WV6 7UP South Staffordshire
Live postcode, introduced April 1987. Ward: Perton East. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Thornbury Court, Perton: 8 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in South Staffordshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,314 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,542 | £1,800 | £2,057 | £2,314 | £2,828 | £3,342 | £3,856 | £4,627 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (49% of about 840 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: 4 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land to the rear of 71 Mill Lane, Tettenhall Wood, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV6 8HE: up to 1 home, permissioned (340 m)
- 4 Perton Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV6 8DP: up to 2 homes, permissioned (390 m)
- Land Between Elysium And Orchard House 10 Old Lane Wightwick Wolverhampton, permissioned (440 m)
- Part Of Car Park To The Side Of 72 School Road (facing Penk Rise) Tettenhall Wood Wolverhampton West Midlands WV6 8ET: up to 2 homes, permissioned (550 m)
- 1 Torvale Road Wolverhampton WV6 8NW: up to 1 home, permissioned (790 m)
- Land Adjacent 118 Woodthorne Road South Wolverhampton, permissioned (790 m)
- Duntally Lodge 6A Grove Lane WV6 8NJ, completed (800 m)
- 25 Grove Lane Wolverhampton WV6 8NJ, permissioned (810 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 8 addresses are between 142 m and 144 m above sea level (143 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 | Bilbrook 139,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km |
| Codsall 136,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km | |
| Wolverhampton 5.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m, 18 within 800 m; nearest Rydal Drive Perton | 390 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wolverhampton Bus Station | 4.7 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Wenea | 1.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 33.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Tamar Medical Centre | 750 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Tettenhall Wood Pharmacy | 660 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Perton Dental Practice | 890 m |
| Hospital | Nuffield Hospital | 1.4 km |
| Police station | West Midlands Police - Tettenhall Police Station | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | Claregate Wines And Convenience | 3.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.4 ha | 430 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,010 m² | 700 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7.1 ha | 140 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,630 m² | 720 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 4.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Old Manor House to North of Wightwick Manor, a listed building (Grade II*), 750 m south. 25 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Old Manor House to North of Wightwick Manor | Listed building, Grade II* | 750 m south |
| Old Malt House to North of Wightwick Manor | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m south |
| Wightwick Manor | Listed building, Grade I | 790 m south |
| Wightwick Manor | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 820 m south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stafford Rough | Wood | 1.9 km north-west |
| Smith's Rough | Wood | 1.9 km north-west |
| Corser's Rough | Wood | 2.0 km north |
| Wrottesley Park | Wood | 2.1 km north-west |
| The Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km south-west |
| Orton Hill | Hill | 4.4 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.6 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 8 |
1 of the postcode's 8 addresses is 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 | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 97% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 55% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 2% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 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) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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 Thornbury Court.