Skinner Street Wolverhampton
15 addresses across 4 postcodes (WV1), about 130 m long, classed as a local access road. USRN 44845710.
- 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 50% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Wolverhampton, about 860 m (0.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, St Peter's Gardens, is about 300 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 143 to 146 m above sea level.
- Noise: 14 of its 15 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Thornley Street Surgery, about 570 m (0.4 miles) away, with 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 350 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 11% of households owned their home and 45% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 423 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 2024 | MECCA SOCIAL CLUB WV1 4LD | Other | £50,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 14 Jul 2021 | MECCA SOCIAL CLUB WV1 4LD | Other | £400,000 | 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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (90% of about 1,240 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 2.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- 19, VICTORIA STREET, grade II
- Mecca Bingo Club, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Network House School Street Wolverhampton WV1 4LJ: up to 113 homes, permissioned (30 m)
- Stamford House (Second Floor) 2 Waterloo Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV1 4BL: up to 3 homes, permissioned (100 m)
- Second Floor Offices Oxford House 80 Darlington Street WV1 4JD, completed (110 m)
- Trafalgar House (Second Floor) 81 - 83 Darlington Street, completed (110 m)
- Fmr Beatties, Darlington Street, Wolverhampton City Centre WV1 3PQ: up to 400 homes, permissioned (120 m)
- 5 Waterloo Road Wolverhampton WV1 4DJ: up to 1 home, permissioned (150 m)
- City Centre West, Wolverhampton City Centre WV1 4LP, not permissioned (160 m)
- 28 Victoria Street Wolverhampton, completed (190 m)
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 13 September 2026: SEVERN TRENT WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, no carriageway incursion, on the footway (immediate - urgent works)
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 2 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 4LD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WV1 3NX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WV1 4LF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WV1 3PJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 15 addresses are between 143 m and 146 m above sea level (144 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WV1 3NX | 91% | 91% | 91% | 0% |
| WV1 3PJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WV1 4LD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WV1 4LF | 50% | 50% | 50% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Wolverhampton 5.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Coseley 520,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) | |
| Bilbrook 139,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Wolverhampton St George's (West Midlands Metro) | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pipers Row (West Midlands Metro) | 550 m (0.3 miles) | |
| Wolverhampton Station (West Midlands Metro) | 820 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 45 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 90 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Victoria Fold Wolverhampton | 10 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wolverhampton Bus Station | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Car parks | 15 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest School Street Car Park | 70 m |
| EV charging points | 16 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp Pulse | 230 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 29.7 km (18 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Thornley Street Surgery | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 13 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Superdrug Pharmacy | 160 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Victoria Street (Dental Surgery) | 70 m |
| Hospital | Wolverhamptom Recovery Hospital Prescriber | 230 m |
| Police station | Bilston Street Police Station | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cash machine 15 Queen Square Halifax | 200 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 | 300 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | West Park 19 ha | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 600 m² | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.3 ha | 850 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 Former Methodist Church, a listed building (Grade II*), 130 m north-west. 144 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Former Methodist Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 130 m north-west |
| Anglian cross 25m south of St Peter's Collegiate Church | Scheduled monument | 320 m north-east |
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade I | 350 m north-east |
| Art Gallery and Museum | Listed building, Grade II* | 380 m north-east |
| Roman Catholic Church of St Peter and St Paul | Listed building, Grade II* | 390 m north |
| West Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 850 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Horseley Fields Junction | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Wolverhampton Locks | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north |
| Aldersley Junction | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) north |
| Park Hill | Hill | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) south |
| Park Coppice | Wood | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) south |
| The Gorge | Valley | 4.6 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 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 15 |
14 of the street's 15 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 | 650 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Feb 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Graiseley Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 890 m (0.6 miles) | Requires improvement (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| West Park Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 910 m (0.6 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 |
| Merridale Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| SS Mary and John's Catholic Primary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Bantock Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Grove Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Dunstall Hill Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 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 |
| The Royal School, Wolverhampton | All-through | 4–19 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Luke's Church of England Aided Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Supermarket WV1 3PJ | Retailers - other | 60 m | 4 Good | 17 Sep 2025 |
| Aryana Restaurant WV1 4LR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 60 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 4 Sep 2025 |
| The Giffard Arms WV1 3NX | Pub/bar/nightclub | 70 m | 5 Very good | 25 Jun 2022 |
| Pamir Halal Meat WV1 4LR | Retailers - other | 70 m | 5 Very good | 2 May 2018 |
| Kimran's Off Licence WV1 4LR | Retailers - other | 70 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 10 Apr 2025 |
| Bodrum Delight WV1 4LR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 70 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 24 Sep 2026 |
| Zaman Shop WV1 4LR | Retailers - other | 70 m | 4 Good | 24 Sep 2026 |
| Cod City WV1 3PW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 70 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 10 Dec 2025 |
| The Qattery Cats And Cafe WV1 3NX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 70 m | 5 Very good | 4 Jun 2025 |
| The Fat Pizza Also T/a Naga Pizza & Burger WV1 3PW | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 80 m | 5 Very good | 23 Jul 2025 |
| Crab Daddy WV1 4LR | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 80 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Tunwalls English Kitchen WV1 3NP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | 5 Very good | 18 Mar 2025 |
| Caspian Pizza WV3 0RX | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 90 m | 5 Very good | 29 Apr 2026 |
| Tabashir Cafe WV3 0RX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | Unknown | 17 Mar 2026 |
| Dizarté WV3 0RX | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 90 m | Awaiting inspection |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 155 |
| Shoplifting | 123 |
| Burglary | 25 |
| Other theft | 23 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 15 |
| Other crime | 14 |
| Drugs | 12 |
| Public order | 12 |
| Theft from the person | 11 |
| Bicycle theft | 9 |
| Vehicle crime | 8 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 7 |
| Possession of weapons | 6 |
| Robbery | 3 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Parking Area (138); On or near Victoria Street (99); On or near Clarence Street (75); On or near Fold Street (62); On or near London Place (28).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 2% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 11% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 4% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 11% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 73% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 20% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 2% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 32% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 9% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 23% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 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) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 78% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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
- 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 4LD: 9 addresses of 11 in the postcode
- WV1 3NX: 3 addresses of 28 in the postcode
- WV1 4LF: 2 addresses of 25 in the postcode
- WV1 3PJ: 1 address of 23 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Townwell Fold · Victoria Passage · Victoria Fold · Victoria Street · Cleveland Passage · Fold Street · School Street · Salop Street · St Johns Street · Wulfrun Square · Cleveland Street · Darlington Street
All the streets in WV1 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.