Johnson Street Wolverhampton
71 addresses across 4 postcodes (WV2), about 430 m (0.3 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 44826530.
- Energy: 53 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 49, D: 3).
- 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 1.5 km (0.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Phoenix Park, is about 610 m (0.4 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: Its addresses are 157 to 160 m above sea level.
- Noise: 62 of its 71 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Duncan Street Primary Care Centre, about 240 m away, with 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 270 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 14% of households owned their home and 16% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 143 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 2023 | THE SYCAMORES WV2 3BD | Other | £22,310,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 6 Aug 2021 | THE SYCAMORES WV2 3BD | Other | £3,150,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 3 Jan 2018 | THE SYCAMORES WV2 3BD | Other | £1,662,848 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
Energy performance certificates
53 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 49 m². Most common: Flat (39); Maisonette, mid-terrace (4); House, end-terrace (4). Built: 1991-1995 (25); 1976-1982 (12); 1996-2002 (6). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (45); owner-occupied (5); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (33 addresses)
- 1, Johnson Street
- 9, Johnson Street
- 11, Johnson Street
- 12, Johnson Street
- 16, Johnson Street
- 18, Johnson Street
- 19, Johnson Street
- 20, Johnson Street
- 22, Johnson Street
- 23, Johnson Street
- 24, Johnson Street
- 25, Johnson Street
- 51, Johnson Street
- 53, Johnson Street
- 54, Johnson Street
- 59, Johnson Street
- 60, Johnson Street
- Flat 3 Shanti Niketan, 50, Johnson Street
- Flat 4 Shanti Niketan, 50, Johnson Street
- Flat 5 Shanti Niketan, 50, Johnson Street
- Flat 6 Shanti Niketan, 50, Johnson Street
- Flat 7 Shanti Niketan, 50, Johnson Street
- Flat 9 Shanti Niketan, 50, Johnson Street
- Flat 11 Shanti Niketan, 50, Johnson Street
- Flat 14 Shanti Niketan, 50, Johnson Street
- Flat 15 Shanti Niketan, 50, Johnson Street
- Flat 19 Shanti Niketan, 50, Johnson Street
- Flat 21 Shanti Niketan, 50, Johnson Street
- Flat 22 Shanti Niketan, 50, Johnson Street
- Flat 24 Shanti Niketan, 50, Johnson Street
- Flat 26 Shanti Niketan, 50, Johnson Street
- Flat 27 Shanti Niketan, 50, Johnson Street
- Flat 28 Shanti Niketan, 50, Johnson 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 (80% of about 600 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)
- 470 Dudley Road WV2 3AF, permissioned (40 m)
- 466 Dudley Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV2 3AF: up to 1 home, permissioned (60 m)
- Hazara House 61 - 64 Dudley Road WV2 3BY, completed (140 m)
- 502-504 Dudley Road WV2 3AA, completed (150 m)
- 445 Dudley Road Wolverhampton WV2 3AQ: up to 2 homes, permissioned (160 m)
- Land Adjacent To 434A Dudley Road Wolverhampton WV2 3AQ, permissioned (180 m)
- Land Adjacent To Kings Arms Public House 434 Dudley Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV2 3AQ: up to 2 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- 175 Birmingham Road Wolverhampton WV2 3LU, permissioned (200 m)
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 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 3BD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| WV2 3BH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WV2 3AF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| WV2 3LY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 71 addresses are between 157 m and 160 m above sea level (158 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WV2 3AF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WV2 3BD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WV2 3BH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WV2 3LY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Wolverhampton 5.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Coseley 520,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) | |
| Tipton 359,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km (4 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | The Royal (West Midlands Metro) | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Wolverhampton St George's (West Midlands Metro) | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| Pipers Row (West Midlands Metro) | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 48 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Derry Street Blakenhall | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wolverhampton Bus Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Parking Services - City of Wolverhampton Council | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 16 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wenea | 180 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 28.9 km (18 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Duncan Street Primary Care Centre | 240 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dudley Road Pharmacy | 240 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 350 m |
| Hospital | Wolverhamptom Recovery Hospital Prescriber | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | Bilston Street Police Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 380 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Phoenix Park 7.2 ha | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 430 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.3 ha | 260 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Howell Road Allotment Site 2.0 ha | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 7.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Luke, a listed building (Grade II*), 450 m (0.3 miles) south-west. 49 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Luke | Listed building, Grade II* | 450 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Church of St John | Listed building, Grade II* | 700 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Catholic Church of St Mary and St John | Listed building, Grade II* | 720 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Central Library | Listed building, Grade II* | 880 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Anglian cross 25m south of St Peter's Collegiate Church | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| West Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Horseley Fields Junction | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Park Hill | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Park Coppice | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Ashen Coppice | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south |
| Stowlawn Wood | Wood | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) east |
| The Gorge | Valley | 3.5 km (2.2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 5 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 28 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 29 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 71 |
62 of the street's 71 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 | 350 m | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Grove Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 450 m (0.3 miles) | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Luke's Church of England Aided Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 510 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Graiseley Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 570 m (0.4 miles) | Requires improvement (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Phoenix Nursery School | Nursery | 3–5 | 590 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Royal School, Wolverhampton | All-through | 4–19 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton Sikh | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Feb 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Bantock Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 5–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Goldthorn Park Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Jul 2026): 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: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Parkfield Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Dec 2025): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Merridale Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Corner Shop WV2 3ND | Retailers - other | 90 m | 4 Good | 3 Feb 2020 |
| Maplebrook Nursing Home WV2 3BD | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 100 m | 5 Very good | 12 Sep 2025 |
| The Cake Shop WV2 3AF | Retailers - other | 110 m | 4 Good | 21 May 2026 |
| Mr Singhs Pizza Wolverhampton Ltd WV2 3AF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 110 m | 4 Good | 4 Jun 2026 |
| Namaste Nepalese And Indian Restaurant WV2 3AF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 110 m | 5 Very good | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Barfia London WV2 3AF | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 110 m | 5 Very good | 14 Jul 2026 |
| Mount Gurkha Bistro WV2 3AF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 110 m | 5 Very good | 20 Nov 2024 |
| Chel Sea Afro Caribbean WV2 3AF | Retailers - other | 110 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 21 Jan 2026 |
| VJ's Premier Store WV2 3NH | Retailers - other | 140 m | 4 Good | 13 Nov 2019 |
| The Builders Arms WV2 1EY | Pub/bar/nightclub | 150 m | 4 Good | 7 Jan 2026 |
| KL News WV2 3NJ | Retailers - other | 150 m | 5 Very good | 26 Jun 2019 |
| Kings Fish And Chips WV2 3NJ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 150 m | 5 Very good | 20 Mar 2024 |
| Golden Wonder WV2 3AQ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 160 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 9 Jun 2026 |
| Veggie Lounge WV2 3AQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 160 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 18 Mar 2026 |
| The Egg Free Cake Box WV2 3AQ | Retailers - other | 160 m | 4 Good | 15 Jul 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 63 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 13 |
| Vehicle crime | 12 |
| Other theft | 9 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 7 |
| Other crime | 7 |
| Theft from the person | 6 |
| Public order | 6 |
| Possession of weapons | 5 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Birmingham Road (25); On or near Dudley Road (19); On or near The Square (17); On or near Mason Street (16); On or near The Haven (12).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 14% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 67% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 35% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 13% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 12% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 12% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 17% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 16% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 36% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 69% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 15% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 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
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
- WV2 3BD: 40 addresses of 43 in the postcode
- WV2 3BH: 29 addresses of 36 in the postcode
- WV2 3AF: 1 address of 32 in the postcode
- WV2 3LY: 1 address (postcode no longer in use)
Nearby streets
Birmingham Road · Dudley Road · Brown Street · Rainbow Street · Derry Street · Elm Farm Road · Cooke Street · Tansley View · Cartwright Street · Lower Villiers Street · Mason Street · Sedgley Street
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.