.8 mi) · Wolverhampton (2.8 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Morrisons (0.8 mi) · The Co-operative Food (1.2 mi) · The Co-operative Food (1.4 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 46
- One-person households
- 29%
- Households with children
- 28%
- Households
- 10,242
Owned 68% · Social rent 19% · Private rent 12%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WV8 1.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in WV8 1 (May 24–Apr 26, average 39/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for WV8 1RT 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 | DistrictWV8 | SectorWV8 1 | PostcodeWV8 1RT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £342,582 | £320,705 | — |
| Population | 27,850 | 24,652 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 6/10 | 6/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 52 | 27 | — |
| Schools | 9 | 8 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 82% | 85% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 92% | 92% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WV8 1); 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
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.