Bell Street Wolverhampton
18 addresses across 6 postcodes (WV1,WV2), about 210 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 44803850.
- Flood: 2 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Wolverhampton costs £2,539 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 61% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Wolverhampton, about 800 m (0.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, St Peter's Gardens, is about 350 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 16.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 144 to 151 m above sea level.
- Noise: 8 of its 18 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Thornley Street Surgery, about 600 m (0.4 miles) away, with 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 790 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 17% of households owned their home and 31% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 448 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often shoplifting.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2023 | NEVILLE GARRATT CENTRE WV1 3PR | Other | £440,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (79% of about 2,020 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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)
- 29 Victoria Street Wolverhampton WV1 3PW, permissioned (10 m)
- 29 - 30 Victoria Street WV1 3PW, completed (10 m)
- 28 Victoria Street Wolverhampton, completed (10 m)
- Land West Of 1A Cleveland Street Wolverhampton City Centre: up to 63 homes, permissioned (30 m)
- Land West Of 1A Cleveland Street Wolverhampton City Centre WV1 3HL: up to 63 homes, permissioned (30 m)
- 4-6 St Johns Street And 22-23 Victoria Street WV1 3NP, completed (60 m)
- 1-3 St Johns Street Wolverhampton WV1 3NS: up to 1 home, permissioned (90 m)
- 18A And 18B Victoria Street Wolverhampton West Midlands WV1 3NP, permissioned (90 m)
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 26 September 2026 to 28 September 2026: National Grid Electricity Distribution (West Midlands), New service connection, no carriageway incursion, on the carriageway (minor works)
- 3 September 2026 to 7 September 2026: CITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, some carriageway incursion, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 33 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| WV1 3PR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WV1 3NN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 4 | unlikely |
| WV1 3HG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 16 | unlikely |
| WV1 3NS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 10 | unlikely |
| WV1 3PW | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
| WV2 4HD | not in 2 or 3 |
Height above sea level
The street's 18 addresses are between 144 m and 151 m above sea level (148 m on average); the ground rises about 8 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WV1 3HG | 93% | 93% | 93% | 0% |
| WV1 3NN | 92% | 92% | 92% | 0% |
| WV1 3NS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WV1 3PR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WV1 3PW | 61% | 61% | 61% | 0% |
| WV2 4HD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Wolverhampton 5.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Coseley 520,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Bilbrook 139,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Wolverhampton St George's (West Midlands Metro) | 310 m |
| Pipers Row (West Midlands Metro) | 450 m (0.3 miles) | |
| Wolverhampton Station (West Midlands Metro) | 750 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 51 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 88 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wulfrun Centre Wolverhampton | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wolverhampton Bus Station | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Car parks | 14 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cleveland Street Car Park | 100 m |
| EV charging points | 16 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp Pulse | 50 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 29.6 km (18 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Thornley Street Surgery | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Superdrug Pharmacy | 150 m |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Victoria Street (Dental Surgery) | 140 m |
| Hospital | Wolverhamptom Recovery Hospital Prescriber | 240 m |
| Police station | Bilston Street Police Station | 330 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cash machine 15 Queen Square Halifax | 150 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Peter's Gardens 3,320 m² | 350 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | West Park 19 ha | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 600 m² | 370 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.3 ha | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 20 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St John, a listed building (Grade II*), 240 m south. 130 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 10 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St John | Listed building, Grade II* | 240 m south |
| Central Library | Listed building, Grade II* | 240 m east |
| Catholic Church of St Mary and St John | Listed building, Grade II* | 290 m south-east |
| Former Methodist Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 310 m north-west |
| Anglian cross 25m south of St Peter's Collegiate Church | Scheduled monument | 370 m north |
| West Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Horseley Fields Junction | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Wolverhampton Locks | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north |
| Park Hill | Hill | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south |
| Park Coppice | Wood | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south |
| Stowlawn Wood | Wood | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) east |
| The Gorge | Valley | 4.4 km (2.8 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 16.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.4 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 10 | 18 |
8 of the street's 18 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton Sikh | Primary | 4–11 | 750 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Feb 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Graiseley Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 820 m (0.5 miles) | Requires improvement (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| SS Mary and John's Catholic Primary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| West Park Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Thomas Telford University Technical College | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Grove Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Merridale Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Bantock Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Luke's Church of England Aided Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Royal School, Wolverhampton | All-through | 4–19 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Woden Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Eastfield Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family Butchers Ltd WV1 3HH | Retailers - other | 30 m | 5 Very good | 25 Jun 2024 |
| Deluchiz World WV1 3HT | Distributors/Transporters | 40 m | 5 Very good | 12 May 2026 |
| Katie's Kitchen WV1 3HG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 40 m | 5 Very good | 17 Jul 2025 |
| Howling Wolf Gaming | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 40 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Wolves News And Drinks WV1 3NN | Retailers - other | 50 m | 5 Very good | 30 Mar 2022 |
| Ades WV1 3HT | Retailers - other | 60 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Vape & Candi World WV1 3HG | Retailers - other | 60 m | 5 Very good | 29 Feb 2024 |
| Wow Dessert World (Mall Space 4) WV1 3HH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 70 m | 5 Very good | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Cake Inn (Mall Space 14) WV1 3HH | Retailers - other | 70 m | 5 Very good | 28 Aug 2026 |
| Oh My Doh! (Kiosk) WV1 3HH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 70 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 9 Sep 2025 |
| Pamuzinda Restaurants Ltd WV1 3HR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 70 m | 5 Very good | 22 Jan 2026 |
| Hasty Tasty Pizza WV1 3NJ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 90 m | 4 Good | 18 Oct 2025 |
| Ava's Cafe & Bar WV1 3NN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 100 m | 5 Very good | 10 Dec 2025 |
| Casa Lupa Ata Street Rito Ata Amigo TacoAta Favorite Chicken WV1 3PW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 100 m | Unknown | 12 May 2026 |
| The Fat Pizza Also T/a Naga Pizza & Burger WV1 3PW | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 110 m | 5 Very good | 23 Jul 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 160 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 115 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 25 |
| Other theft | 25 |
| Bicycle theft | 20 |
| Public order | 16 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 15 |
| Drugs | 15 |
| Theft from the person | 15 |
| Other crime | 12 |
| Burglary | 12 |
| Vehicle crime | 10 |
| Possession of weapons | 5 |
| Robbery | 3 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Parking Area (145); On or near Victoria Street (99); On or near St John'S Square (64); On or near Shopping Area (41); On or near London Place (28).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 17% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 6% | 1% |
| Social rented | 16% | 17% |
| Private rented | 61% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 18% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 23% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 67% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 8% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 1 to 2 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.
What has changed
- Food hygiene ratings Zaman Shop (retailers - other, WV1 4LR) now 4 Good, was Awaiting inspection (rated 24 September 2026) found 30 October 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Bodrum Delight (restaurant/cafe/canteen, WV1 4LR) now 1 Major improvement necessary, was 4 Good (rated 24 September 2026) found 30 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
- WV1 3PR: 12 addresses of 18 in the postcode
- WV1 3NN: 2 addresses of 53 in the postcode
- WV1 3HG: 1 address of 53 in the postcode
- WV1 3NS: 1 address of 19 in the postcode
- WV1 3PW: 1 address of 41 in the postcode
- WV2 4HD: 1 address of 23 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Cleveland Street · Summer Row · Cleveland Passage · Summer Row · St Johns Street · Victoria Street · Wulfrun Square · Bond Street · Worcester Street · Victoria Passage · Salop Street · London Place
All the streets in WV1, WV2 and across Wolverhampton.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.