WV8 1SW
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Property report — WV8 1SW
Open-data due diligence for WV8 1SW and the area around it.
WV8 1SW in brief: 13 recorded sales (£135,000–£490,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WV8 1SW 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
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | £490,000 | 4 SCHOOL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2025-07-25 | £485,000 | LINGMOOR, 2 SCHOOL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2013-12-16 | £355,000 | 4 SCHOOL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2005-07-08 | £316,500 | 3 SCHOOL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2001-10-19 | £200,000 | 3 SCHOOL CLOSE | Detached |
| 2001-08-16 | £193,000 | 4 SCHOOL CLOSE | Detached |
| 1999-10-22 | £160,000 | 1 SCHOOL CLOSE | Detached |
| 1997-05-12 | £136,500 | 1 SCHOOL CLOSE | Detached |
| 1996-12-20 | £135,000 | 5 SCHOOL CLOSE | Detached |
| 1995-07-07 | £149,950 | 4 SCHOOL CLOSE | Detached |
| 1995-06-27 | £136,000 | 1 SCHOOL CLOSE | Detached |
| 1995-06-20 | £135,000 | 6 SCHOOL CLOSE | Detached |
| 1995-01-06 | £145,000 | 3 SCHOOL CLOSE | Detached |
13 recorded sales on WV8 1SW. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Codsall Community High School | 0.3 mi | Secondary | Good (2023) |
| St Nicholas Church of England First School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Codsall Middle School | 0.4 mi | Middle deemed secondary | Good (2019) |
| Lane Green First School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School | 0.4 mi | Middle deemed secondary | Report card → |
| St Christopher's Catholic Primary Academy | 0.4 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: RUSSELL HOUSE SURGERY (0.4 mi) · BILBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE (0.5 mi) · ASHFIELD ROAD SURGERY (2.4 mi)
Nearest hospitals: NUFFIELD HOSPITAL (2.7 mi) · NUFFIELD HEALTH - WOLVERHAMPTON HOSPITAL (2.7 mi) · WEST PARK HOSPITAL (3.6 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: THE OLD COTTAGE (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · EGGINGTON FAMILY MEMORIAL APPROXIMATELY 20 YARDS SOUTH OF CHANCEL (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · NATHANIEL BARRETT MEMORIAL APPROXIMATELY 10 YARDS SOUTH EAST OF CHANCEL OF ST NICHOLAS (Grade II) (0.4 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: BIRCHES BRIDGE PHARMACY (0.4 mi) · BILBROOK PHARMACY (0.5 mi) · CODSALL PHARMACY (0.5 mi)
Nearest stations: Bilbrook (0.5 mi) · Codsall (0.6 mi) · Albrighton (3.4 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: The Co-operative Food (0.4 mi) · Co-op Food (0.6 mi) · Morrisons (1.9 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 1SW 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 1SW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £342,582 | £320,705 | £233,612 |
| 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 1 July 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.