WV4 4DF Wolverhampton
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Penn. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Stourbridge Road, Wolverhampton: 21 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 D (27% of about 670 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- ROSE COTTAGE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 249-251 Penn Road Wolverhampton WV4 5SF: up to 14 homes, permissioned (740 m)
- 7 Hollybush Lane WV4 4JJ, completed (810 m)
- 55 Woodfield Avenue Wolverhampton West Midlands WV4 4AG: up to 1 home, permissioned (910 m)
- 48 Coalway Road Wolverhampton WV3 7LZ: up to 1 home, permissioned (1.0 km)
- Warstones Cafe 44 Warstones Road Wolverhampton WV4 4LP, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 5 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 4 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 21 addresses are between 155 m and 157 m above sea level (155 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 | 3.8 km |
| Coseley 520,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km | |
| Tipton 359,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 30 within 800 m; nearest Manor Road Penn | 10 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wolverhampton Bus Station | 3.5 km |
| Car parks | Parking Services - City of Wolverhampton Council | 2.8 km |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 20 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 30.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Rwt Practices Penn Manor Medical Centre | 350 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Penn Manor Pharmacy | 350 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 220 m |
| Hospital | Wolverhamptom Recovery Hospital Prescriber | 2.8 km |
| Police station | West Midlands Police - Sedgley Police Station | 3.1 km |
| Cash machines | Warstones Mini Market, Penn Cashzone | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.9 ha | 40 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 420 m² | 390 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.7 ha | 500 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Mount Road Allotment Site 2.1 ha | 440 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 7.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Bartholomew, a listed building (Grade II*), 620 m south. 15 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Bartholomew | Listed building, Grade II* | 620 m south |
| Churchyard cross in St Bartholomew's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 630 m south |
| Lady Godiva's churchyard cross in St Bartholomew's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 640 m south |
| Penn Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 720 m south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bradney Wood | Wood | 1.2 km south-west |
| Light Wood | Wood | 1.4 km south |
| Park Coppice | Wood | 1.4 km east |
| Orton Hill | Hill | 2.2 km south-west |
| Wodehouse Mill Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km south-west |
| The Gorge | Valley | 3.5 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is 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 | 61 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 46% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 68% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 14% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 35% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 49% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Stourbridge Road.