WV1 3BL
a large user postcode in Wolverhampton
Coordinates
Latitude: 52.5857 / 52°35'8"N
Longitude: -2.1233 / 2°7'23"W
OS Eastings: 391745
OS Northings: 298666
OS Grid: SO917986
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR 1FK.CG
Mapcode Global: WHBFZ.C85K
Plus Code: 9C4VHVPG+7M
Maidenhead Locator System: IO82wo50
What Three Birds: kingfisher.tern.moorhen
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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Queen Street, Wolverhampton WV1 3BL
Summary
WV1 3BL is a large user postcode in Wolverhampton. It was first introduced in January 1980.
'Large User' postcodes are allocated to organisations which receive large amounts of post. Unlike standard geographic postcodes, which cover up to 80 addresses, a large user postcode is unique to a single address.
To the best of our knowledge, the current address of this postcode is:
Army Careers Information Office, 43a Queen Street, Wolverhampton WV1 3BL.
The geographic coordinates assigned to a large user postcode may not necessarily be the actual coordinates of the location to which mail is delivered. If the address is a PO Box, then the coordinates will usually be the Royal Mail sorting office which handles mail for that postcode. In other cases, the coordinates of the postcode may be the headquarters, or registered office, of an organisation rather than the building which receives mail.
Wolverhampton is a city, which had a population of 210,319 in the 2011 census.
WV1 3BL is in the Wolverhampton and Walsall travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Wolverhampton City Primary Care Trust.
WV1 3BL is approximately 159m (522ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing WV1 3BL
3a2: Ethnicity Central - Ethnic Family Life - Young Families and Students
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for WV1 3BL
England A1: within a very large conurbation, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
10/10 (Very high)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
10/10 (Very high)
Area Retail Diversity Index
8/10 (High)
Supermarkets near WV1 3BL include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Iceland, Lidl, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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WV1 3BL at other websites
- Crime near WV1 3BL at Crime Check UK
- Air quality forecast for WV1 3BL at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at WV1 3BL at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near WV1 3BL at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near WV1 3BL at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near WV1 3BL at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to WV1 3BL at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near WV1 3BL at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near WV1 3BL at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near WV1 3BL at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of WV1 3BL 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
St Peter's
Councillors
Obaida Ahmed (Labour)
Qaiser Azeem (Labour)
Iqra Tahir (Labour)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Wolverhampton South West
MP
Stuart Anderson (Conservative)
Broadband Internet
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for WV1 3BL.
- Definitions
- Ultrafast: 300Mbit/s or greater
- Superfast: 30Mbit/s to less than 300Mbit/s
- Universal Service Obligation: Download speeds at or above 10Mbit/s and upload speeds at or above 1Mbit/s
Schools
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near WV1 3BL.
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