The UK Postcode Database

WV8 2AX

a postcode in Staffordshire

Introduced in January 1980
WV8 2AX Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with WV8 2AX

Shop Lane - 28 properties, USRN 36701619

Willow Lane - 1 property, USRN 36700351

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.6212 / 52°37'16"N

Longitude: -2.2113 / 2°12'40"W

UTM Reference: 30U 553390 5830421

OS Easting: 385791

OS Northing: 302619

OS Grid: SJ857026

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 18X.RQB

Mapcode Global: WHBFR.0C8W

Open Location Code: 9C4VJQCQ+FF

Maidenhead Locator System: IO82vo49

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: F1

  • rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
  • a rural hamlet or isolated dwellings in populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2c1

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Ageing Communities
  • Communal Retirement Living

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 29168 / 32844

  • 9th decile
  • much less deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for WV8 2AX on Thursday 18 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:29
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:54
Sunrise 04:44
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:10
Sunset 21:35
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:25
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:50
Hours of daylight today04:14 to 22:05
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:05 to 04:14
Moon Phase Waxing Crescent
Moon Rises 07:25
Moon sets 23:22

For a full sun and moon calendar for WV8 2AX, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in WV8 2AX

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
14 May 2021 19 Shop Lane, Oaken, Wolverhampton WV8 2AX Semi-detached Freehold £295,000
20 April 2021 6 Shop Lane, Oaken, Wolverhampton WV8 2AX Detached Freehold £255,000
21 January 2021 15 Shop Lane, Oaken, Wolverhampton WV8 2AX Semi-detached Freehold £300,500
1 June 2020 3 Shop Lane, Oaken, Wolverhampton WV8 2AX Semi-detached Freehold £189,950
17 February 2020 4 Shop Lane, Oaken, Wolverhampton WV8 2AX Detached Freehold £315,000
14 December 2018 10 Shop Lane, Oaken, Wolverhampton WV8 2AX Semi-detached Freehold £187,000
30 November 2018 12 Shop Lane, Oaken, Wolverhampton WV8 2AX Detached Freehold £210,000
14 November 2018 19a Shop Lane, Oaken, Wolverhampton WV8 2AX Detached Freehold £460,000
30 August 2018 21 Shop Lane, Oaken, Wolverhampton WV8 2AX Semi-detached Freehold £374,000
12 July 2016 15 Shop Lane, Oaken, Wolverhampton WV8 2AX Semi-detached Freehold £210,000
20 May 2015 21 Shop Lane, Oaken, Wolverhampton WV8 2AX Semi-detached Freehold £190,000
30 April 2015 19 Shop Lane, Oaken, Wolverhampton WV8 2AX Semi-detached Freehold £225,000
29 October 2014 12 Shop Lane, Oaken, Wolverhampton WV8 2AX Detached Freehold £200,000
25 February 2011 7 Shop Lane, Oaken, Wolverhampton WV8 2AX Semi-detached Freehold £180,000
14 March 2008 8 Shop Lane, Oaken, Wolverhampton WV8 2AX Semi-detached Freehold £210,000
3 August 2007 16 Shop Lane, Oaken, Wolverhampton WV8 2AX Semi-detached Freehold £182,000
24 April 2006 4 Shop Lane, Oaken, Wolverhampton WV8 2AX Detached Freehold £225,000
25 February 2005 19 Shop Lane, Oaken, Wolverhampton WV8 2AX Semi-detached Freehold £175,000
4 August 2003 7 Shop Lane, Oaken, Wolverhampton WV8 2AX Semi-detached Freehold £59,000
14 March 2003 Coachmans Croft, Shop Lane, Oaken, Wolverhampton WV8 2AX Detached Freehold £315,000
26 April 2002 23 Shop Lane, Oaken, Wolverhampton WV8 2AX Semi-detached Freehold £140,000
9 February 2001 21 Shop Lane, Oaken, Wolverhampton WV8 2AX Semi-detached Freehold £72,500
18 February 2000 10 Shop Lane, Oaken, Wolverhampton WV8 2AX Semi-detached Freehold £92,000
9 August 1999 15 Shop Lane, Oaken, Wolverhampton WV8 2AX Semi-detached Freehold £35,200
5 August 1999 16 Shop Lane, Oaken, Wolverhampton WV8 2AX Semi-detached Freehold £86,000
5 August 1999 8 Shop Lane, Oaken, Wolverhampton WV8 2AX Semi-detached Freehold £75,000

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for WV8 2AX

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

MP

Mike Wood Conservative

South Staffordshire District Council
District council ward

Codsall

Councillors

Meg Barrow Conservative

Val Chapman Conservative

John Michell Conservative

WV8 2AX also falls within the Civil Parish of Codsall, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for WV8 2AX

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00150970 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01029630 South Staffordshire 009D Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02006182 South Staffordshire 009 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04008960 Codsall Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05015057 Codsall Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 4 May 2023 DLUHC
E07000196 South Staffordshire Non-metropolitan Districts Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E10000028 Staffordshire Counties Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E12000005 West Midlands Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001316 Kingswinford and South Staffordshire Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000015 Staffordshire Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000288 Wolverhampton and Walsall Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33022270 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000032 Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 28 October 2010 BEIS
E38000153 NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB - 05Q Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E40000011 Midlands NHS England Regions Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E54000010 Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Integrated Care Boards Health 1 April 2019 NHS
E56000007 West Midlands Cancer Alliances Health 1 September 2016 NHS England
E58001814 Codsall ED County Electoral Divisions Electoral 1 May 2025 DLUHC
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

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