WV14 6LY Wolverhampton
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bilston North. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Fieldside Walk, Bilston: 22 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 (88% of about 730 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)
- 51 Prouds Lane Wolverhampton WV14 6QA: up to 1 home, permissioned (320 m)
- Land rear of 2 Emerald Close Wolverhampton, completed (410 m (0.3 miles))
- 50 Arnhem Road Wolverhampton WV13 3TX: up to 1 home, permissioned (420 m (0.3 miles))
- Former YWCA 19 - 20 Middleway Green WV14 6DJ, completed (430 m (0.3 miles))
- Fmr Garage Site, opp 34-42 Park View Road, Stowlawn WV14 6HH, completed (430 m (0.3 miles))
- Tarrans Housing Renewal (Portobello - Arnhem Road): up to 15 homes, not permissioned (430 m (0.3 miles))
- Fmr Happy Wanderer PH, Green Lanes, Bilston WV14 6BZ: up to 19 homes, permissioned (430 m (0.3 miles))
- Land at Marchant Road: up to 2 homes, not permissioned (440 m (0.3 miles))
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 22 addresses are between 133 m and 134 m above sea level (133 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 | Wolverhampton 5.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Coseley 520,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) | |
| Tipton 359,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | The Crescent (West Midlands Metro) | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| Bilston Central (West Midlands Metro) | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Priestfield (West Midlands Metro) | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 41 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cumberland Road Stowlawn | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bilston Bus Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Mountford Lane Car Park | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Osprey Charging Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 26.1 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Improving Health (Ih) Medical | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Portobello Pharmacy | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bilston Health Centre | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Cygnet Hospital Wolverhampton | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Police station | West Midlands Police - Bilston Police Station | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Stowheath Lane Open Space 11 ha | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 330 m² | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,200 m² | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
10 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stowlawn Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Horseley Fields Junction | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north-west |
| Rocket Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south |
| Moorcroft Wood | Wood | 3.2 km (2 miles) south-east |
| Park Hill | Hill | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) south-west |
| The Gorge | Valley | 4 km (2.5 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 21 | 22 |
1 of the postcode's 22 addresses is 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 | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 65% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 32% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 7% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 68% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 84% | 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) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 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 Fieldside Walk.