WV5 8EB, Wolverhampton
Sold prices and local information for WV5 8EB on Planks Lane. Free
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Average sold price
£390,000
3 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
–
0 sales
Ultrafast broadband
100%
of homes, gigabit 100%
Sold prices in WV5 8EB
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hart Materials, Planks Lane | 1 Mar 2021 | £365,000 | Other |
| 95, Planks Lane | 8 Feb 2021 | £405,000 | Detached |
| Unit 1-4, Aristocrat House, Planks Lane | 23 Nov 2016 | £400,000 | Other |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 100% freehold, 0% leasehold.
Streets in WV5 8EB
- Planks Lane£336k
Schools near WV5 8EB
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Benedict Biscop CofE Primary School | Primary | Good | 0.3 mi |
| Westfield Primary School | Primary | Requires improvement | 0.4 mi |
| Wombourne High School | Secondary | Good | 0.5 mi |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School | Primary | – | 0.6 mi |
| Blakeley Heath Primary School | Primary | – | 0.6 mi |
| Cherry Trees School | Academy special converter | Good | 0.7 mi |
Living in WV5 8EB
Nearest stations
- Coseley station 4.3 mi · 1 hr 26 min walk
- Wolverhampton station 4.6 mi · 1 hr 32 min walk
- Cradley Heath station 6.1 mi · 2 hr 2 min walk
Supermarkets
- Spar 0.0 mi
- Morrisons Daily 0.6 mi
- Sainsburys 1.1 mi
- Lidl 1.2 mi
Pharmacies
- Boots 0.2 mi
- Wombourne Pharmacy 0.4 mi
- Boots 0.6 mi
Dentists
- Willows Dental & Implant Centre 0.1 mi
- Dental Surgery 0.2 mi
- Dental Surgery 2.1 mi
GP surgeries
- Gravel Hill Surgery 0.1 mi
- Dale Medical Practice 0.4 mi
- Rwt Practices Penn Manor Medical Centre 2.3 mi
Mobile signal
4G indoors from all four networks: 85% of homes in South Staffordshire (England & Wales 89%).
Source: Ofcom, Jul 2025.
Deprivation
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Decile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
| Income | 8 of 10 |
| Employment | 6 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 8 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 8 of 10 |
| Crime | 10 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 9 of 10 |
| Living environment | 10 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in WV5 8EB
Ethnic group
| Here | South Staffordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 98.2% | 93.8% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 1.1% | 2% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 0.3% | 2.8% |
| Other ethnic group | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 0.1% | 0.9% |
Religion
| Here | South Staffordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 63.8% | 59.2% |
| No religion | 28.3% | 32.5% |
| Not answered | 7% | 4.9% |
| Sikh | 0.4% | 1.6% |
| Other religion | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| Buddhist | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Hindu | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| Jewish | 0% | – |
Country of birth
| Here | South Staffordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 98.3% | 96.7% |
| Born outside the UK | 1.7% | 3.3% |
Highest qualification
| Here | South Staffordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 31.6% | 29.4% |
| No qualifications | 19.1% | 19.3% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 16.8% | 17.6% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 13.2% | 14.5% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 9.1% | 10.2% |
| Apprenticeship | 7% | 6.3% |
| Other qualifications | 3.3% | 2.7% |
General health
| Here | South Staffordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 40.3% | 45% |
| Good health | 38.5% | 35.7% |
| Fair health | 15.8% | 14% |
| Bad health | 4.1% | 4.1% |
| Very bad health | 1.3% | 1.2% |
Occupation
| Here | South Staffordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Professional occupations | 20.8% | 19.4% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 15.3% | 13.1% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 13.5% | 11% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 13.4% | 12.5% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 13.2% | 15.4% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 8.7% | 8% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| Elementary occupations | 5.1% | 8.1% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 4.9% | 6% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | South Staffordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 car or van in household | 41.8% | 37.4% |
| 2 cars or vans in household | 32% | 35.1% |
| No cars or vans in household | 15.5% | 12.2% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 10.7% | 15.3% |
Economic activity
| Here | South Staffordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically inactive | 52.9% | 43.3% |
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 46.4% | 55.4% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 0.7% | 1.4% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
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