WV2 4NP Wolverhampton
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Blakenhall. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Upper Villiers Street, Wolverhampton: 71 addresses
- Moor Street South, Wolverhampton: 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 (67% of about 520 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 5.
- 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
- CHURCH OF ST LUKE, grade II*
- AUTOMOTIVE HOUSE, grade II
- IMEX BUSINESS PARK TORRINGTON INTERNATIONAL INCLUDING SPORTS AND SOCIAL CLUB, grade II
- SEWER VENTILATION PIPE APPROXIMATELY 20 METERS EAST OF UPPER VILLIERS STREET, grade II
- WALLS, GATES AND GATEPIERS TO SOUTH AND WEST OF ST LUKE'S CHURCH, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land North East Of 125 Upper Villiers Street Wolverhampton, completed (190 m)
- Rose And Crown 182 Park Street South WV2 3JF, permissioned (220 m)
- Land Between 30 And 31 Upper Villiers Street Wolverhampton: up to 9 homes, permissioned (230 m)
- 36 Milford Road WV2 4NG, completed (250 m)
- Former St Luke's Junior School, Goldthorn Road (built area): up to 45 homes, not permissioned (290 m)
- Niphon Works, Lower Villiers Street: up to 49 homes, permissioned (310 m)
- Land Rear Of 46 Park Street South Wolverhampton WV2 3JG, permissioned (350 m)
- Land Opposite Sikh Temple, Duncan Street Wolverhampton, permissioned (370 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 13 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 3 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 73 addresses are between 160 m and 182 m above sea level (162 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 | 1.9 km |
| Coseley 520,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km | |
| Tipton 359,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | The Royal (West Midlands Metro) | 1.4 km |
| Wolverhampton St George's (West Midlands Metro) | 1.4 km | |
| Pipers Row (West Midlands Metro) | 1.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 54 within 800 m; nearest Sunbeam Street Blakenhall | 10 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wolverhampton Bus Station | 1.6 km |
| Car parks | Parking Services - City of Wolverhampton Council | 930 m |
| EV charging points | 15 within 1.6 km; nearest Wenea | 260 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 29.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Duncan Street Primary Care Centre | 310 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Dudley Road Pharmacy | 320 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 370 m |
| Hospital | Wolverhamptom Recovery Hospital Prescriber | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Bilston Street Police Station | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 370 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Phoenix Park 7.2 ha | 590 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 280 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.3 ha | 360 m |
| Allotments | Goldthorn Park Allotments 5,640 m² | 930 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 7.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Luke, a listed building (Grade II*), 80 m north-east. 23 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Luke | Listed building, Grade II* | 80 m north-east |
| Graisley Old Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m west |
| Anglian cross 25m south of St Peter's Collegiate Church | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north |
| West Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.1 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Park Coppice | Wood | 1.5 km south |
| Park Hill | Hill | 1.5 km south-east |
| Ashen Coppice | Wood | 1.8 km south |
| Horseley Fields Junction | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km north-east |
| Alder Coppice | Wood | 2.4 km south |
| The Gorge | Valley | 3.3 km south-east |
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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 26% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 39% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 24% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 23% | 17% |
| Private rented | 38% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 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) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 32% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 69% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 12% | 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 Upper Villiers Street.