WV5 8AD postcode in Wombourne, Staffordshire

WV5 8AD is a postcode in Wombourne, in the Wombourne South ward of South Staffordshire. It is in the Kingswinford and South Staffordshire parliamentary constituency and the Staffordshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1995. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

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 0% of homes and businesses at WV5 8AD can get it Across South Staffordshire: 84% Typical price £321,000 Homes sold in WV5 8, last 12 months. ▼ 3% on the year before Nearest station Stourbridge Town 8.8 km in a straight line

Where WV5 8AD is, and what is near it

Map of WV5 8AD and what is near it Map of WV5 8AD: its centre point, with the 110 other postcodes in the WV5 8 sector, 4 schools (2 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 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. WV5 8AE: also in WV5 8WV5 8AN: also in WV5 8WV5 8AP: also in WV5 8WV5 8AQ: also in WV5 8WV5 8AR: also in WV5 8WV5 8AX: also in WV5 8WV5 8AY: also in WV5 8WV5 8AZ: also in WV5 8WV5 8BA: also in WV5 8WV5 8BD: also in WV5 8WV5 8BF: also in WV5 8WV5 8DU: also in WV5 8WV5 8DX: also in WV5 8WV5 8DZ: also in WV5 8WV5 8EA: also in WV5 8WV5 8EB: also in WV5 8WV5 8EF: also in WV5 8WV5 8EG: also in WV5 8WV5 8EH: also in WV5 8WV5 8EQ: also in WV5 8WV5 8EX: also in WV5 8WV5 8EZ: also in WV5 8WV5 8HA: also in WV5 8WV5 8HB: also in WV5 8WV5 8HD: also in WV5 8WV5 8HE: also in WV5 8WV5 8HF: also in WV5 8WV5 8HG: also in WV5 8WV5 8HH: also in WV5 8WV5 8HJ: also in WV5 8WV5 8HL: also in WV5 8WV5 8HN: also in WV5 8WV5 8HP: also in WV5 8WV5 8HQ: also in WV5 8WV5 8HR: also in WV5 8WV5 8HS: also in WV5 8WV5 8HT: also in WV5 8WV5 8HU: also in WV5 8WV5 8HW: also in WV5 8WV5 8HX: also in WV5 8WV5 8HY: also in WV5 8WV5 8HZ: also in WV5 8WV5 8JA: also in WV5 8WV5 8JB: also in WV5 8WV5 8JD: also in WV5 8WV5 8JE: also in WV5 8WV5 8JF: also in WV5 8WV5 8JG: also in WV5 8WV5 8JH: also in WV5 8WV5 8JJ: also in WV5 8WV5 8JL: also in WV5 8WV5 8JN: also in WV5 8WV5 8JP: also in WV5 8WV5 8JQ: also in WV5 8WV5 8JR: also in WV5 8WV5 8JS: also in WV5 8WV5 8JT: also in WV5 8WV5 8JU: also in WV5 8WV5 8JW: also in WV5 8WV5 8JX: also in WV5 8WV5 8JY: also in WV5 8WV5 8JZ: also in WV5 8WV5 8LA: also in WV5 8WV5 8LB: also in WV5 8WV5 8LD: also in WV5 8WV5 8LE: also in WV5 8WV5 8PA: also in WV5 8WV5 8YH: also in WV5 8 2 places, 3.7–8.8 kmCoseley station 8.9 kmWombourne South WV5 8AD Map of WV5 8AD and what is near it Map of WV5 8AD: its centre point, with the 110 other postcodes in the WV5 8 sector, 4 schools (2 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 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Moss Grove Surgery 3.8 kmCoseley station 8.9 kmWombourne South WV5 8AD
  • WV5 8AD
  • Other postcodes in WV5 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 2 EV charging points
  • 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 52.5224, longitude -2.2112)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after WV5 8AD?

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. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at WV5 8AD?

Every home and business at WV5 8AD can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WV5 8AD 0% South Staffordshire 84%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WV5 8AD 100% South Staffordshire 96%
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 WV5 8AD?

BinDayBuddy has not read South Staffordshire Council's days for WV5 8AD today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for WV5 8AD 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 WV5 8AD 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 WV5 8AD.

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 South Staffordshire

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for WV5 8AD: 1,236 properties in South Staffordshire are at high risk (2% of all its properties). All the figures for South Staffordshire

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 WV5 8AD 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 WV5 8AD?

Homes in WV5 8 sold for a typical £321,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 44 sales, down 3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£321,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£330,925 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £465,000 23 sales
  • Semi-detached £262,475 14 sales
  • Terraced 4 sales, too few to price
  • Flat or maisonette 3 sales, too few to price

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

Across the whole WV5 district: a typical £322,000 from 183 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 WV5 8AD

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in WV5 8AD from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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 WV5 8AD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 660 homes in the neighbourhood around WV5 8AD. The largest share of them, 32%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (42%). 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 WV5 8AD

Band D in South Staffordshire for 2026‑27: £2,314. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,542 (band A) to £3,342 (band F); band C, the most common, is £2,057.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 60 (9%)£1,542
Band Babout 190 (29%)£1,800
Band Cabout 210 (32%)£2,057
Band Dabout 130 (20%)£2,314
Band Eabout 60 (9%)£2,828
Band Fabout 10 (2%)£3,342
Band Gwithheld£3,856
Band Hfewer than 5£4,627

When the homes were built

  1. 3% Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 6% 1919 to 1939
  4. 42% 1945 to 1964
  5. 37% 1965 to 1982
  6. 11% 1983 to 1999
  7. Withheld 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

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

Averages for South Staffordshire 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 WV5 8AD is in (ONS area E01029680), 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 WV5 8AD?

The nearest open schools to WV5 8AD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WV5 8AD, 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 WV5 8AD?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WV5 8AD is Stourbridge Town Rail Station, 8.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Stourbridge Town Rail Station Railway station 8.8 kmDrive
  • Coseley Rail Station Railway station 8.9 kmDrive

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near WV5 8AD, 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 WV5 8AD?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WV5 8AD, 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 WV5 8AD?

2 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WV5 8AD, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 100 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 100 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

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 WV5 8AD?

The nearest to the centre of WV5 8AD, 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 WV5 8AD?

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 WV5 8AD?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WV5 8AD, 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 WV5 8AD?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WV5 8AD, 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 WV5 8AD?

The nearest vets to the centre of WV5 8AD 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 WV5 8AD in a conservation area?

The centre of WV5 8AD 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 WV5 8AD?

Police.uk records 32 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WV5 8AD in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences20 reports
Anti-social behaviour4 reports
Shoplifting2 reports
Other theft2 reports
Other crime2 reports
Public order1 report

Also: drugs 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 WV5 8AD

Ward
Wombourne South
Parish
Wombourne
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Wombourne
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1995

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 WV5

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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