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WV8 1UR lies on Long Furrow in Wolverhampton. WV8 1UR is located in the Oxley electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Wolverhampton and the English Parliamentary constituency of Wolverhampton North East. 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.

WV8 1UR maps

WV8 1UR map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

WV8 1UR 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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WV8 1UR geodata

Easting	389383
Northing	302173
Latitude	52.617221
Longitude	-2.158248

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WV8 1UR?

Street	Long Furrow
Town/City	Wolverhampton
Country	England
Postcode District	WV8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WV8 1UR Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WV8 1UR 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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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Oxley
Constituency	Wolverhampton North East

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WV8 1UR

January 2024	Other theft	On or near Eastney Crescent	262m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Grangefield Close	190m
December 2023	Burglary	On or near Grangefield Close	190m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WV8 1UR

Dovecotes School (Ryefields)	Pendeford	120m
Dovecotes School (Ryefields)	Pendeford	129m
Granary Rd (Ryefields)	Palmers Cross	137m
Eastney Crescent (Ryefields)	Blakeley Green	178m
Granary Rd (Ryefields)	Palmers Cross	181m

Nearest railway stations to WV8 1UR

Bilbrook Station	2km
Codsall Station	3.2km
Wolverhampton Station	4.2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WV8 1UR

Broadband access in WV8 1UR (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 WV8 1UR (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	90.0Mbps
Average download speed	98.3Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	20.0Mbps
Average upload speed	20.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WV8 1UR (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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Source: Ofcom
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WV8 1UR gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WV8 1UR by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	97,697
Meter count	10
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,770
Median (kWh/meter)	10,196

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	24,674
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,084
Median (kWh/meter)	3,280

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WV8 1UR, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WV8 1UR.
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

89% of English postcodes are less deprived than WV8 1UR:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WV8 1UR (meters)

Pendeford Newsagents "Premier"

7 The Haymarket

62m

Pendeford's Fish Bar

1 The Haymarket

62m

Mr Goodfoodz

5 The Haymarket

62m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WV8 1UR

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Leybourne Crescent	17:00	12:45	946m
Burland Avenue	16:00	12:45	1,477m
Lowlands Avenue	17:15	12:00	1,556m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WV8 1UR

Facility	Distance
Dovecotes Primary School Ryefield, Wolverhampton Grass Pitches	207m
Aldersley High School Sports Centre Barnhurst Lane, Wolverhampton Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Grass Pitches, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Cycling	328m
Barnhurst Lane Pitches The Droveway, Wolverhampton Grass Pitches	535m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WV8 1UR

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Dovecotes Primary School Ryefield, Dovecotes Estate, Pendeford, Wolverhampton, WV8 1TX	Primary	208m
Aldersley High School Barnhurst Lane, Codsall, Wolverhampton, WV8 1RT	Secondary	328m
Palmers Cross Primary School Windermere Road, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, WV6 9DF	Primary	660m

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WV8 1UR ITL and WV8 1UR 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 1UR:

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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WV8 1UR 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 1UR:

	Code	Name
OA	E00053237
LSOA	E01010543	Wolverhampton 003D
MSOA	E02002151	Wolverhampton 003

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WV8 1UR

WV8 1UT	Crofters Walk	46m
WV8 1UW	Hedgerow Walk	71m
WV8 1UU	The Glade	92m
WV8 1UP	Long Furrow	130m
WV8 1UY	Forge Close	135m
WV8 1UX	Wheatsheaf Road	135m
WV8 1UZ	Granary Road	145m
WV8 1UN	Barnwood Road	157m
WV8 1XN	Ryefield	173m
WV8 1XA	Ryefield	178m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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