WV3 0UB Wolverhampton
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Graiseley. 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 (82% of about 930 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 Rear of Clifton House, Lord Street, Wolverhampton City Centre: up to 24 homes, permissioned (70 m)
- 17A Chapel Ash Wolverhampton WV3 0TZ: up to 2 homes, permissioned (90 m)
- Flat 2 Theatre House Summerfield Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV1 4PR, permissioned (100 m)
- 1 Oaks Drive Wolverhampton West Midlands WV3 9RU, permissioned (110 m)
- 6 Compton Road WV3 9PH, completed (110 m)
- 21 Tettenhall Road WV3 9NB, permissioned (140 m)
- Former Eye Infirmary, Chapel Ash WV3 0TY: up to 75 homes, permissioned (180 m)
- 37 Tettenhall Road WV3 9NB, completed (190 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 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| Bilbrook 139,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km (3.3 miles) | |
| Coseley 520,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km (3.5 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Wolverhampton St George's (West Midlands Metro) | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Pipers Row (West Midlands Metro) | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Wolverhampton Station (West Midlands Metro) | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 72 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Compton Road Wolverhampton | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wolverhampton Bus Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Car parks | 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Fold Street Car Park | 390 m |
| EV charging points | 15 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Smart Charge Charging Station | 280 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 30.3 km (19 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Pennfields Medical Centre | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Superdrug Pharmacy | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Parkside Dental Surgery | 220 m |
| Hospital | West Park Hospital | 370 m |
| Police station | Bilston Street Police Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest State Bank of India | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest West Park 19 ha | 230 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 440 m² | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Compton Road Allotments 1.9 ha | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 21 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Former Methodist Church, a listed building (Grade II*), 460 m (0.3 miles) east. 126 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 9 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Former Methodist Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m (0.3 miles) east |
| West Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 530 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Roman Catholic Church of St Peter and St Paul | Listed building, Grade II* | 650 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Giffard House | Listed building, Grade II* | 670 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Molineux Hotel Building | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Anglian cross 25m south of St Peter's Collegiate Church | Scheduled monument | 760 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Horseley Fields Junction | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Wolverhampton Locks | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north |
| Aldersley Junction | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north |
| Park Coppice | Wood | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south |
| Park Hill | Hill | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south |
| The Gorge | Valley | 4.8 km (3 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.6 | 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 | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 38% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 22% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 31% | 17% |
| Private rented | 30% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 19% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 79% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 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.