WV8 2AX
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Property report — WV8 2AX
Open-data due diligence for WV8 2AX and the area around it.
WV8 2AX in brief: 29 recorded sales (£35,200–£460,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WV8 2AX itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WV8 2 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£390,044
Population
7,490
Crimes recorded
25
Schools
1
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
74%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in WV8 2, 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 (14 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-16 | £362,000 | 4 SHOP LANE | Detached |
| 2024-11-08 | £245,000 | 16 SHOP LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2024-06-07 | £400,000 | 18 SHOP LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2021-05-14 | £295,000 | 19 SHOP LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2021-04-20 | £255,000 | 6 SHOP LANE | Detached |
| 2021-01-21 | £300,500 | 15 SHOP LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2020-06-01 | £189,950 | 3 SHOP LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2020-02-17 | £315,000 | 4 SHOP LANE | Detached |
| 2018-12-14 | £187,000 | 10 SHOP LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2018-11-30 | £210,000 | 12 SHOP LANE | Detached |
| 2018-11-14 | £460,000 | 19A SHOP LANE | Detached |
| 2018-08-30 | £374,000 | 21 SHOP LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2016-07-12 | £210,000 | 15 SHOP LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2015-05-20 | £190,000 | 21 SHOP LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2015-04-30 | £225,000 | 19 SHOP LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2014-10-29 | £200,000 | 12 SHOP LANE | Detached |
| 2011-02-25 | £180,000 | 7 SHOP LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2008-03-14 | £210,000 | 8 SHOP LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2007-08-03 | £182,000 | 16 SHOP LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2006-04-24 | £225,000 | 4 SHOP LANE | Detached |
| 2005-02-25 | £175,000 | 19 SHOP LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-08-04 | £59,000 | 7 SHOP LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-03-14 | £315,000 | COACHMANS CROFT SHOP LANE | Detached |
| 2002-04-26 | £140,000 | 23 SHOP LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-02-09 | £72,500 | 21 SHOP LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2000-02-18 | £92,000 | 10 SHOP LANE | Semi-detached |
| 1999-08-09 | £35,200 | 15 SHOP LANE | Semi-detached |
| 1999-08-05 | £86,000 | 16 SHOP LANE | Semi-detached |
| 1999-08-05 | £75,000 | 8 SHOP LANE | Semi-detached |
29 recorded sales on WV8 2AX. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Codsall Middle School | 0.9 mi | Middle deemed secondary | Good (2019) |
| St Nicholas Church of England First School | 0.9 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Codsall Community High School | 1.0 mi | Secondary | Good (2023) |
| St Christopher's Catholic Primary Academy | 1.0 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Lane Green First School | 1.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School | 1.4 mi | Middle deemed secondary | 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 (0.9 mi) · BILBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE (1.3 mi) · LAKESIDE (1.8 mi)
Nearest hospitals: NUFFIELD HOSPITAL (2.5 mi) · NUFFIELD HEALTH - WOLVERHAMPTON HOSPITAL (2.5 mi) · WEST PARK HOSPITAL (3.7 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: THE DOWER HOUSE (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · OAKEN MANOR BARN APPROXIMATELY 50 YARDS EAST OF OAKEN MANOR (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · MANOR HOUSE (Grade II) (0.3 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: MEDKING PHARMACY (0.7 mi) · CODSALL PHARMACY (0.7 mi) · BIRCHES BRIDGE PHARMACY (0.9 mi)
Nearest stations: Codsall (0.6 mi) · Bilbrook (1.1 mi) · Albrighton (2.7 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Co-op Food (0.7 mi) · The Co-operative Food (0.9 mi) · Sainsbury's (1.8 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 50
- One-person households
- 24%
- Households with children
- 26%
- Households
- 3,021
Owned 86% · Social rent 4% · Private rent 9%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WV8 2.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in WV8 2 (May 24–Apr 26, average 17/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for WV8 2AX 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 2 | PostcodeWV8 2AX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £342,582 | £390,044 | £216,040 |
| Population | 27,850 | 7,490 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 6/10 | 9/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 52 | 25 | — |
| Schools | 9 | 1 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Medium | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 82% | 74% | 96% |
| Superfast broadband | 92% | 94% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WV8 2); 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.