WV6 8RU maps, stats, and open data

WV6 8RU lies on Regis Road in Wolverhampton. WV6 8RU is located in the Tettenhall Wightwick electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Wolverhampton and the English Parliamentary constituency of Wolverhampton South West. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Black Country ICB - D2P2L and the police force is West Midlands. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

WV6 8RU maps

WV6 8RU map - large scale - OS Open Zoomstack (Ordnance Survey)

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WV6 8RU geodata

Easting	388426
Northing	300059
Latitude	52.598197
Longitude	-2.172308

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WV6 8RU?

Street	Regis Road
Town/City	Wolverhampton
Country	England
Postcode District	WV6
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WV6 8RU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WV6 8RU as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	140m	459ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Politics

Ward	Tettenhall Wightwick
Constituency	Wolverhampton South West

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WV6 8RU

The Poynings (Regis Rd)	Tettenhall	102m
The Poynings (Regis Rd)	Tettenhall	103m
Grange Rd (Regis Rd)	Tettenhall	176m
Grange Rd (Regis Rd)	Tettenhall	205m
Wrottesley Rd (Wergs Rd)	Tettenhall	209m

Nearest railway stations to WV6 8RU

Bilbrook Station	3km
Wolverhampton Station	3.8km
Codsall Station	3.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in WV6 8RU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	52.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in WV6 8RU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	52.4Mbps
Average download speed	63.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	12.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WV6 8RU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

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WV6 8RU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WV6 8RU by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	336,710
Meter count	21
Mean (kWh/meter)	16,034
Median (kWh/meter)	13,099

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	146,846
Meter count	29
Mean (kWh/meter)	5,064
Median (kWh/meter)	2,714

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WV6 8RU, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WV6 8RU.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
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Deprivation

17.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than WV6 8RU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WV6 8RU (metres)

Pop Inn

22 Limes Road

166m

Dog And Gun

Dog And Gun Public House

183m

Limes Court Nursery School

4 Limes Court

218m

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Nearest post box to WV6 8RU

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Stockwell End	16:45	12:00	482m
Henwood Road	17:45	11:30	624m
Pendeford Post Office	18:15	12:00	817m

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WV6 8RU ITL and WV6 8RU LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for WV6 8RU:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLG	West Midlands (England)
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLG3	West Midlands
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLG39	Wolverhampton
LAU 1 Code	Name
E08000031	Wolverhampton

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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WV6 8RU census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for WV6 8RU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00053246
LSOA	E01010547	Wolverhampton 014B
MSOA	E02002162	Wolverhampton 014

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WV6 8RU

WV6 8RA	Manor Street	80m
WV6 8RX	Kirton Grove	107m
WV6 8RB	Limes Road	114m
WV6 8UB	Edward Lisle Gardens	136m
WV6 8XP	Chilgrove Gardens	137m
WV6 8RD	Limes Road	137m
WV6 8QZ	Limes Road	171m
WV6 8QJ	Upper Green	173m
WV6 8SB	Wrottesley Road	183m
WV6 8RY	Regis Beeches	188m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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