WV8 1GL maps, stats, and open data
WV8 1GL lies on Riverside Gardens in Wolverhampton. WV8 1GL is located in the Bilbrook electoral ward, within the local authority district of South Staffordshire and the English Parliamentary constituency of South Staffordshire. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB - 05Q and the police force is Staffordshire. This postcode has been in use since June 2001.
WV8 1GL maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
WV8 1GL geodata
| Easting | 387523 |
| Northing | 303966 |
| Latitude | 52.633300 |
| Longitude | -2.185789 |
Where is WV8 1GL?
| Street | Riverside Gardens |
| Town/City | Wolverhampton |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | WV8 |
WV8 1GL Elevation
Elevation or altitude of WV8 1GL as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 110m | 361ft |
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 | Bilbrook |
|---|---|
| Constituency | South Staffordshire |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in WV8 1GL
2022 24 JUN £480,000 |
1, RIVERSIDE GARDENS, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV8 1GL 2020 7 SEP £340,000 |
2018 9 AUG £450,000 |
2017 16 JAN £343,000 |
2013 1 MAR £277,500 |
2009 19 JUN £305,000 |
2006 19 OCT £267,500 |
2006 19 MAY £322,000 |
2005 9 DEC £330,000 |
4, RIVERSIDE GARDENS, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV8 1GL 2004 10 AUG £239,950 |
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 WV8 1GL
| Lime Tree Road (Bilbrook Road) | Bilbrook | 260m |
| Lime Tree Road (Bilbrook Road) | Bilbrook | 264m |
| Codsall Community High School (Elliotts Lane) | Bilbrook | 396m |
| Codsall Community High School (Elliotts Lane) | Bilbrook | 435m |
| Church Hall (Bilbrook Road) | Bilbrook | 771m |
Nearest railway stations to WV8 1GL
| Bilbrook Station | 1.1km |
| Codsall Station | 1.3km |
Broadband
Broadband access in WV8 1GL (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 | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in WV8 1GL (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 40.0Mbps |
| Average download speed | 41.2Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 64.83Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 9.9Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 8.9Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 13.83Mbps |
Broadband limitations in WV8 1GL (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% |
WV8 1GL gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in WV8 1GL by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 310,689 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 14 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 22,192 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 21,246 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 61,938 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 13 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 4,764 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 4,583 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WV8 1GL, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in WV8 1GL.
- 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
45.4% of English postcodes are less deprived than WV8 1GL:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WV8 1GL (metres)
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Nearest post box to WV8 1GL
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Gunstone | 16:30 | 11:30 | 685m |
| Oaken Lane | 17:00 | 12:00 | 815m |
| Elliots Lane | 16:45 | 12:30 | 1,092m |
Environment
| Risk of WV8 1GL flooding from rivers and sea | Low |
WV8 1GL ITL and WV8 1GL 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 WV8 1GL:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
|---|---|
| TLG | West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
| TLG2 | Shropshire and Staffordshire |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
| TLG24 | Staffordshire CC |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
| E07000196 | South Staffordshire |
WV8 1GL 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 WV8 1GL:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00171617 | |
| LSOA | E01029614 | South Staffordshire 008B |
| MSOA | E02006181 | South Staffordshire 008 |
Nearest postcodes to WV8 1GL
| WV8 1GN | Meadowbrook Gardens | 50m |
| WV8 1GF | Old Farm Drive | 61m |
| WV8 1GH | Teviot Gardens | 120m |
| WV8 1GQ | Maythorn Gardens | 147m |
| WV8 1GJ | Spring Meadow Close | 166m |
| WV8 1GG | Meadows Grove | 173m |
| WV8 1GA | Millennium Way | 199m |
| WV8 1GE | Crompton Court | 238m |
| WV8 1EP | Bilbrook Road | 268m |
| WV8 1ND | Lime Tree Road | 339m |
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