WV6 8BJ maps, stats, and open data

WV6 8BJ lies on Firsway in Wolverhampton. WV6 8BJ is located in the Tettenhall Wightwick 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.

WV6 8BJ maps

WV6 8BJ map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

WV6 8BJ map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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WV6 8BJ geodata

Easting	387176
Northing	298532
Latitude	52.584441
Longitude	-2.190703

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WV6 8BJ?

Street	Firsway
Town/City	Wolverhampton
Country	England
Postcode District	WV6
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WV6 8BJ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WV6 8BJ as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	100m	328ft

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	Tettenhall Wightwick
Constituency	Wolverhampton South West

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WV6 8BJ

1, FIRSWAY, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 8BJ 2021 21 MAY £380,000
6, FIRSWAY, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 8BJ 2021 11 JAN £390,000
21, FIRSWAY, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 8BJ 2020 14 FEB £340,000
3, FIRSWAY, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 8BJ 2019 30 AUG £341,000
4, FIRSWAY, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 8BJ 2018 22 JUN £450,000
2, FIRSWAY, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 8BJ 2016 26 JUL £315,000
8, FIRSWAY, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 8BJ 2016 29 JAN £420,000
20, FIRSWAY, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 8BJ 2013 11 OCT £300,000
21, FIRSWAY, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 8BJ 2013 15 JAN £272,000
9, FIRSWAY, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 8BJ 2012 22 AUG £320,000

➜ Wolverhampton house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WV6 8BJ

June 2022	Other crime	On or near Elmsdale	133m
June 2022	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Elmsdale	133m
June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Elmsdale	133m
➜ Firsway crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WV6 8BJ

Torvale Rd (Bridgnorth Rd)	Tettenhall Wood	224m
Torvale Rd (Bridgnorth Rd)	Tettenhall Wood	253m
Wightwick Bank (Bridgnorth Rd)	Wightwick	288m
Wightwick Bank (Bridgnorth Rd)	Wightwick	313m
Bramstead Avenue (Bridgnorth Rd)	Tettenhall Wood	459m

Nearest railway stations to WV6 8BJ

Bilbrook Station	4.4km
Codsall Station	4.8km
Wolverhampton Station	4.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WV6 8BJ

Broadband access in WV6 8BJ (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	96.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WV6 8BJ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	67.0Mbps
Average download speed	77.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.3Mbps
Average upload speed	9.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WV6 8BJ (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 WV6 8BJ

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WV6 8BJ gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WV6 8BJ by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	726,026
Meter count	25
Mean (kWh/meter)	29,041
Median (kWh/meter)	28,933

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	122,030
Meter count	24
Mean (kWh/meter)	5,085
Median (kWh/meter)	4,789

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WV6 8BJ, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WV6 8BJ.
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

8.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than WV6 8BJ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WV6 8BJ (meters)

Wightwick Manor Tearoom And Shop

Wightwick Manor Shop

199m

The Fieldhouse

Perton Road

345m

The Mermaid

The Mermaid Inn

445m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WV6 8BJ

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Compton Post Office	17:00	12:30	1,010m
Richmond Drive	17:00	12:15	1,032m
Finchfield Hill	17:30	12:30	1,335m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WV6 8BJ

Facility	Distance
Smestow Academy Windmill Crescent, Wolverhampton Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Swimming Pool, Grass Pitches, Outdoor Tennis Courts	532m
Castlecroft Primary School Windmill Crescent, Wolverhampton Sports Hall, Grass Pitches	836m
Wightwick & Finchfield Cricket Club Castlecroft Road, Castlecroft Grass Pitches	888m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WV6 8BJ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Smestow Academy Windmill Crescent, Wolverhampton, WV3 8HU	Secondary	532m
Wightwick Hall School Tinacre Hill, Compton, Wolverhampton, WV6 8DA	Not applicable	754m
Christ Church (Church of England) Infant and Nursery School Shaw Lane, Tettenhall Wood, Wolverhampton, WV6 8EL	Primary	787m

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WV6 8BJ ITL and WV6 8BJ 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 WV6 8BJ:

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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WV6 8BJ 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 WV6 8BJ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00053271
LSOA	E01010550	Wolverhampton 019B
MSOA	E02002167	Wolverhampton 019

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WV6 8BJ

WV6 8BQ	Bridgnorth Road	50m
WV6 8BG	Viewlands Drive	80m
WV6 8ED	Elmsdale	102m
WV6 8BT	Wightwick Grove	142m
WV6 8BL	Bridgnorth Road	146m
WV6 8TA	Wightwick Grove	179m
WV6 8NW	Torvale Road	187m
WV6 8EE	Wightwick Bank	200m
WV6 8NN	Beechwood Drive	204m
WV6 8EB	Wightwick Bank	215m

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