WV3 8BS maps, stats, and open data

WV3 8BS lies on Castlecroft Road in Wolverhampton. WV3 8BS is located in the Merry Hill electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Wolverhampton and the English Parliamentary constituency of Wolverhampton South West. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Black Country ICB - D2P2L and the police force is West Midlands. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

WV3 8BS maps

WV3 8BS map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

WV3 8BS map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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WV3 8BS geodata

Easting	388479
Northing	297938
Latitude	52.579131
Longitude	-2.171451

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WV3 8BS?

Street	Castlecroft Road
Town/City	Wolverhampton
Country	England
Postcode District	WV3
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WV3 8BS Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WV3 8BS as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	120m	394ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Merry Hill
Constituency	Wolverhampton South West

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WV3 8BS

11, CASTLECROFT ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV3 8BS 2018 6 FEB £205,000
77, CASTLECROFT ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV3 8BS 2017 15 DEC £328,000
11, CASTLECROFT ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV3 8BS 1998 7 AUG £77,500
75, CASTLECROFT ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV3 8BS 1997 8 AUG £60,000

➜ Wolverhampton house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WV3 8BS

January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Westacre Crescent	466m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Westacre Crescent	466m
January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Westacre Crescent	466m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WV3 8BS

Castlecroft Road (Oak Hill)	Finchfield	156m
White Oak Drive (Castlecroft Rd)	Finchfield	214m
Coppice Rd (Finchfield Road West)	Finchfield	246m
White Oak Drive (Finchfield Hill)	Finchfield	255m
Brantley Avenue (White Oak Drive)	Finchfield	280m

Nearest railway stations to WV3 8BS

Wolverhampton Station	3.7km
Bilbrook Station	5.1km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WV3 8BS

Broadband access in WV3 8BS (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in WV3 8BS (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	80.0Mbps
Average download speed	118.6Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	12.5Mbps
Average upload speed	11.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WV3 8BS (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WV3 8BS

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Source: Ofcom
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WV3 8BS gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WV3 8BS by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	549,007
Meter count	34
Mean (kWh/meter)	16,147
Median (kWh/meter)	16,503

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	116,867
Meter count	29
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,030
Median (kWh/meter)	3,873

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WV3 8BS, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WV3 8BS.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

29.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than WV3 8BS:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WV3 8BS (meters)

The Chestnut Tree

Chestnut Tree

53m

The Croft Residential Home

20 Castlecroft Road

53m

Seagull Fish Bar

16 Finchfield Road West

113m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WV3 8BS

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Finchfield Hill	17:30	12:30	186m
Finchfield Road West	17:00	12:45	345m
Wootton Road	17:00	12:00	421m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WV3 8BS

Facility	Distance
Uplands Junior School Finchfield Road West, Wolverhampton Grass Pitches	295m
Castlecroft Primary School Windmill Crescent, Wolverhampton Sports Hall, Grass Pitches	747m
St Michael's Catholic Primary Academy And Nursery Telford Gardens, Wolverhampton Grass Pitches	769m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WV3 8BS

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Westacre Infant School Finchfield Hill, Finchfield, Wolverhampton, WV3 9EP	Primary	268m
Uplands Junior School Finchfield Road West, Finchfield, Wolverhampton, WV3 8BA	Primary	295m
St Michael's Catholic Primary Academy and Nursery Telford Gardens, Merry Hill, Wolverhampton, WV3 7LE	Primary	766m

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WV3 8BS ITL and WV3 8BS LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for WV3 8BS:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLG	West Midlands (England)
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLG3	West Midlands
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLG39	Wolverhampton
LAU 1 Code	Name
E08000031	Wolverhampton

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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WV3 8BS census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for WV3 8BS:

	Code	Name
OA	E00052948
LSOA	E01010493	Wolverhampton 021C
MSOA	E02002169	Wolverhampton 021

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WV3 8BS

WV3 8BT	Castlecroft Road	62m
WV3 8EZ	Meadow Road	84m
WV3 9AE	Oak Hill	114m
WV3 8AZ	Finchfield Road West	115m
WV3 8AY	Finchfield Road West	143m
WV3 9AA	Oak Hill	149m
WV3 9EJ	Fern Leys	158m
WV3 9AB	Oak Leys	192m
WV3 8EY	Finchfield Lane	192m
WV3 9EG	Mirbeck Close	209m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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