WV4 4PH Wolverhampton
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Merry Hill. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Chadwick Close, Wolverhampton: 41 addresses
- Leasowes Drive, Wolverhampton: 1 address
- Warstones Gardens, 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 (77% of about 980 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)
- Fmr Merry Hill House, Langley Road, WV4 4YT: up to 4 homes, permissioned (120 m)
- Fmr Warstones Resource Centre, Warstones Drive, WV4 4PG: up to 13 homes, permissioned (190 m)
- 10 Finchfield Lane Wolverhampton West Midlands WV3 8EF, permissioned (290 m)
- 251 Coalway Road WV3 7NG, completed (340 m)
- 241 Coalway Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV3 7NG: up to 2 homes, permissioned (390 m)
- Land West Of 19 Warstones Drive Wolverhampton: up to 2 homes, permissioned (490 m (0.3 miles))
- Select & Save 5 Warstones Drive Wolverhampton WV4 4PP, permissioned (530 m (0.3 miles))
- 3 Warstones Drive WV4 4PP, completed (550 m (0.3 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 8 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 43 addresses are between 123 m and 125 m above sea level (124 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 | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) |
| Bilbrook 139,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) | |
| Coseley 520,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km (4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 27 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Warstone House Merry Hill | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wolverhampton Bus Station | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wenea | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 31.5 km (20 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Coalway Road Surgery | 240 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Penn Care Pharmacy | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Colosseum Dental (Wolverhampton) | 310 m |
| Hospital | Nuffield Hospital | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Police station | West Midlands Police - Tettenhall Police Station | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Select And Save | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 10 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Warstones Green 3.8 ha | 150 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 430 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,720 m² | 130 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Boundary Way Allotments and Community Garden 2.6 ha | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 5.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Churchyard cross in St Bartholomew's churchyard, a scheduled monument, 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east. 2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Churchyard cross in St Bartholomew's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Lady Godiva's churchyard cross in St Bartholomew's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Wightwick Manor | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bradney Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Foxhill Plantation | Wood | 2 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
| Orton Hill | Hill | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south |
| Nut Tree Coppice | Wood | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
| Light Wood | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south |
| The Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 41 | 43 |
2 of the postcode's 43 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 2% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 1% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 89% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 38% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 26% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 12% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 6% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 18% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 10% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 33% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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 Chadwick Close.