WV14 7BR Wolverhampton
Live postcode, introduced August 2011. Ward: Bilston South. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
No addresses are linked to this postcode in the ONS UPRN Directory.
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)
- 50-52 Willenhall Road Bilston WV14 6NW: up to 11 homes, permissioned (650 m (0.4 miles))
- Land South Of 2 Poplar Road Bilston, completed (680 m (0.4 miles))
- Samson And Lion (land), Newbolt Road Wolverhampton WV14 7NP, permissioned (710 m (0.4 miles))
- Samson And Lion (buildings), Newbolt Road WV14 7NP, completed (710 m (0.4 miles))
- Land Adjacent To 57 Ashley Street Bilston West Midlands, permissioned (750 m (0.5 miles))
- Catholic Club 9 Tame Street Wolverhampton West Midlands WV14 7EL: up to 9 homes, permissioned (800 m (0.5 miles))
- 120 Oxford Street, Bilston WV14 7EA, permissioned (810 m (0.5 miles))
- 61 Mount Pleasant Bilston WV14 7NE, completed (870 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's address is about 128 m above sea level.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Coseley 520,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Tipton 359,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) | |
| Bescot Stadium 155,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km (2.8 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Loxdale (West Midlands Metro) | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Bilston Central (West Midlands Metro) | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Bradley Lane (West Midlands Metro) | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 27 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Chads Road The Lunt | 380 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bilston Bus Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Car parks | Mountford Lane Car Park | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wenea | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 24.4 km (15 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Moxley Medical Centre | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Brutons Pharmacy (Moxley) | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Church Street Dental Practice | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Dorothy Pattison Hospital | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Police station | West Midlands Police - Bilston Police Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest MFG - Bilston, Willenhall Road Cashzone | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest George Rose Park 4.5 ha | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 380 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,540 m² | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 4.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade II*), 910 m (0.6 miles) south-west. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 910 m (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Moorcroft Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Moorcroft Junction | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Rocket Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.3 miles) south |
| Weddell Wynd Community Woodland | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south |
| Rounds Hill | Hill | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) south-west |
| The Gorge | Valley | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.9 | 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 | 0 | 1 |
1 of the postcode's 1 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 | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 44% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 30% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 15% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 12% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 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) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 76% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 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.