WV3 8HN postcode in Wolverhampton, England

WV3 8HN is a postcode in Wolverhampton, in the Tettenhall Wightwick ward. It is in the Wolverhampton West parliamentary constituency and the West Midlands police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at WV3 8HN can get it Across Wolverhampton: 98% Typical price £285,000 Homes sold in WV3 8, last 12 months. ▼ 4% on the year before Nearest station Wolverhampton 4.7 km in a straight line

Where WV3 8HN is, and what is near it

Map of WV3 8HN and what is near it Map of WV3 8HN: its centre point, with the 116 other postcodes in the WV3 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 100 m. WV3 8HB: also in WV3 8WV3 8HF: also in WV3 8WV3 8HG: also in WV3 8WV3 8HJ: also in WV3 8WV3 8HL: also in WV3 8WV3 8HP: also in WV3 8WV3 8HQ: also in WV3 8WV3 8HR: also in WV3 8WV3 8HS: also in WV3 8WV3 8HT: also in WV3 8WV3 8HW: also in WV3 8WV3 8HX: also in WV3 8WV3 8HY: also in WV3 8WV3 8HZ: also in WV3 8WV3 8JA: also in WV3 8WV3 8JB: also in WV3 8WV3 8JD: also in WV3 8WV3 8JE: also in WV3 8WV3 8JF: also in WV3 8WV3 8JG: also in WV3 8WV3 8JN: also in WV3 8WV3 8JP: also in WV3 8WV3 8JW: also in WV3 8WV3 8LE: also in WV3 8WV3 8LG: also in WV3 8WV3 8LX: also in WV3 8WV3 8NB: also in WV3 8WV3 8NE: also in WV3 8 Bus stop 400 m2 places, 500 m–1.7 kmWightwick Hall School 1.2 kmTamar Medical Centre 2.0 kmWolverhampton station 4.7 kmMerry Hill WV3 8HN Map of WV3 8HN and what is near it Map of WV3 8HN: its centre point, with the 116 other postcodes in the WV3 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. Bus stop 400 mWightwick Hall School 1.2 kmMerry Hill WV3 8HN
  • WV3 8HN
  • Other postcodes in WV3 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 7 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.5787, longitude -2.1871)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after WV3 8HN?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at WV3 8HN?

Every home and business at WV3 8HN can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WV3 8HN 100% Wolverhampton 98%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WV3 8HN 100% Wolverhampton Over 99%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at WV3 8HN?

City of Wolverhampton Council gives bin days for each home rather than each postcode. BinDayBuddy finds yours from your house number, from the council's own system.

Find the bin days for your home on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is WV3 8HN at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include WV3 8HN.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Wolverhampton

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for WV3 8HN: 4,138 properties in Wolverhampton are at high risk (3.2% of all its properties). All the figures for Wolverhampton

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of WV3 8HN is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near WV3 8HN?

Homes in WV3 8 sold for a typical £285,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 77 sales, down 4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£285,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£297,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £330,000 30 sales
  • Semi-detached £285,000 34 sales
  • Terraced £231,000 9 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 4 sales, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole WV3 district: a typical £250,000 from 243 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in WV3 8HN

HM Land Registry records 7 standard sales of homes in WV3 8HN from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 31 July 2026. The middle sale was £270,000, from £230,000 to £410,000. Across WV3 8, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £285,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near WV3 8HN?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 830 homes in the neighbourhood around WV3 8HN. The largest share of them, 36%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (80%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around WV3 8HN

Band D in Wolverhampton for 2026‑27: £2,539. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,693 (band A) to £4,232 (band G); band A, the most common, is £1,693.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 300 (36%)£1,693
Band Babout 240 (29%)£1,975
Band Cabout 160 (19%)£2,257
Band Dabout 90 (11%)£2,539
Band Eabout 20 (2%)£3,103
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,667
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,232
Band Hfewer than 5£5,078

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 9% 1919 to 1939
  4. 80% 1945 to 1964
  5. 7% 1965 to 1982
  6. 4% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Wolverhampton before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of WV3 8HN is in (ONS area E01010552), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near WV3 8HN?

The nearest open schools to WV3 8HN, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WV3 8HN, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to WV3 8HN?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WV3 8HN is Wolverhampton Rail Station, 4.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Wolverhampton Rail Station Railway station 4.7 kmCycle
  • Bilbrook Rail Station Railway station 5.0 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

7 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Wood Bank Road, 74 m away.

More stations near WV3 8HN, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near WV3 8HN?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WV3 8HN, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near WV3 8HN?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of WV3 8HN on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near WV3 8HN?

The nearest to the centre of WV3 8HN, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to WV3 8HN?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near WV3 8HN?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WV3 8HN, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near WV3 8HN?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WV3 8HN, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near WV3 8HN?

The nearest vets to the centre of WV3 8HN on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is WV3 8HN in a conservation area?

The centre of WV3 8HN is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near WV3 8HN?

Police.uk records 95 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WV3 8HN in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences36 reports
Vehicle crime15 reports
Criminal damage and arson8 reports
Shoplifting8 reports
Other theft8 reports
Public order7 reports

Also: anti-social behaviour 5, drugs 2, possession of weapons 2, other crime 2, burglary 1, bicycle theft 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for WV3 8HN

Ward
Tettenhall Wightwick
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Wolverhampton
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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All of WV3

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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