Latitude: 52.5773 / 52°34'38"N
Longitude: -2.1817 / 2°10'54"W
OS Eastings: 387786
OS Northings: 297735
OS Grid: SO877977
Mapcode National: GBR 10N.LH
Mapcode Global: WHBFY.GHB1
Plus Code: 9C4VHRG9+W8
Maidenhead Locator System: IO82vn88
What Three Birds: goldcrest.snipe.serin
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WV3 8LU is a mixed residential and non-residential postcode in Castlecroft, Wolverhampton. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax bands are D and C.
Residential buildings are primarily detached. Domestic properties are mostly houses, flats and bungalows.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £66,329 to £413,415 with an average of £257,965.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1930 and 1949.
None of the residential properties sold since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are predominantly owner occupied.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings are E and D.
Commercial rateable values range from £610 to £5,500 with an average of £3,564. The most common recorded business types are Shop and Vehicle Repair Workshop.
Wolverhampton is a city, which had a population of 210,319 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 43 people resident in WV3 8LU, of which 18 were male and 25 were female. This also includes overnight visitors at domestic properties, and residents of non-domestic properties such as hotels, prisons and halls of residence.
WV3 8LU is in the Wolverhampton and Walsall travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Wolverhampton City Primary Care Trust.
WV3 8LU is approximately 118m (387ft) above sea level.
See recent residential property sales in WV3 8LU
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing WV3 8LU
5a2: Urbanites - Urban Professionals and Families - Multi-Ethnic Professionals with Families
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for WV3 8LU
England A1: within a very large conurbation, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
2/10 (Very low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
8/10 (High)
Supermarkets near WV3 8LU include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Iceland, Lidl, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of WV3 8LU are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
Metropolitan District
Wolverhampton City Council
Ward
Tettenhall Wightwick
Councillors
Wendy Thompson (Conservative)
Jonathan Crofts (Conservative)
Ellis Turrell (Conservative)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Wolverhampton South West
MP
Stuart Anderson (Conservative)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for WV3 8LU.
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near WV3 8LU.
Bhylls Acre Primary School
Bhylls Lane, Castlecroft, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV3 8DZ
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Castlecroft Primary School
Windmill Crescent, Castlecroft, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV3 8HS
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Westacre Infant School
Finchfield Hill, Finchfield, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV3 9EP
Community School
Ages 3 - 7
Good
St Michael's Catholic Primary Academy and Nursery
Telford Gardens, Merry Hill, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV3 7LE
Academy Converter
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Uplands Junior School
Finchfield Road West, Finchfield, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV3 8BA
Community School
Ages 7 - 11
Good
Smestow School
Windmill Crescent, Castlecroft, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV3 8HU
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
Highfields School
Boundary Way, Penn, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV4 4NT
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
S.Peter's Collegiate Church of England School
Compton Park, Compton Road West, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV3 9DU
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
St Edmunds Catholic Academy
Compton Park, Compton Road West, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV3 9DU
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Wolverhampton Girls' High School
Tettenhall Road, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV6 0BY
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
The King's Church of England School
Regis Road, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV6 8XG
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Perton Middle School
Gainsborough Drive, Perton, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, WV6 7NR
Community School
Ages 9 - 13
Needs improvement
Colton Hills Community School
Jeremy Road, Goldthorn Park, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV4 5DG
Community School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Aldersley High School
Barnhurst Lane, Codsall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV8 1RT
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Codsall Middle School
Wolverhampton Road, Codsall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV8 1PB
Academy Converter
Ages 9 - 13
Good
The overall school grade in this area is high.