WV5 8BJ
a large user postcode in Wombourne, Staffordshire
Coordinates
Latitude: 52.5358 / 52°32'8"N
Longitude: -2.1978 / 2°11'52"W
OS Eastings: 386677
OS Northings: 293119
OS Grid: SO866931
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR 1B3.34F
Mapcode Global: VH912.VJFF
Plus Code: 9C4VGRP2+8V
Maidenhead Locator System: IO82vm68
What Three Birds: goosander.catbird.accentor
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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Ounsdale Road, Wombourne, Wolverhampton WV5 8BJ
Summary
WV5 8BJ is a large user postcode in Wombourne, Staffordshire. It was first introduced in January 1995.
'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:
Staffordshire County Council, Ounsdale High School, Ounsdale Road, Wombourne, Wolverhampton WV5 8BJ.
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.
Wombourne is a , which had a population of 13,511 in the 2011 census.
WV5 8BJ is in the Wolverhampton and Walsall travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the South Staffordshire Primary Care Trust.
WV5 8BJ is approximately 93m (305ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing WV5 8BJ
6b2: Suburbanites - Semi-Detached Suburbia - White Suburban Communities
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for WV5 8BJ
England A1: within a very large conurbation, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
3/10 (Low)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
4/10 (Low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
8/10 (High)
Supermarkets near WV5 8BJ include Co-Operative Food, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
Other nearby postcodes
WV5 8BJ at other websites
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- Listed Buildings near WV5 8BJ at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near WV5 8BJ at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to WV5 8BJ at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near WV5 8BJ at Plugpoint
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- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near WV5 8BJ at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of WV5 8BJ 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.
District Council
South Staffordshire District Council
Ward
Wombourne North and Lower Penn
Councillors
Robert Reade (Conservative)
Barry Bond MBE (Conservative)
Dan Kinsey (Conservative)
County Council
Staffordshire
Electoral Division
Wombourne
County Councillor
Mike Davies (Conservative)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
South Staffordshire
MP
Gavin Williamson (Conservative)
Broadband Internet
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for WV5 8BJ.
- 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 WV5 8BJ.
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