58POPULATION
1.6%UNEMPLOYED
66%MARRIED
£0AVERAGE WAGE
LO CRIME RATE
36%'AB' SOCIAL CLASS
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What social class do the population of WV8 1BD belong to? What are the predominant ethnic groups? How deprived is WV8 1BD in Wolverhampton, how professionally qualified are the community, and how many hours a week do they work? All this, and more information and demographic statistics about WV8 1BD from the Census 2011.


AVERAGE AGES

  • 16%Children
  • 83%Adults

16% of people in this postcode area are children. Of the remainder, 13% are aged 76 or more.

GENDER SPLIT

  • 46.6%Male
  • 53.4%Female

From the last census, 46.6% of people in WV81BD male, and 53.4% female. Women outnumber men in Codsall North.

SOCIAL GRADES

  • 36%AB
  • 54%C2/C2
  • 10%DE

According to census records, 36% of people here have a social grade of AB (highest), compared to the national average of 27%.

MARITAL STATUS

  • 19%SINGLE
  • 66%MARRIED

The percentage of people who are married in WV8 1BD is 19%. Single and 'other' people is 82%.

ETHNICITY

  • 96%WHITE
  • 2%NON-WHITE

96% of people class themselves as 'white', compared to a national UK average of 81.9%

UNEMPLOYMENT

  • 93.2%WORKING
  • 1.6%UNEMPLOYED

1.6% are either unemployed or students in this area. The UK unemployment rate is 4%.

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Cash Machines (ATMs)

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Post Offices

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WV81BD Postcode Breakdown

WVAREA8DISTRICT1SECTORBDUNIT
Full PostcodeWV8 1BD
Latitude/Longitude,
Postal TownWolverhampton
Easting
Northing
Ward Name
MSOA Name
LSOA Name
CountyStaffordshire
Region
CountryEngland
Local Authority
Local Authority Code
Area ClassificationUrban with Significant Rural (rural including hub towns 26-49%)

WV81BD Postal District

Compass Postal District

WV8 1BD postcode is located in the postal town of Wolverhampton. Wolverhampton postal area may cover a large geographical region that may correspond to several postal districts, which may include many towns and/or villages. Use the map to determine the geographical location of the postcode WV8 1BD.

Nearest Towns & Cities
Codsall0.4 miles W
Albrighton3.2 miles W
Brewood3.8 miles N
Kiddemore Green3.8 miles N
Wolverhampton4.1 miles SE
Pattingham4.6 miles SW
Trescott4.8 miles SW
Stretton4.9 miles N
Wednesfield5 miles E
Seisdon5.1 miles SW
Scisdon5.1 miles SW
Tong5.2 miles W
Gailey5.4 miles NE
Stanlow5.6 miles SW
Lapley6 miles N
London119 miles E
Glasgow235 miles NW
Edinburgh233 miles N
Cardiff89 miles SW
Liverpool64 miles NW
Southampton124 miles SE
Saint Ives125 miles S

Attempted murder arrest after two attacked at home

A man and woman were left with head and facial injuries after reports a man had got into a property.

BBC News

Demolition to mark next stage of town's revamp

The council says the scheme will bring the town centre up to date for modern shoppers.

BBC News

I'm 6ft 3in and people think my 4ft 11in girlfriend is my daughter

Lizzy Groombridge, 29, got to know Candie Dixon, 31, on Instagram before they met in real life and fell in love.

Stoke Sentinel

Boy, 16, charged with murder after teen stabbed

Harleigh Hepworth, 17, was killed in Wolverhampton's West Park on Thursday.

BBC News

Stoke's Schumacher shunning style for substance

Stoke City boss Steven Schumacher says he does not mind abandoning his footballing principles if it secures Championship survival.

BBC News

Jo Gideon MP on regeneration in Stoke town

Stoke on Trent Central MP, Jo Gideon talking about the regeneration of Stoke town.

BBC News

Campaign sparked after worker shot at with crossbow

There have been more than 300 cases of a abuse in a year across the West Midlands, data shows.

BBC News

Warning after house fire sees 999 crews scrambled to Stoke-on-Trent road

Paramedics treated one man after the blaze broke out in the kitchen of a Longton home

Stoke Sentinel

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