WV4 4PP Wolverhampton
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Merry Hill. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Warstones Drive, Wolverhampton: 57 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 (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 1.0 km
- Land West Of 19 Warstones Drive Wolverhampton: up to 2 homes, permissioned (90 m)
- Select & Save 5 Warstones Drive Wolverhampton WV4 4PP, permissioned (130 m)
- 3 Warstones Drive WV4 4PP, completed (160 m)
- Warstones Cafe 44 Warstones Road Wolverhampton WV4 4LP, permissioned (170 m)
- 241 Coalway Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV3 7NG: up to 2 homes, permissioned (190 m)
- 251 Coalway Road WV3 7NG, completed (200 m)
- Fmr Warstones Resource Centre, Warstones Drive, WV4 4PG: up to 13 homes, permissioned (230 m)
- 161 Trysull Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV3 7JP, permissioned (440 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 57 addresses are between 126 m and 131 m above sea level (129 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 84%, ultrafast 84%, gigabit 84% 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 | 6.0 km | |
| Bilbrook 139,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 35 within 800 m; nearest Warstones Road Merry Hill | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wolverhampton Bus Station | 3.5 km |
| Car parks | NCP - Wolverhampton Church Street Car Park | 2.8 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Wenea | 910 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 31.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Coalway Road Surgery | 190 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Penn Care Pharmacy | 230 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Colosseum Dental (Wolverhampton) | 660 m |
| Hospital | West Park Hospital | 2.8 km |
| Police station | West Midlands Police - Tettenhall Police Station | 3.3 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Select And Save | 40 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,410 m² | 30 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 3.9 ha | 720 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 430 m² | 590 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,720 m² | 210 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Victoria Road Allotment Site 4,490 m² | 390 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 9.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Churchyard cross in St Bartholomew's churchyard, a scheduled monument, 1.5 km south-east. 3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Churchyard cross in St Bartholomew's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south-east |
| Lady Godiva's churchyard cross in St Bartholomew's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km south-east |
| Wightwick Manor | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km north-west |
| West Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 3.0 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bradney Wood | Wood | 1.6 km south |
| Foxhill Plantation | Wood | 2.1 km south-west |
| Orton Hill | Hill | 2.1 km south-west |
| Light Wood | Wood | 2.1 km south |
| Wodehouse Mill Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km south |
| The Gorge | Valley | 4.6 km south-east |
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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 57% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 23% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 80% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 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 Warstones Drive.