WV1 3JW Wolverhampton
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St Peters. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Queen Street, Wolverhampton: 76 addresses
- Berry Street, Wolverhampton: 1 address
- Princess Street, Wolverhampton: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Wolverhampton in 2026-27: Band D £2,539 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,693 | £1,975 | £2,257 | £2,539 | £3,103 | £3,667 | £4,232 | £5,078 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (59% of about 1,090 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 16.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- Former Wolverhampton County Court, grade II*
- GRAND THEATRE, grade II*
- 11,12 AND 13, KING STREET, grade II
- 13, QUEEN STREET, grade II
- 15,16 AND 17, KING STREET, grade II
- 25 AND 25A, KING STREET, grade II
- 25, QUEEN STREET, grade II
- 26, QUEEN STREET, grade II
- 27 AND 28, QUEEN STREET, grade II
- 43A, QUEEN STREET, grade II
- 44 AND 45, QUEEN STREET, grade II
- 46, QUEEN STREET, grade II
- 56 AND 57, QUEEN STREET, grade II
- FORMER UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON ANNEXE, grade II
- NOS 47,48 AND 49 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- OLD STILL INN PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 15 - 16 King Street City Centre Wolverhampton West Midlands, permissioned (30 m)
- Fmr Revolution Bar, 10 - 12 Princess Street Wolverhampton WV1 1HW, completed (40 m)
- 58-60 Lichfield Street, City Centre: up to 29 homes, not permissioned (50 m)
- 6-20 Lichfield Street City Centre Wolverhampton: up to 22 homes, permissioned (70 m)
- 19-21 Queen Street, Wolverhampton City Centre, completed (70 m)
- 6 - 8 Lichfield Street City Centre Wolverhampton WV1 1DG, completed (80 m)
- Land Rear Of 40 - 43 Berry Street Fronting Princess Alley WV1 1HA, completed (80 m)
- Flat A-B 40-43 Berry Street WV1 1HA, completed (80 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 78 addresses are between 154 m and 157 m above sea level (156 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 98%, ultrafast 98%, gigabit 98% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Wolverhampton 5.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Coseley 520,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km (3.3 miles) | |
| Bilbrook 139,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Pipers Row (West Midlands Metro) | 140 m |
| Wolverhampton St George's (West Midlands Metro) | 190 m | |
| Wolverhampton Station (West Midlands Metro) | 380 m | |
| Bus stops | 41 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 90 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest King Street Wolverhampton | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wolverhampton Bus Station | 140 m |
| Car parks | 16 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Combined Parking Solutions | 90 m |
| EV charging points | 15 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 270 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 29.5 km (18 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Thornley Street Surgery | 310 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 180 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 180 m |
| Hospital | Wolverhamptom Recovery Hospital Prescriber | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Bilston Street Police Station | 150 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 110 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Peter's Gardens 3,320 m² | 190 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 600 m² | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | Fowler Playing Fields 24 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Former Wolverhampton County Court, a listed building (Grade II*), 40 m. 130 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 10 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Former Wolverhampton County Court | Listed building, Grade II* | 40 m |
| Grand Theatre | Listed building, Grade II* | 90 m north-east |
| Art Gallery and Museum | Listed building, Grade II* | 190 m north-west |
| Anglian cross 25m south of St Peter's Collegiate Church | Scheduled monument | 250 m north-west |
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade I | 260 m north-west |
| West Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Horseley Fields Junction | Lake or reservoir | 790 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Wolverhampton Locks | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.3 miles) north |
| Stowlawn Wood | Wood | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) east |
| Aldersley Junction | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) north-west |
| Park Hill | Hill | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south |
| The Gorge | Valley | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 21 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 53 | 78 |
25 of the postcode's 78 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Wolverhampton: see them on the Wolverhampton page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 23 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 4% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | under 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 2% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 0% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 14% | 17% |
| Private rented | 83% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 35% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 27% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | under 1% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 9% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 19% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 13% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 38% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 26% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 70% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Queen Street.