WV2 1HL Wolverhampton
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ettingshall North. 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 (45% of about 470 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)
- 145 Pond Lane Wolverhampton WV2 1HJ, permissioned (270 m)
- Land East Of 86 Arthur Street Parkfield Wolverhampton: up to 13 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- Byrne Road Motors Byrne Road WV2 3DP, completed (290 m)
- Asiana Clothing 135 Dudley Road WV2 3DH, permissioned (290 m)
- 1A Napier Road WV2 3DU, permissioned (290 m)
- 171 Dudley Road, Wolverhampton, completed (300 m)
- 175 Birmingham Road Wolverhampton WV2 3LU, permissioned (310 m)
- Land Opposite Sikh Temple, Duncan Street Wolverhampton, permissioned (350 m)
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.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Wolverhampton 5.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Coseley 520,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) | |
| Tipton 359,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6 km (3.7 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | The Royal (West Midlands Metro) | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| Wolverhampton St George's (West Midlands Metro) | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Pipers Row (West Midlands Metro) | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 48 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lilleshall Crescent Blakenhall | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wolverhampton Bus Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Car parks | Parking Services - City of Wolverhampton Council | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 11 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wenea | 200 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 28.5 km (18 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Duncan Street Primary Care Centre | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Supercare Pharmacy | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 360 m |
| Hospital | Wolverhamptom Recovery Hospital Prescriber | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Bilston Street Police Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Phoenix Park 7.2 ha | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,180 m² | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Howell Road Allotment Site 2.0 ha | 330 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 7.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Luke, a listed building (Grade II*), 640 m (0.4 miles) west. 27 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Luke | Listed building, Grade II* | 640 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Catholic Church of St Mary and St John | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Anglian cross 25m south of St Peter's Collegiate Church | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| West Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Horseley Fields Junction | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Park Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| Park Coppice | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Ashen Coppice | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south |
| Stowlawn Wood | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) east |
| The Gorge | Valley | 3.2 km (2 miles) 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
No addresses here are in the mapped area.
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 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 38% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 24% | 17% |
| Private rented | 37% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 63% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 10% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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.