WV3 8LR maps, stats, and open data
WV3 8LR lies on The Avenue in Castlecroft, Wolverhampton. WV3 8LR 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 8LR maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
WV3 8LR geodata
| Easting | 387980 |
| Northing | 297581 |
| Latitude | 52.575911 |
| Longitude | -2.178802 |
Where is WV3 8LR?
| Street | The Avenue |
| Locality | Castlecroft |
| Town/City | Wolverhampton |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | WV3 |
WV3 8LR Elevation
Elevation or altitude of WV3 8LR 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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Politics
| Ward | Merry Hill |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Wolverhampton South West |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in WV3 8LR
2025 11 JUN £300,000 |
2023 24 NOV £190,000 |
32, THE AVENUE, CASTLECROFT, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV3 8LR 2000 15 DEC £92,500 |
1997 30 MAY £35,100 |
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to WV3 8LR
| Castlecroft Gardens (Castlecroft Rd) | Finchfield | 185m |
| Castlecroft Gardens (Castlecroft Rd) | Finchfield | 197m |
| Bhylls Lane (Castlecroft Rd) | Castlecroft | 251m |
| Bhylls Lane (Castlecroft Rd) | Castlecroft | 259m |
| White Oak Drive (Castlecroft Rd) | Finchfield | 432m |
Nearest railway stations to WV3 8LR
| Wolverhampton Station | 4.2km |
Broadband
Broadband access in WV3 8LR (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 8LR (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 71.9Mbps |
| Average download speed | 98.7Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 350.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 5.4Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 9.0Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 20.00Mbps |
Broadband limitations in WV3 8LR (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% |
WV3 8LR gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in WV3 8LR by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 627,433 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 39 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 16,088 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 15,956 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 112,317 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 29 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 3,873 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 3,282 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WV3 8LR, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in WV3 8LR.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
15.4% of English postcodes are less deprived than WV3 8LR:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WV3 8LR (metres)
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Nearest post box to WV3 8LR
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Bhylls Lane | 16:45 | 12:15 | 236m |
| Wootton Road | 17:00 | 12:00 | 471m |
| Finchfield Hill | 17:30 | 12:30 | 713m |
WV3 8LR ITL and WV3 8LR 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 8LR:
| 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 |
WV3 8LR 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 8LR:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00052949 | |
| LSOA | E01010494 | Wolverhampton 028E |
| MSOA | E02002176 | Wolverhampton 028 |
Nearest postcodes to WV3 8LR
| WV3 8LS | The Avenue | 35m |
| WV3 8DY | Piper Road | 36m |
| WV3 8LT | York Road | 89m |
| WV3 8DX | Bhylls Crescent | 137m |
| WV3 8LN | Castlecroft Gardens | 156m |
| WV3 8EN | Glendale Close | 168m |
| WV3 8DZ | Bhylls Lane | 172m |
| WV3 8EL | Farm Road | 201m |
| WV3 8LP | Castlecroft Road | 203m |
| WV3 8DA | Castlecroft Road | 245m |
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