WV8 1EA postcode in Codsall, Staffordshire

WV8 1EA is a postcode in Codsall, in the Codsall 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 79% of homes and businesses at WV8 1EA can get it Across South Staffordshire: 84% Typical price £259,950 Homes sold in WV8 1, last 12 months. ▼ 1.9% on the year before Nearest station Codsall 500 m in a straight line

Where WV8 1EA is, and what is near it

Map of WV8 1EA and what is near it Map of WV8 1EA: its centre point, with the 323 other postcodes in the WV8 1 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 4 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. WV8 1AA: also in WV8 1WV8 1AB: also in WV8 1WV8 1AD: also in WV8 1WV8 1AE: also in WV8 1WV8 1AF: also in WV8 1WV8 1AG: also in WV8 1WV8 1AH: also in WV8 1WV8 1AJ: also in WV8 1WV8 1AL: also in WV8 1WV8 1AN: also in WV8 1WV8 1AP: also in WV8 1WV8 1AQ: also in WV8 1WV8 1AR: also in WV8 1WV8 1AS: also in WV8 1WV8 1AT: also in WV8 1WV8 1AU: also in WV8 1WV8 1AW: also in WV8 1WV8 1AX: also in WV8 1WV8 1AY: also in WV8 1WV8 1AZ: also in WV8 1WV8 1BA: also in WV8 1WV8 1BB: also in WV8 1WV8 1BD: also in WV8 1WV8 1BE: also in WV8 1WV8 1BF: also in WV8 1WV8 1BG: also in WV8 1WV8 1BH: also in WV8 1WV8 1BJ: also in WV8 1WV8 1BL: also in WV8 1WV8 1BN: also in WV8 1WV8 1BQ: also in WV8 1WV8 1BW: also in WV8 1WV8 1BX: also in WV8 1WV8 1BY: also in WV8 1WV8 1BZ: also in WV8 1WV8 1DA: also in WV8 1WV8 1DB: also in WV8 1WV8 1DD: also in WV8 1WV8 1DE: also in WV8 1WV8 1DG: also in WV8 1WV8 1DH: also in WV8 1WV8 1DJ: also in WV8 1WV8 1DL: also in WV8 1WV8 1DN: also in WV8 1WV8 1DP: also in WV8 1WV8 1DQ: also in WV8 1WV8 1DR: also in WV8 1WV8 1DS: also in WV8 1WV8 1DT: also in WV8 1WV8 1DW: also in WV8 1WV8 1EB: also in WV8 1WV8 1ED: also in WV8 1WV8 1EE: also in WV8 1WV8 1EF: also in WV8 1WV8 1EG: also in WV8 1WV8 1EH: also in WV8 1WV8 1EJ: also in WV8 1WV8 1EL: also in WV8 1WV8 1EN: also in WV8 1WV8 1EP: also in WV8 1WV8 1EQ: also in WV8 1WV8 1EW: also in WV8 1WV8 1FA: also in WV8 1WV8 1FB: also in WV8 1WV8 1FD: also in WV8 1WV8 1FE: also in WV8 1WV8 1FF: also in WV8 1WV8 1FG: also in WV8 1WV8 1FH: also in WV8 1WV8 1FJ: also in WV8 1WV8 1FL: also in WV8 1WV8 1GB: also in WV8 1WV8 1GD: also in WV8 1WV8 1GF: also in WV8 1WV8 1GG: also in WV8 1WV8 1GH: also in WV8 1WV8 1GJ: also in WV8 1WV8 1GL: also in WV8 1WV8 1GN: also in WV8 1WV8 1GP: also in WV8 1WV8 1GQ: also in WV8 1WV8 1HA: also in WV8 1WV8 1HB: also in WV8 1WV8 1HE: also in WV8 1WV8 1HF: also in WV8 1WV8 1HG: also in WV8 1WV8 1HH: also in WV8 1WV8 1HJ: also in WV8 1WV8 1HL: also in WV8 1WV8 1HN: also in WV8 1WV8 1HQ: also in WV8 1WV8 1HR: also in WV8 1WV8 1HS: also in WV8 1WV8 1HT: also in WV8 1WV8 1HW: also in WV8 1WV8 1JP: also in WV8 1WV8 1JW: also in WV8 1WV8 1NE: also in WV8 1WV8 1NF: also in WV8 1WV8 1NG: also in WV8 1WV8 1NH: also in WV8 1WV8 1NJ: also in WV8 1WV8 1NP: also in WV8 1WV8 1NQ: also in WV8 1WV8 1NY: also in WV8 1WV8 1NZ: also in WV8 1WV8 1PA: also in WV8 1WV8 1PB: also in WV8 1WV8 1PD: also in WV8 1WV8 1PE: also in WV8 1WV8 1PF: also in WV8 1WV8 1PG: also in WV8 1WV8 1PH: also in WV8 1WV8 1PJ: also in WV8 1WV8 1PL: also in WV8 1WV8 1PN: also in WV8 1WV8 1PP: also in WV8 1WV8 1PQ: also in WV8 1WV8 1PR: also in WV8 1WV8 1PS: also in WV8 1WV8 1PT: also in WV8 1WV8 1PU: also in WV8 1WV8 1PW: also in WV8 1WV8 1PX: also in WV8 1WV8 1PY: also in WV8 1WV8 1PZ: also in WV8 1WV8 1QE: also in WV8 1WV8 1QF: also in WV8 1WV8 1QG: also in WV8 1WV8 1QH: also in WV8 1WV8 1RX: also in WV8 1WV8 1RY: also in WV8 1WV8 1RZ: also in WV8 1WV8 1SA: also in WV8 1WV8 1SB: also in WV8 1WV8 1SD: also in WV8 1WV8 1SE: also in WV8 1WV8 1SF: also in WV8 1WV8 1SG: also in WV8 1WV8 1SH: also in WV8 1WV8 1SJ: also in WV8 1WV8 1SL: also in WV8 1WV8 1SP: also in WV8 1WV8 1SQ: also in WV8 1WV8 1SR: also in WV8 1WV8 1SW: also in WV8 1 Lakeside 4.0 kmCodsall WV8 1EA Map of WV8 1EA and what is near it Map of WV8 1EA: its centre point, with the 323 other postcodes in the WV8 1 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 4 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 900 mGP 1.4 kmLakeside 4.0 kmCodsall WV8 1EA
  • WV8 1EA
  • Other postcodes in WV8 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 bus stops
  • 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 52.6316, longitude -2.1999)

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 WV8 1EA?

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 WV8 1EA?

97% of the homes and businesses at WV8 1EA can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 79% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WV8 1EA 79% South Staffordshire 84%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WV8 1EA 97% 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 WV8 1EA?

BinDayBuddy has not read South Staffordshire Council's days for WV8 1EA today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for WV8 1EA 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 WV8 1EA 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 WV8 1EA.

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 WV8 1EA: 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 WV8 1EA 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 WV8 1EA?

Homes in WV8 1 sold for a typical £259,950 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 103 sales, down 1.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£259,950 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£265,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 1.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £440,000 21 sales
  • Semi-detached £255,000 39 sales
  • Terraced £213,750 32 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £131,000 11 sales

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

Across the whole WV8 district: a typical £282,500 from 146 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 WV8 1EA

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in WV8 1EA 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

Food hygiene ratings at WV8 1EA

The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at WV8 1EA. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near WV8 1EA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 680 homes in the neighbourhood around WV8 1EA. The largest share of them, 26%, 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 WV8 1EA

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 £4,627 (band H); band C, the most common, is £2,057.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 30 (4%)£1,542
Band Babout 110 (16%)£1,800
Band Cabout 180 (26%)£2,057
Band Dabout 80 (12%)£2,314
Band Eabout 140 (21%)£2,828
Band Fabout 60 (9%)£3,342
Band Gabout 70 (10%)£3,856
Band Habout 10 (1%)£4,627

When the homes were built

  1. 13% Before 1900
  2. 7% 1900 to 1918
  3. 6% 1919 to 1939
  4. 36% 1945 to 1964
  5. 21% 1965 to 1982
  6. 6% 1983 to 1999
  7. 6% 2000 to 2009
  8. 4% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

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 WV8 1EA is in (ONS area E01029626), 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 WV8 1EA?

The nearest open schools to WV8 1EA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WV8 1EA, 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 WV8 1EA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WV8 1EA is Codsall Rail Station, 500 metres away in a straight line.

  • Codsall Rail Station Railway station 500 mWalk
  • Bilbrook Rail Station Railway station 1.3 kmCycle

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

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Church Road, 94 m away.

More stations near WV8 1EA, 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 WV8 1EA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WV8 1EA, 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 WV8 1EA?

2 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WV8 1EA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 300 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 300 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 WV8 1EA?

The nearest to the centre of WV8 1EA, 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 WV8 1EA?

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 WV8 1EA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WV8 1EA, 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 WV8 1EA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WV8 1EA, 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 WV8 1EA?

The nearest vets to the centre of WV8 1EA 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 WV8 1EA in a conservation area?

The centre of WV8 1EA 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 WV8 1EA?

Police.uk records 52 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WV8 1EA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences14 reports
Anti-social behaviour11 reports
Public order8 reports
Shoplifting6 reports
Criminal damage and arson4 reports
Other theft4 reports

Also: drugs 3, vehicle crime 1, robbery 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 WV8 1EA

Ward
Codsall
Parish
Codsall
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Codsall
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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