WV2 2ES Wolverhampton
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ettingshall North. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- D'urberville Road, Wolverhampton: 98 addresses
- Durberville Road, Rough Hills: 2 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 (94% of about 710 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)
- Land Behind 77 To 91 D'Urberville Road Wolverhampton West Midlands: up to 6 homes, permissioned (160 m)
- Fmr Parkfields Office, Rough Hills Road: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (200 m)
- Ettingshall Lodge George Street Ettingshall Wolverhampton West Midlands WV2 2LW: up to 10 homes, permissioned (330 m)
- Land North East Of 2A Sweetbriar Road Wolverhampton, completed (340 m)
- 558 Parkfield Road Wolverhampton WV4 6EL, permissioned (390 m)
- 599 Parkfield Road Wolverhampton WV4 6EL: up to 1 home, permissioned (430 m (0.3 miles))
- Land Inbetween 300 Bilston Road And 129 Ettingshall Road Wolverhampton WV2 2NL, completed (530 m (0.3 miles))
- Former New Inn PH 300 Bilston Road Wolverhampton WV2 2NL: up to 14 homes, permissioned (550 m (0.3 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 8 at medium risk and 38 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 100 addresses are between 145 m and 147 m above sea level (146 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 | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Coseley 520,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3 km (1.9 miles) | |
| Tipton 359,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Priestfield (West Midlands Metro) | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| The Royal (West Midlands Metro) | 1.6 km (1 mile) | |
| The Crescent (West Midlands Metro) | 1.7 km (1 mile) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 33 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Rough Hills Road | 10 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wolverhampton Bus Station | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Car parks | Topdeck Parking | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Osprey Charging Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 27.4 km (17 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Health And Beyond | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ettingshall Pharmacy | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bilston Dental Practice | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Wolverhamptom Recovery Hospital Prescriber | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Police station | Bilston Street Police Station | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 380 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,450 m² | 280 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.9 ha | 310 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Howell Road Allotment Site 2.0 ha | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 1.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Park Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Stowlawn Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Horseley Fields Junction | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Ashen Coppice | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
| Park Coppice | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
| The Gorge | Valley | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 0 | 1 |
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 42 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 30 |
| Under 55 | 94 | 27 |
6 of the postcode's 100 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 73 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 35% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 52% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 12% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 66% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 14% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 39% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 71% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 8% | 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 D'urberville Road.