WV3 8BY maps, stats, and open data

WV3 8BY lies on Castlecroft Road in Wolverhampton. WV3 8BY 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 8BY maps

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

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

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Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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WV3 8BY geodata

Easting	388139
Northing	297819
Latitude	52.578054
Longitude	-2.176464

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WV3 8BY?

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 8BY Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WV3 8BY 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 8BY

89, CASTLECROFT ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV3 8BY 2020 17 JUL £425,000
93, CASTLECROFT ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV3 8BY 2016 9 DEC £415,000
87, CASTLECROFT ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV3 8BY 2015 21 DEC £320,000
91, CASTLECROFT ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV3 8BY 2014 6 MAY £295,000
91A, CASTLECROFT ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV3 8BY 2013 1 MAR £285,000
83, CASTLECROFT ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV3 8BY 2004 5 OCT £310,000
93, CASTLECROFT ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV3 8BY 2003 28 JUL £292,500
91A, CASTLECROFT ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV3 8BY 2001 9 MAR £138,000
93, CASTLECROFT ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV3 8BY 1999 2 JUN £142,500
85, CASTLECROFT ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV3 8BY 1997 30 SEP £115,000

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WV3 8BY

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Westacre Crescent	333m
January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Westacre Crescent	333m
January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Westacre Crescent	333m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WV3 8BY

Castlecroft Gardens (Castlecroft Rd)	Finchfield	135m
White Oak Drive (Castlecroft Rd)	Finchfield	154m
Brantley Avenue (White Oak Drive)	Finchfield	157m
Brantley Avenue (White Oak Drive)	Finchfield	163m
Castlecroft Gardens (Castlecroft Rd)	Finchfield	187m

Nearest railway stations to WV3 8BY

Wolverhampton Station	4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WV3 8BY

Broadband access in WV3 8BY (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 8BY (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	79.1Mbps
Average download speed	95.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	9.0Mbps
Average upload speed	8.8Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WV3 8BY (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%

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WV3 8BY gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	565,853
Meter count	28
Mean (kWh/meter)	20,209
Median (kWh/meter)	20,058

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	110,291
Meter count	25
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,412
Median (kWh/meter)	3,808

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WV3 8BY, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WV3 8BY.
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

15.4% of English postcodes are less deprived than WV3 8BY:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

St Columba's Church & Clinic

St Columba United Reform Church

160m

Irrhysistible Drinks

1A Brantley Avenue

220m

The Chestnut Tree

Chestnut Tree

332m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Finchfield Hill	17:30	12:30	431m
Wootton Road	17:00	12:00	431m
Bhylls Lane	16:45	12:15	478m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WV3 8BY

Facility	Distance
Castlecroft Primary School Windmill Crescent, Wolverhampton Sports Hall, Grass Pitches	416m
Uplands Junior School Finchfield Road West, Wolverhampton Grass Pitches	645m
Smestow Academy Windmill Crescent, Wolverhampton Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Swimming Pool, Grass Pitches, Outdoor Tennis Courts	674m

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Nearest schools to WV3 8BY

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Castlecroft Primary School Windmill Crescent, Castlecroft, Wolverhampton, WV3 8HS	Primary	449m
Bhylls Acre Primary School Bhylls Lane, Castlecroft, Wolverhampton, WV3 8DZ	Primary	479m
Westacre Infant School Finchfield Hill, Finchfield, Wolverhampton, WV3 9EP	Primary	526m

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WV3 8BY ITL and WV3 8BY 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 8BY:

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 8BY 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 8BY:

	Code	Name
OA	E00052966
LSOA	E01010494	Wolverhampton 028E
MSOA	E02002176	Wolverhampton 028

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WV3 8BY

WV3 8DA	Castlecroft Road	91m
WV3 9AF	White Oak Drive	97m
WV3 8EX	Westfield Grove	106m
WV3 9BA	Westacre Crescent	119m
WV3 8LN	Castlecroft Gardens	131m
WV3 8BZ	Castlecroft Road	151m
WV3 9AZ	Westacre Crescent	164m
WV3 9BD	Limehurst Avenue	174m
WV3 8EY	Finchfield Lane	175m
WV3 9BB	Studley Road	184m

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