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WV14 8XL area guide

Who lives in WV14 8XL, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Coseley Wallbrook
Council: Dudley
Region: West Midlands
Neighbourhood population: 1,551 (2024)

WV14 8XLBilston

At a glance

What WV14 8XL is like

WV14 8XL is a postcode in the Coseley Wallbrook area of Dudley. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,551 people. 85.3% of households own their home, 10.8% rent privately and 3.3% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 57.8% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is above the England and Wales average. Homes in WV14 8 sold for a median of £206,500 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How WV14 8XL compares

Headline figures for WV14 8XL, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

7/ 10

Around the middle: 41.2 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£206,500

Median over 83 sales in WV14 8, +3.2% on the year before.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 44 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

88%

Rated good or better across 8 inspected schools within 1 mile.

Household incomeMore

£41,638

Average annual income before tax, higher than 16% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where WV14 8XL differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
23.2% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.
02
Few private renters
Only 10.8% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
85.3% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

WV14 8XL FAQs

Is WV14 8XL a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 41.2 per 1,000 people a year, band 7 of 10 nationally. 88% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

How much does a house cost in WV14 8XL?

The median sale price over the last year was £206,500.

Homes in WV14 8 sold for a median of £206,500 across 83 sales in the year to August 2026, +3.2% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.

Is WV14 8XL safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 41.2 offences per 1,000 people a year around WV14 8XL, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 7 of 10.

Who lives in WV14 8XL?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 9.9% of residents. 85.3% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (53%).

Which council covers WV14 8XL?

The local authority for WV14 8XL is Dudley.

WV14 8XL comes under Dudley in the West Midlands. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is WV14 8XL?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 44 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Coseley Rail Station, 0.2 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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