WV14 0PT Wolverhampton
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bilston South. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Ladymoor Road, Bilston: 15 addresses
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 (35% of about 1,070 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 adj. To 49 Highfields Road: up to 28 homes, not permissioned (480 m (0.3 miles))
- THE RAINBOW COMMUNITY CENTRE, 49, RAINBOW STREET, COSELEY, BILSTON, WV14 8SX: up to 6 homes, permissioned (510 m (0.3 miles))
- Land adj 32 Whitegates Road, Coseley: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (510 m (0.3 miles))
- Bilston Urban Village - Phase 2: up to 253 homes, permissioned (710 m (0.4 miles))
- Fmr Rookery Lodge, Woodcross Lane: up to 16 homes, not permissioned (860 m (0.5 miles))
- Land rear of 45 Rookery Road: up to 22 homes, permissioned (860 m (0.5 miles))
- Land Behind Daisy Bank Community Centre Car Park Ash Street Bradley Wolverhampton West Midlands, permissioned (880 m (0.5 miles))
- Former Daisy Bank Community Centre, Ash Street, Bradley WV14 8UP: up to 18 homes, permissioned (900 m (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 15 addresses are between 139 m and 143 m above sea level (140 m on average).
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 | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| Tipton 359,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Dudley Port 376,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Bilston Central (West Midlands Metro) | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Loxdale (West Midlands Metro) | 1.6 km (1 mile) | |
| The Crescent (West Midlands Metro) | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 22 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ladymoor Road Coseley | 270 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bilston Bus Station | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| Car parks | Topdeck Parking | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Osprey Charging Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 25.5 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Coseley Medical Centre | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Brutons Pharmacy (Childs Avenue) | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Guest Hospital | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Police station | West Midlands Police - Bilston Police Station | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Cash machines | Barclays Bank Cash Machine | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.6 ha | 300 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 350 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1,010 m² | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,360 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 2.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Rounds Hill | Hill | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south |
| The Gorge | Valley | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Weddell Wynd Community Woodland | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Rocket Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Hursthill Wood | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Sedgley Beacon | Hill | 2 km (1.3 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 10 | 15 |
5 of the postcode's 15 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 | 28 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 23% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 13% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 22% | 17% |
| Private rented | 54% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Ladymoor Road.