WV6 8EA Wolverhampton
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Tettenhall Wightwick. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Windmill Lane, Wolverhampton: 5 addresses
- Wightwick Bank, Wolverhampton: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Wolverhampton in 2026-27: Band D £2,539 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,693 | £1,975 | £2,257 | £2,539 | £3,103 | £3,667 | £4,232 | £5,078 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band F (39% of about 670 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 7.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- OLD MALT HOUSE TO NORTH OF WIGHTWICK MANOR, grade II*
- OLD MANOR HOUSE TO NORTH OF WIGHTWICK MANOR, grade II*
- GARAGE AND GARDEN SEAT TO NORTHWEST OF WIGHTWICK MANOR, grade II
- LAMP POST TO NORTH OF WIGHTWICK MANOR, grade II
- PUMP IMMEDIATELY TO EAST OF OLD MALTHOUSE, grade II
- STABLE BUILDINGS AND ATTACHED WALLS TO NORTH OF WIGHTWICK MANOR, grade II
- WIGHTWICK HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land Between Elysium And Orchard House 10 Old Lane Wightwick Wolverhampton, permissioned (270 m)
- 4 Perton Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV6 8DP: up to 2 homes, permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
- 1 Torvale Road Wolverhampton WV6 8NW: up to 1 home, permissioned (610 m (0.4 miles))
- 9 Windmill Lane Wolverhampton WV3 8HJ, permissioned (630 m (0.4 miles))
- Land to the rear of 71 Mill Lane, Tettenhall Wood, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV6 8HE: up to 1 home, permissioned (760 m (0.5 miles))
- Windmill House 54 Windmill Lane Wolverhampton WV3 8HG, completed (940 m (0.6 miles))
- 25 Grove Lane Wolverhampton WV6 8NJ, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 6 addresses are between 112 m and 117 m above sea level (115 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 50%, gigabit 50% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bilbrook 139,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Codsall 136,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km (3 miles) | |
| Wolverhampton 5.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 17 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wightwick Bank | 270 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wolverhampton Bus Station | 4.9 km (3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wenea | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 33.6 km (21 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Castlecroft Medical Practice | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Castlecroft Pharmacy | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wightwick Dental Practice | 390 m |
| Hospital | Nuffield Hospital | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Police station | West Midlands Police - Tettenhall Police Station | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | Select And Save | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 210 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 990 m² | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 7.1 ha | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,630 m² | 40 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 1.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Old Malt House to North of Wightwick Manor, a listed building (Grade II*), 110 m south-east. 27 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Old Malt House to North of Wightwick Manor | Listed building, Grade II* | 110 m south-east |
| Old Manor House to North of Wightwick Manor | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m south-east |
| Wightwick Manor | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 130 m south |
| Wightwick Manor | Listed building, Grade I | 130 m south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Middle Wood | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Stafford Rough | Wood | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Smith's Rough | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-west |
| Sling Wood | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) west |
| Orton Hill | Hill | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 6 | 6 |
None of the postcode's 6 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Wolverhampton: see them on the Wolverhampton page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 45% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Windmill Lane.