Howard Street Wolverhampton
8 addresses across 2 postcodes (WV2), about 160 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 44825430.
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Wolverhampton, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, St Peter's Gardens, is about 880 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 13.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 161 m above sea level.
- Noise: 8 of its 11 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Duncan Street Primary Care Centre, about 620 m (0.4 miles) away, with 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 600 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 28% of households owned their home and 25% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 138 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (65% of about 1,020 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)
- 34 - 36A Dudley Road Wolverhampton WV2 3BP: up to 9 homes, permissioned (90 m)
- Dudley Road / Bell Place, Blakenhall WV2 4JX: up to 100 homes, permissioned (100 m)
- Fmr Police Station, Birmingham Road, WV2 3LN: up to 28 homes, permissioned (150 m)
- Dobbs Street, Blakenhall WV2 4HX, not permissioned (160 m)
- 10 Lever Street Wolverhampton West Midlands WV2 1AL: up to 3 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- 297 All Saints Road Wolverhampton WV2 1EG: up to 1 home, permissioned (210 m)
- Hazara House 61 - 64 Dudley Road WV2 3BY, completed (250 m)
- 502-504 Dudley Road WV2 3AA, completed (250 m)
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WV2 3LQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WV2 1AL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 161 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WV2 1AL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WV2 3LQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Wolverhampton 5.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Coseley 520,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) | |
| Bilbrook 139,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.5 km (4 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | The Royal (West Midlands Metro) | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Wolverhampton St George's (West Midlands Metro) | 600 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Pipers Row (West Midlands Metro) | 740 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 79 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Granville Street Wolverhampton | 200 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wolverhampton Bus Station | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Car parks | 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Parking Services - City of Wolverhampton Council | 360 m |
| EV charging points | 18 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wenea | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 29.1 km (18 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Duncan Street Primary Care Centre | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest All Saints Pharmacy | 220 m |
| NHS dentists | 11 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Victoria Street (Dental Surgery) | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Wolverhamptom Recovery Hospital Prescriber | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Bilston Street Police Station | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 200 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | St Peter's Gardens 3,320 m² | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 340 m² | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.3 ha | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Howell Road Allotment Site 2.0 ha | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Catholic Church of St Mary and St John, a listed building (Grade II*), 330 m north. 116 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 8 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic Church of St Mary and St John | Listed building, Grade II* | 330 m north |
| Church of St John | Listed building, Grade II* | 360 m north-west |
| Central Library | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Former Wolverhampton County Court | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Anglian cross 25m south of St Peter's Collegiate Church | Scheduled monument | 910 m (0.6 miles) north |
| West Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Horseley Fields Junction | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Park Hill | Hill | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) south |
| Park Coppice | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south |
| Stowlawn Wood | Wood | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) east |
| Ashen Coppice | Wood | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south |
| The Gorge | Valley | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.1 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 11 |
8 of the street's 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SS Mary and John's Catholic Primary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 400 m (0.2 miles) | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Grove Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 560 m (0.3 miles) | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Graiseley Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 630 m (0.4 miles) | Requires improvement (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Luke's Church of England Aided Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 870 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Phoenix Nursery School | Nursery | 3–5 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton Sikh | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Feb 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The Royal School, Wolverhampton | All-through | 4–19 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Bantock Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Eastfield Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Eastfield Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Merridale Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Holy Rosary Catholic Primary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 5–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Dec 2025): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shell Wolverhampton WV2 3LH | Retailers - other | 70 m | 5 Very good | 6 Jan 2025 |
| Aldi Stores Ltd WV2 3LQ | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 70 m | 5 Very good | 6 Jul 2023 |
| Iceland Foods Ltd WV2 3LQ | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 70 m | 5 Very good | 27 Mar 2019 |
| The Camper Hamper WV2 3BP | Mobile caterer | 120 m | 5 Very good | 22 Jul 2026 |
| Costa Coffee Wolverhampton WV2 4SJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 150 m | 5 Very good | 30 Jan 2024 |
| The Crown WV2 3BT | Pub/bar/nightclub | 180 m | 5 Very good | 28 Jan 2020 |
| Clarkes Stores WV2 1DS | Retailers - other | 190 m | 5 Very good | 6 Mar 2020 |
| Next WV2 4SJ | Retailers - other | 210 m | 5 Very good | 7 Mar 2024 |
| The Range WV2 4SJ | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 210 m | 5 Very good | 8 Jan 2026 |
| Jack's Cafe And Bar WV2 4DU | Pub/bar/nightclub | 210 m | 5 Very good | 10 Jun 2026 |
| Taj Palace WV2 4DU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 210 m | 5 Very good | 6 May 2017 |
| Cave Lounge WV2 4DU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 210 m | 4 Good | 19 Sep 2018 |
| Food Hut WV2 1EG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 220 m | 5 Very good | 18 Mar 2026 |
| All Saints Chip Shop WV2 1DF | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 220 m | 4 Good | 22 Sep 2026 |
| The Dartmouth Arms (Wet Sales) WV2 1DF | Pub/bar/nightclub | 220 m | 5 Very good | 4 Apr 2023 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 49 |
| Vehicle crime | 19 |
| Shoplifting | 18 |
| Other theft | 13 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 9 |
| Burglary | 8 |
| Public order | 7 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Bicycle theft | 3 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Howard Street (41); On or near Grove Street (35); On or near Parking Area (26); On or near Raby Street (19); On or near Vicarage Road (12).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 28% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 22% | 17% |
| Private rented | 49% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 13% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 21% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 51% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 13% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Lever Street · Dudley Road · Cartwright Street · Mike Swain Drive · Dobbs Street · Dartmouth Street · Granville Street · Frederick Street · Bell Place · The Square · Stevens Gate · Maxwell Road
All the streets in 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.