WV6 8BL maps, stats, and open data

WV6 8BL lies on Bridgnorth Road in Wolverhampton. WV6 8BL 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 8BL maps

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

WV6 8BL 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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WV6 8BL geodata

Easting	387129
Northing	298394
Latitude	52.583200
Longitude	-2.191391

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WV6 8BL?

Street	Bridgnorth Road
Town/City	Wolverhampton
Country	England
Postcode District	WV6
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WV6 8BL Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WV6 8BL 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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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WV6 8BL

January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Castlecroft Lane	416m
December 2023	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Spur Tree Avenue	442m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Spur Tree Avenue	442m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WV6 8BL

Wightwick Bank (Bridgnorth Rd)	Wightwick	158m
Wightwick Bank (Bridgnorth Rd)	Wightwick	182m
Torvale Rd (Bridgnorth Rd)	Tettenhall Wood	310m
Torvale Rd (Bridgnorth Rd)	Tettenhall Wood	335m
Smestow Comp School (Windmill Cres)	Castlecroft	428m

Nearest railway stations to WV6 8BL

Bilbrook Station	4.5km
Wolverhampton Station	4.9km
Codsall Station	5km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WV6 8BL

Broadband access in WV6 8BL (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 WV6 8BL (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	72.3Mbps
Average download speed	70.7Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	5.5Mbps
Average upload speed	8.8Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WV6 8BL (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 8BL

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WV6 8BL gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	216,789
Meter count	12
Mean (kWh/meter)	18,066
Median (kWh/meter)	17,423

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	33,433
Meter count	11
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,039
Median (kWh/meter)	2,873

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Wightwick Manor Tearoom And Shop

Wightwick Manor Shop

86m

The Mermaid

The Mermaid Inn

351m

The Fieldhouse

Perton Road

472m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Compton Post Office	17:00	12:30	1,097m
Richmond Drive	17:00	12:15	1,136m
Finchfield Hill	17:30	12:30	1,345m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WV6 8BL

Facility	Distance
Smestow Academy Windmill Crescent, Wolverhampton Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Swimming Pool, Grass Pitches, Outdoor Tennis Courts	489m
Wightwick & Finchfield Cricket Club Castlecroft Road, Castlecroft Grass Pitches	745m
Castlecroft Primary School Windmill Crescent, Wolverhampton Sports Hall, Grass Pitches	775m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WV6 8BL

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Smestow Academy Windmill Crescent, Wolverhampton, WV3 8HU	Secondary	489m
Wightwick Hall School Tinacre Hill, Compton, Wolverhampton, WV6 8DA	Not applicable	717m
Castlecroft Primary School Windmill Crescent, Castlecroft, Wolverhampton, WV3 8HS	Primary	739m

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Environment

Risk of WV6 8BL flooding from rivers and sea	Medium
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Source: Open Flood Risk by Postcode
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WV6 8BL ITL and WV6 8BL 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 8BL:

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 8BL 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 8BL:

	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 8BL

WV6 8EE	Wightwick Bank	85m
WV6 8ED	Elmsdale	143m
WV6 8BJ	Firsway	146m
WV6 8BQ	Bridgnorth Road	155m
WV6 8EA	Wightwick Bank	195m
WV6 8BG	Viewlands Drive	210m
WV6 8EB	Wightwick Bank	230m
WV6 8BT	Wightwick Grove	234m
WV6 8DZ	Perton Brook Vale	271m
WV6 8TA	Wightwick Grove	290m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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