WV2 1FA Wolverhampton
Live postcode, introduced September 2020. Ward: St Peters. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
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 (65% of about 1,020 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 1.0 km
- 10 Lever Street Wolverhampton West Midlands WV2 1AL: up to 3 homes, permissioned (100 m)
- 34 - 36A Dudley Road Wolverhampton WV2 3BP: up to 9 homes, permissioned (180 m)
- Local Run Decorators 51 Tempest Street Wolverhampton WV2 1AA, permissioned (210 m)
- Dudley Road / Bell Place, Blakenhall WV2 4JX: up to 100 homes, permissioned (220 m)
- Fmr Police Station, Birmingham Road, WV2 3LN: up to 28 homes, permissioned (230 m)
- 297 All Saints Road Wolverhampton WV2 1EG: up to 1 home, permissioned (230 m)
- Exchange Enterprises Uk Ltd Regents Court St Johns Square Wolverhampton WV2 4DB, completed (270 m)
- Dobbs Street, Blakenhall WV2 4HX, not permissioned (290 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 160 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 | Wolverhampton 5.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km |
| Coseley 520,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km | |
| Bilbrook 139,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.5 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | The Royal (West Midlands Metro) | 430 m |
| Wolverhampton St George's (West Midlands Metro) | 520 m | |
| Pipers Row (West Midlands Metro) | 650 m | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 67 within 800 m; nearest Granville Street Wolverhampton | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wolverhampton Bus Station | 650 m |
| Car parks | 8 within 800 m; nearest Parking Services - City of Wolverhampton Council | 430 m |
| EV charging points | 17 within 1.6 km; nearest bp Pulse | 520 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 29.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Health And Beyond | 640 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest All Saints Pharmacy | 180 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 660 m |
| Hospital | Wolverhamptom Recovery Hospital Prescriber | 660 m |
| Police station | Bilston Street Police Station | 560 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 170 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | St Peter's Gardens 3,320 m² | 830 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 340 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,820 m² | 500 m |
| Allotments | Howell Road Allotment Site 2.0 ha | 920 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Catholic Church of St Mary and St John, a listed building (Grade II*), 290 m north-west. 118 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 8 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* | 290 m north-west |
| Church of St John | Listed building, Grade II* | 390 m north-west |
| Central Library | Listed building, Grade II* | 440 m north |
| Former Wolverhampton County Court | Listed building, Grade II* | 690 m north |
| Anglian cross 25m south of St Peter's Collegiate Church | Scheduled monument | 870 m north-west |
| West Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.6 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Horseley Fields Junction | Lake or reservoir | 940 m north-east |
| Park Hill | Hill | 2.2 km south |
| Stowlawn Wood | Wood | 2.4 km east |
| Park Coppice | Wood | 2.4 km south |
| Ashen Coppice | Wood | 2.7 km south |
| The Gorge | Valley | 3.9 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 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 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 5 |
4 of the postcode's 5 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 | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 28% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 22% | 17% |
| Private rented | 49% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 13% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 21% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 51% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 13% | 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.