WV2 4HD Wolverhampton
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Graiseley. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Bilston Street, Wolverhampton: 7 addresses
- Williamson Street, Wolverhampton: 6 addresses
- Stourbridge Road, Wolverhampton: 5 addresses
- Bell Street, Wolverhampton: 1 address
- Church Street, Wolverhampton: 1 address
- Mander Street, Wolverhampton: 1 address
- Merridale Street, Wolverhampton: 1 address
- Stafford 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 (63% of about 780 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
- The Merridale Arms Merridale Street Wolverhampton WV3 0RE, completed (60 m)
- Eagle Works, Great Brickkiln Street WV3 0PW: up to 48 homes, permissioned (190 m)
- Sunbeamland, Paul Street, Blakenhall, Wolverhampton: up to 53 homes, permissioned (220 m)
- 24 Merridale Street West Wolverhampton WV3 0RJ, permissioned (290 m)
- Ambassador 61 Worcester Street WV2 4LQ, completed (300 m)
- Telecom House, Church Street, Wolverhampton City Centre: up to 144 homes, permissioned (320 m)
- 62 - 63 Worcester Street WV2 4LQ, completed (320 m)
- City Centre West, Wolverhampton City Centre WV1 4LP, not 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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 23 addresses are between 144 m and 146 m above sea level (144 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 | 1.3 km |
| Coseley 520,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km | |
| Bilbrook 139,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.0 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Wolverhampton St George's (West Midlands Metro) | 770 m |
| Pipers Row (West Midlands Metro) | 930 m | |
| The Royal (West Midlands Metro) | 1.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 77 within 800 m; nearest Hallet Drive Wolverhampton | 220 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wolverhampton Bus Station | 940 m |
| Car parks | 9 within 800 m; nearest NCP - Wolverhampton Church Street Car Park | 240 m |
| EV charging points | 19 within 1.6 km; nearest Wenea | 330 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 29.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Pennfields Medical Centre | 320 m |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Medx Pharmacy | 550 m |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Pennfields Health Centre | 320 m |
| Hospital | Wolverhamptom Recovery Hospital Prescriber | 270 m |
| Police station | Bilston Street Police Station | 800 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Cash machine 15 Queen Square Halifax | 630 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest St Chad's Recreation Ground 1.2 ha | 290 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 600 m² | 120 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.3 ha | 440 m |
| Allotments | Graiseley Allotments 2.7 ha | 1.2 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 1.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St John, a listed building (Grade II*), 410 m east. 133 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 12 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St John | Listed building, Grade II* | 410 m east |
| Former Methodist Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 560 m north |
| Catholic Church of St Mary and St John | Listed building, Grade II* | 590 m east |
| Central Library | Listed building, Grade II* | 670 m north-east |
| Anglian cross 25m south of St Peter's Collegiate Church | Scheduled monument | 820 m north-east |
| West Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.1 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Horseley Fields Junction | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km east |
| Park Coppice | Wood | 2.4 km south |
| Park Hill | Hill | 2.4 km south |
| Wolverhampton Locks | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km north |
| Ashen Coppice | Wood | 2.8 km south |
| The Gorge | Valley | 4.2 km south-east |
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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 24% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 28% | 17% |
| Private rented | 47% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 41% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 15% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 10% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 22% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 40% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 58% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 12% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Bilston Street.