WV14 8LW
a primarily residential postcode in Walsall
Coordinates
Latitude: 52.5585 / 52°33'30"N
Longitude: -2.0527 / 2°3'9"W
OS Eastings: 396525
OS Northings: 295626
OS Grid: SO965956
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR 1XW.S7
Mapcode Global: WHBG0.FYRH
Plus Code: 9C4VHW5W+9W
Maidenhead Locator System: IO82xn34
What Three Birds: nightingale.woodlark.ovenbird
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
Castleview Road, Bilston WV14 8LW
Summary
WV14 8LW is a primarily residential postcode in Walsall. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax band is A.
Residential buildings are typically semi-detached and terraced (including end-terrace). Domestic properties are mostly flats and houses.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £17,500 to £787,511 with an average of £158,823.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1950 and 1966.
None of the residential properties sold since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are mostly a mix of owner occupied and social housing.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings are C and B.
The average commercial rateable value is £3,050. The most common recorded business type is Shop.
Bilston is a town, which had a population of 29,556 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 71 people resident in WV14 8LW, of which 34 were male and 37 were female. This also includes overnight visitors at domestic properties, and residents of non-domestic properties such as hotels, prisons and halls of residence.
WV14 8LW is in the Wolverhampton and Walsall travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Walsall Teaching Primary Care Trust.
WV14 8LW is approximately 129m (423ft) above sea level.
See recent residential property sales in WV14 8LW
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing WV14 8LW
8d2: Hard-Pressed Living - Migration and Churn - Hard-Pressed Ethnic Mix
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for WV14 8LW
England A1: within a very large conurbation, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
9/10 (Very high)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
4/10 (Low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
9/10 (Very high)
Supermarkets near WV14 8LW include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Costcutter, Farmfoods, Iceland, Lidl, Morrisons and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of WV14 8LW 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
Walsall Borough Council
Ward
Darlaston South
Councillors
Chris Bott (Labour)
Paul Bott (Labour)
Matt Ward (Labour)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Walsall South
MP
Valerie Vaz (Labour)
Broadband Internet
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for WV14 8LW.
- 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
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'.
Schools
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near WV14 8LW.
Primary
Moorcroft Wood Primary School
Bull Lane, Bilston, Walsall, West Midlands, WV14 8NE
Community School
Ages 2 - 11
Good
St Martin's Church of England Primary School
Wallace Road, Bradley, Bilston, West Midlands, WV14 8BS
Academy Converter
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Loxdale Primary School
Chapel Street, Bilston, West Midlands, WV14 0PH
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Pinfold Street Primary School
Pinfold Street Extension, Darlaston, Wednesbury, West Midlands, WS10 8PU
Community School
Ages 5 - 11
Needs improvement
Wilkinson Primary School
Walter Road, Bradley, Bilston, West Midlands, WV14 8UR
Community School
Ages 2 - 11
Good
Secondary
RSA Academy
Bilston Road, Gospel Oak, Tipton, West Midlands, DY4 0BZ
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Grace Academy Darlaston
Herberts Park Road, Darlaston, Wednesbury, West Midlands, WS10 8QJ
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 19
Needs improvement
St Thomas More Catholic School, Willenhall
Darlaston Lane, Willenhall, West Midlands, WV14 7BL
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
South Wolverhampton and Bilston Academy
Dudley Street, Bilston, West Midlands, WV14 0LN
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 19
Needs improvement
The ACE Academy
Alexandra Road, Tipton, West Midlands, DY4 7NR
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 18
Inadequate
The Coseley School
Henne Drive, Coseley, Bilston, West Midlands, WV14 9JW
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School College of Performing Arts
Wood Green Road, Wednesbury, West Midlands, WS10 9QS
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
Wood Green Academy
Wood Green Road, Wednesbury, West Midlands, WS10 9QU
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Wodensborough Ormiston Academy
Hydes Road, Wednesbury, West Midlands, WS10 0DR
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 16
Needs improvement
The overall school grade in this area is high.