WV14 0PD Wolverhampton
Live postcode, introduced January 2015. Ward: Bilston South. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Temple Street, Bilston: 3 addresses
- Warwick Street, Bilston: 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 (78% of about 1,120 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land South West Of 5 Warwick Street Bilston Wolverhampton West Midlands: up to 2 homes, permissioned (100 m)
- Land at Railway Drive, Bilston WV14 0NS, not permissioned (110 m)
- Site Adjacent To Bilston Post Office Hall Street Pipes Meadow Wolverhampton West Midlands, permissioned (220 m)
- Catholic Club 9 Tame Street Wolverhampton West Midlands WV14 7EL: up to 9 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- Land at Hall Street / The Orchard, Bilston Town Centre, not permissioned (280 m)
- Fmr Pipe Hall, The Orchard, Bilston Town Centre WV6 9PF, not permissioned (300 m)
- Swan Bank Tavern 3 - 5 Lichfield Street Bilston Wolverhampton West Midlands WV14 0AG: up to 3 homes, permissioned (310 m)
- 120 Oxford Street, Bilston WV14 7EA, permissioned (320 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 addresses are about 134 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Coseley 520,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Tipton 359,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) | |
| Wolverhampton 5.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Bilston Central (West Midlands Metro) | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Loxdale (West Midlands Metro) | 470 m (0.3 miles) | |
| The Crescent (West Midlands Metro) | 910 m (0.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 37 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tame Street Bilston | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bilston Bus Station | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Morrisons Car park-Wolverhampton Black Country Route | 280 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 270 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 25 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bilston Urban Village Medical Centre | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Brutons Pharmacy (Urban Village) | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Church Street Dental Practice | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Cygnet Hospital Wolverhampton | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) |
| Police station | West Midlands Police - Bilston Police Station | 300 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cashpoint® 89 Church Street Lloyds Bank | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 370 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 250 m² | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Greenway Road Playing Fields 1.5 ha | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Princess Anne Allotments 2,180 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 1.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade II*), 130 m north-east. 24 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 130 m north-east |
| Greyhound and Punchbowl Inn | Listed building, Grade II* | 750 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Rocket Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Moorcroft Wood | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Weddell Wynd Community Woodland | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Moorcroft Junction | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south-east |
| Rounds Hill | Hill | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south |
| The Gorge | Valley | 3.3 km (2 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 4 |
4 of the postcode's 4 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 | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 15% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 70% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 15% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 17% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 82% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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 Temple Street.