WV5 8DF postcode in Wombourne, Staffordshire

WV5 8DF is a postcode in Wombourne, in the Wombourne North 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 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 0% of homes and businesses at WV5 8DF 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 Wolverhampton 7.6 km in a straight line

Where WV5 8DF is, and what is near it

Map of WV5 8DF and what is near it Map of WV5 8DF: its centre point, with the 110 other postcodes in the WV5 8 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. WV5 8AB: also in WV5 8WV5 8AF: also in WV5 8WV5 8AG: also in WV5 8WV5 8AH: also in WV5 8WV5 8AL: also in WV5 8WV5 8AR: also in WV5 8WV5 8AU: also in WV5 8WV5 8BA: also in WV5 8WV5 8BE: also in WV5 8WV5 8BF: also in WV5 8WV5 8BG: also in WV5 8WV5 8BH: also in WV5 8WV5 8BJ: also in WV5 8WV5 8BL: also in WV5 8WV5 8BN: also in WV5 8WV5 8BP: also in WV5 8WV5 8BQ: also in WV5 8WV5 8BT: also in WV5 8WV5 8BU: also in WV5 8WV5 8BW: also in WV5 8WV5 8BZ: also in WV5 8WV5 8DA: also in WV5 8WV5 8DB: also in WV5 8WV5 8DD: also in WV5 8WV5 8DE: also in WV5 8WV5 8DG: also in WV5 8WV5 8DH: also in WV5 8WV5 8DJ: also in WV5 8WV5 8DL: also in WV5 8WV5 8DN: also in WV5 8WV5 8DP: also in WV5 8WV5 8DQ: also in WV5 8WV5 8DR: also in WV5 8WV5 8DS: also in WV5 8WV5 8DT: also in WV5 8WV5 8DU: also in WV5 8WV5 8DW: also in WV5 8WV5 8DX: also in WV5 8WV5 8DY: also in WV5 8WV5 8DZ: also in WV5 8WV5 8EA: also in WV5 8WV5 8EB: also in WV5 8WV5 8ED: also in WV5 8WV5 8EF: also in WV5 8WV5 8EG: also in WV5 8WV5 8EH: also in WV5 8WV5 8EJ: also in WV5 8WV5 8EL: also in WV5 8WV5 8EN: also in WV5 8WV5 8EP: also in WV5 8WV5 8EQ: also in WV5 8WV5 8ER: also in WV5 8WV5 8ES: also in WV5 8WV5 8HU: also in WV5 8WV5 8HX: also in WV5 8WV5 8HY: also in WV5 8WV5 8HZ: also in WV5 8WV5 8JP: also in WV5 8WV5 8JS: also in WV5 8WV5 8JT: also in WV5 8WV5 8JZ: also in WV5 8WV5 8PA: also in WV5 8 Ladybird Manor School 2.1 kmCoalway Road Surgery 3.9 kmCoseley station 7.7 kmWombourne South WV5 8DF Map of WV5 8DF and what is near it Map of WV5 8DF: its centre point, with the 110 other postcodes in the WV5 8 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Ladybird Manor School 2.1 kmWolverhampton station 7.6 kmWombourne South WV5 8DF
  • WV5 8DF
  • Other postcodes in WV5 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 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 52.5403, longitude -2.1996)

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 WV5 8DF?

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 8DF?

Every home and business at WV5 8DF 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 8DF 0% South Staffordshire 84%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WV5 8DF 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 8DF?

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

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

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 8DF: 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 8DF 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 8DF?

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 8DF

HM Land Registry records 5 standard sales of homes in WV5 8DF from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 20 February 2026. The middle sale was £320,000, from £256,000 to £375,000. Across WV5 8, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £321,000. 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 WV5 8DF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 700 homes in the neighbourhood around WV5 8DF. The largest share of them, 29%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (36%). 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 8DF

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 £3,856 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,057.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (1%)£1,542
Band Babout 20 (3%)£1,800
Band Cabout 200 (29%)£2,057
Band Dabout 150 (21%)£2,314
Band Eabout 200 (29%)£2,828
Band Fabout 110 (16%)£3,342
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£3,856
Band Hfewer than 5£4,627

When the homes were built

  1. 1% Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 36% 1945 to 1964
  5. 9% 1965 to 1982
  6. 32% 1983 to 1999
  7. 16% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 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 8DF is in (ONS area E01029674), 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 8DF?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of WV5 8DF is Wolverhampton Rail Station, 7.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Wolverhampton Rail Station Railway station 7.6 kmDrive
  • Coseley Rail Station Railway station 7.7 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 8DF, 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 8DF?

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

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

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

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.2 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.2 kmCycle

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 8DF?

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

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 8DF?

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

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

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

The centre of WV5 8DF 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 8DF?

Police.uk records 47 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WV5 8DF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences18 reports
Anti-social behaviour9 reports
Public order6 reports
Other theft4 reports
Criminal damage and arson3 reports
Vehicle crime2 reports

Also: burglary 1, shoplifting 1, drugs 1, robbery 1, other crime 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 8DF

Ward
Wombourne North
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 1980

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

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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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