Latitude: 52.578 / 52°34'40"N
Longitude: -2.187 / 2°11'13"W
OS Eastings: 387428
OS Northings: 297811
OS Grid: SO874978
Mapcode National: GBR 19J.CXC
Mapcode Global: WHBFY.CGTH
Plus Code: 9C4VHRH7+56
Maidenhead Locator System: IO82vn78
What Three Birds: loon.roller.whitethroat
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WV3 8HG 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, C and A.
Residential buildings are typically detached and terraced (including end-terrace). Domestic properties are primarily houses.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £74,842 to £515,452 with an average of £216,388.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1950 and 1966 and between 1930 and 1949.
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 privately rented.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating is D.
Commercial rateable values range from £3,000 to £58,700 with an average of £9,005. The most common recorded business types are Shop and Public House.
Wolverhampton is a city, which had a population of 210,319 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 101 people resident in WV3 8HG, of which 50 were male and 51 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 8HG is in the Wolverhampton and Walsall travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Wolverhampton City Primary Care Trust.
WV3 8HG is approximately 117m (384ft) above sea level.
See recent residential property sales in WV3 8HG
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing WV3 8HG
4a1: Multicultural Metropolitans - Rented Family Living - Social Renting Young Families
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for WV3 8HG
England A1: within a very large conurbation, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
2/10 (Very low)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
2/10 (Very low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
8/10 (High)
Supermarkets near WV3 8HG include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Iceland, Lidl, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of WV3 8HG 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 8HG.
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 8HG.
Castlecroft Primary School
Windmill Crescent, Castlecroft, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV3 8HS
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Bhylls Acre Primary School
Bhylls Lane, Castlecroft, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV3 8DZ
Community School
Ages 4 - 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
Christ Church (Church of England) Infant and Nursery School
Shaw Lane, Tettenhall Wood, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV6 8EL
Voluntary Controlled School
Ages 3 - 7
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
Perton Middle School
Gainsborough Drive, Perton, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, WV6 7NR
Community School
Ages 9 - 13
Needs improvement
The King's Church of England School
Regis Road, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV6 8XG
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Wolverhampton Girls' High School
Tettenhall Road, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV6 0BY
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
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.