WV2 1AA Wolverhampton
Live postcode, introduced June 1999. Ward: St Peters. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Tempest Street, Wolverhampton: 87 addresses
- Dudley Road, Wolverhampton: 2 addresses
- St George's Parade, Wolverhampton: 2 addresses
- Cleveland Road, Wolverhampton: 1 address
- Snow Hill, Wolverhampton: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Tempest Street, 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: 9.
- 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
- CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ST MARY AND ST JOHN, grade II*
- 1, GEORGE STREET, grade II
- 14, GEORGE STREET, grade II
- 28, SNOW HILL, grade II
- 30, SNOW HILL, grade II
- 31, SNOW HILL, grade II
- 32 AND 33, SNOW HILL, grade II
- DENNING HOUSE, grade II
- SNOW HILL POST OFFICE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Exchange Enterprises Uk Ltd Regents Court St Johns Square Wolverhampton WV2 4DB, completed (90 m)
- Local Run Decorators 51 Tempest Street Wolverhampton WV2 1AA, permissioned (110 m)
- George House St Johns Square Wolverhampton WV2 4BZ: up to 44 homes, permissioned (130 m)
- Bond House, St John's Square, Wolverhampton City Centre: up to 34 homes, permissioned (180 m)
- St George's Parade, Wolverhampton City Centre WV2 1AY, not permissioned (200 m)
- Shopping Core / Southside, Wolverhampton City Centre: up to 57 homes, not permissioned (200 m)
- 29 - 30 Cleveland Street Wolverhampton City Centre WV1 3HT: up to 16 homes, permissioned (210 m)
- 23 Temple Street, Wolverhampton City Centre WV2 4AN, permissioned (250 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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 94 addresses are between 157 m and 162 m above sea level (160 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 37%, ultrafast 37%, gigabit 37% 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 | 770 m |
| Coseley 520,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km | |
| Bilbrook 139,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Wolverhampton St George's (West Midlands Metro) | 270 m |
| Pipers Row (West Midlands Metro) | 410 m | |
| The Royal (West Midlands Metro) | 480 m | |
| Bus stops | 22 stops within 400 m, 91 within 800 m; nearest Temple Street Wolverhampton | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wolverhampton Bus Station | 420 m |
| Car parks | 14 within 800 m; nearest NCP - Wolverhampton Summer Row Car Park | 260 m |
| EV charging points | 17 within 1.6 km; nearest bp Pulse | 280 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 29.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Thornley Street Surgery | 750 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 370 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 380 m |
| Hospital | Wolverhamptom Recovery Hospital Prescriber | 480 m |
| Police station | Bilston Street Police Station | 300 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 390 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest St Peter's Gardens 3,320 m² | 560 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 600 m² | 520 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.3 ha | 700 m |
| Allotments | Howell Road Allotment Site 2.0 ha | 1.2 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Catholic Church of St Mary and St John, a listed building (Grade II*), 50 m. 124 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 10 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic Church of St Mary and St John | Listed building, Grade II* | 50 m |
| Central Library | Listed building, Grade II* | 170 m north |
| Church of St John | Listed building, Grade II* | 230 m west |
| Former Wolverhampton County Court | Listed building, Grade II* | 430 m north |
| Anglian cross 25m south of St Peter's Collegiate Church | Scheduled monument | 600 m north-west |
| West Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.4 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Horseley Fields Junction | Lake or reservoir | 880 m north-east |
| Wolverhampton Locks | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km north |
| Stowlawn Wood | Wood | 2.5 km east |
| Park Hill | Hill | 2.5 km south |
| Park Coppice | Wood | 2.6 km south |
| The Gorge | Valley | 4.2 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.4 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 5 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 26 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 37 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 23 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 94 |
92 of the postcode's 94 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 28 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 5% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 3% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 33% | 17% |
| Private rented | 62% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 3% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 29% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 9% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 24% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 47% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 48% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 72% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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 Tempest Street.