UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/wv8
WV8Wolverhampton, South Staffordshire, England
House prices in WV8, Wolverhampton
Homes in WV8 sold for a median of £290,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 341 standard sales.
That makes it the third most expensive of the 16 WV postcode districts with at least 100 sales.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 116 | £456,000 | £369,000 to £541,000 |
| Semi-detached | 123 | £265,000 | £239,000 to £316,000 |
| Terraced | 78 | £231,500 | £191,000 to £270,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 24 | £180,000 | £124,000 to £254,000 |
WV8 has too few sales linked to an energy certificate for its own price per m². Nearby districts priced within 20% of it have their own: WV6 at £3,451 per m² from 44 sales, WV3 at £2,879 per m² from 31 sales, and WV4 at £2,937 per m² from 30 sales.
Semi-detached houses and detached houses sold in similar numbers here, at 36% and 34% of sales.
Flats here sold for a median of £180,000, 60% more than the £112,500 typical of the 6 nearest districts with enough flat sales.
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Where prices are higher in WV8
Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in WV8 2, around Codsall, with a median of £377,500, and lowest in WV8 1, around Codsall, at £260,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.
Each dot is a postcode in WV8 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.
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List the 40 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| WV8 2DP | £630,000 | 3 |
| WV8 1GF | £572,500 | 4 |
| WV8 2BL | £550,000 | 3 |
| WV8 2EN | £550,000 | 3 |
| WV8 2HY | £525,000 | 3 |
| WV8 2AF | £438,000 | 3 |
| WV8 2EJ | £438,000 | 3 |
| WV8 2BW | £435,000 | 6 |
| WV8 1DW | £400,000 | 5 |
| WV8 1AL | £377,500 | 3 |
| WV8 2DJ | £360,000 | 5 |
| WV8 1FD | £357,000 | 3 |
| WV8 1EW | £335,000 | 3 |
| WV8 2JH | £332,000 | 5 |
| WV8 2DT | £325,000 | 5 |
| WV8 1BE | £320,000 | 3 |
| WV8 1BN | £318,000 | 3 |
| WV8 2JR | £305,000 | 3 |
| WV8 1JE | £296,500 | 4 |
| WV8 2DS | £295,000 | 4 |
| WV8 1PY | £277,500 | 6 |
| WV8 1LA | £272,500 | 3 |
| WV8 1BL | £270,500 | 4 |
| WV8 1DH | £265,000 | 5 |
| WV8 1JQ | £262,000 | 3 |
| WV8 1JN | £260,000 | 5 |
| WV8 2HG | £258,500 | 8 |
| WV8 1FG | £254,000 | 4 |
| WV8 2JP | £252,500 | 4 |
| WV8 1AH | £246,500 | 4 |
| WV8 2EH | £245,500 | 4 |
| WV8 1JH | £240,000 | 3 |
| WV8 1JY | £240,000 | 3 |
| WV8 2JX | £238,500 | 3 |
| WV8 1NU | £233,000 | 3 |
| WV8 1SH | £222,500 | 3 |
| WV8 1FL | £215,000 | 5 |
| WV8 1YQ | £200,000 | 5 |
| WV8 1GE | £182,500 | 6 |
| WV8 1HX | £179,000 | 3 |
Prices over time
The median rose 64%, from £186,000 in 2016 to £305,000 in 2025, more than the 48% rise for a typical district in the West Midlands.
Postcode districts in the South Staffordshire council area
Median sale price of the 5 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. WV8 is the second cheapest.
- DY7 Stourbridge£420,000
- WV5 Wolverhampton£320,000
- ST19 Stafford£306,000
- WV8 Wolverhampton, this district£290,000
- WS6 Walsall£255,000
Prices by council ward
Median price in the council wards that cover most of WV8, from the sales in WV8, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:
- Codsall 206 sales£342,500
- Bilbrook 113 sales£240,000
- Oxley 30 sales£175,000
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £90,000 for a flat on Bilbrook Road to £624,000 for a detached house on Old Farm Drive.
The latest standard sales recorded in WV8. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.
- 16 Old Farm DriveSold for £624,000
- 2 Slate LaneSold for £340,000
- 2 Greenacre DriveSold for £455,000
- 33 Crompton CourtSold for £180,000
- 36 Homefield RoadSold for £200,000
- 11 Arps RoadSold for £273,000
- 23 Homefield RoadSold for £270,000
- 16 Billars CloseSold for £135,000
- 15 Bilbrook RoadSold for £275,000
- Flat 11, Bilbrook Court Bilbrook RoadSold for £90,000
Living in WV8
Crime
51 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 68 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
Across its postcodes, an average of 83% of homes can get it
Near the middle of all postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
No postcode is in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Lower than 73 in 100 postcode districts.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,314 a year in South Staffordshire for 2026 to 2027
Lower than 76 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Coal mining
1% of the 432 live postcodes in WV8 are in the Mining Remediation Authority's coal mining reporting area. The free check shows whether a given postcode is (what a mining report covers).
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | |
| B | 3 | |
| C | 165 | |
| D | 178 | |
| E | 30 | |
| F | 5 | |
| G | 3 |
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | ||
| 16 | ||
| 60 | ||
| 102 | ||
| 137 | ||
| 37 | ||
| 20 | ||
| 3 |
About these figures
The figures come from 341 standard sales in WV8, the latest on 25 August 2026 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, fewer than 1 in 10 were flats.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.