WV10 0DG Wolverhampton
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Heath Town. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Bailey Street, Wolverhampton: 3 addresses
- Sun Street, Wolverhampton: 2 addresses
- Corn Hill, Wolverhampton: 1 address
- Wednesfield Road, 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: 3.
- 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
- GREAT WESTERN PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
- HYDRAULIC ENGINE HOUSE, grade II
- MILL STREET DEPOT, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Old Steam Mill and Sack Works, Corn Mill, Wolverhampton City Centre WV10 0DB, not permissioned (100 m)
- Mill Street Depot, Canalside Quarter, Wolverhampton City Centre WV10 0DB, not permissioned (160 m)
- 129 Horseley Fields WV1 3DD: up to 12 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- 129 Horseley Fields Wolverhampton West Midlands, permissioned (270 m)
- Culwell Street Depot and adjoining land, Canalside Quarter WV10 0JT, permissioned (270 m)
- Land Rear Of 79 - 81 Lichfield Street City Centre Wolverhampton West Midlands: up to 8 homes, permissioned (310 m)
- Crane foundry, Canalside South, Wolverhampton City Centre WV1 2QP, not permissioned (350 m)
- Horseley Fields / Edward Vaughan Stamping Works / Union Mill, Canalside Quarter, Wolverhampton City Centre: up to 366 homes, permissioned (360 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 7 addresses are between 141 m and 149 m above sea level (144 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 150 m |
| Coseley 520,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Bilbrook 139,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km (3.8 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Wolverhampton Station (West Midlands Metro) | 150 m |
| Pipers Row (West Midlands Metro) | 410 m (0.3 miles) | |
| Wolverhampton St George's (West Midlands Metro) | 560 m (0.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 56 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Culwell Street Wolverhampton | 250 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wolverhampton Bus Station | 310 m |
| Car parks | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wolverhampton Station Car Park | 160 m |
| EV charging points | 10 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 200 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 29.1 km (18 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Thornley Street Surgery | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 240 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | New Cross Hospital | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Bilston Street Police Station | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Peter's Gardens 3,320 m² | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 460 m² | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,020 m² | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Grand Theatre, a listed building (Grade II*), 450 m (0.3 miles) west. 124 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 9 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Theatre | Listed building, Grade II* | 450 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Former Wolverhampton County Court | Listed building, Grade II* | 480 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Art Gallery and Museum | Listed building, Grade II* | 630 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Central Library | Listed building, Grade II* | 670 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Anglian cross 25m south of St Peter's Collegiate Church | Scheduled monument | 710 m (0.4 miles) west |
| West Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Horseley Fields Junction | Lake or reservoir | 370 m south-east |
| Wolverhampton Locks | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Stowlawn Wood | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) east |
| Aldersley Junction | Lake or reservoir | 3 km (1.8 miles) north-west |
| Park Hill | Hill | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south |
| The Gorge | Valley | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 0 | 3 |
| 70 to 74 | 0 | 2 |
| 65 to 69 | 0 | 2 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 0 |
2 of the postcode's 7 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 7 from railways, 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 | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 2% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 11% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 83% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 72% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 3% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 10% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 22% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 62% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 70% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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 Bailey Street.