Wergs Drive Wolverhampton
16 addresses across 2 postcodes (WV6), about 160 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 44854340.
- Sales: 24 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £905,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 8 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 5, E: 2).
- 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 G; Band D in Wolverhampton costs £2,539 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 96% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Bilbrook, about 1.9 km (1.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.2 km (0.7 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 124 to 125 m above sea level.
- Noise: 7 of its 16 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Lakeside, about 1.6 km (1 mile) away.
- People: About 370 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 93% of households owned their home and 50% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £905,000 | £905,000 | £905,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £460,000 | £460,000 | £460,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £472,500 | £472,500 | £472,500 |
| 2018 | 2 | £577,500 | £490,000 | £665,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | £386,500 | £348,000 | £425,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £350,475 | £349,950 | £351,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £330,000 | £330,000 | £330,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £275,000 | £275,000 | £275,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £169,999 | £169,999 | £169,999 |
| 2007 | 1 | £590,000 | £590,000 | £590,000 |
| 2004 | 3 | £359,000 | £220,125 | £580,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jun 2025 | 17 WV6 8TZ | Detached | £905,000 | |
| 30 Jan 2023 | 5 WV6 8TZ | Semi-detached | £460,000 | |
| 23 Oct 2020 | 8 WV6 8TZ | Detached | £472,500 | |
| 16 Nov 2018 | 17 WV6 8TZ | Detached | £665,000 | |
| 31 May 2018 | 12 WV6 8TZ | Detached | £490,000 | |
| 3 Nov 2017 | 3 WV6 8TZ | Semi-detached | £425,000 | |
| 15 Sep 2017 | 1 WV6 8TZ | Detached | £348,000 | |
| 14 Nov 2016 | 5 WV6 8TZ | Semi-detached | £349,950 | |
| 18 May 2016 | 4 WV6 8TZ | Detached | £351,000 | |
| 15 Apr 2013 | 5 WV6 8TZ | Semi-detached | £250,000 | |
| 29 Jun 2012 | 2 WV6 8TZ | Detached | £330,000 | |
| 21 Jan 2011 | 4 WV6 8TZ | Semi-detached | £275,000 | |
| 16 Sep 2009 | 3 WV6 8TZ | Semi-detached | £169,999 | |
| 17 Oct 2007 | 7 WV6 8TZ | Detached | £590,000 | |
| 19 Nov 2004 | 7 WV6 8TZ | Detached | £359,000 | |
| 12 Nov 2004 | 17 WV6 8TZ | Detached | £580,000 | |
| 26 May 2004 | 4 WV6 8TZ | Terraced | £220,125 | |
| 27 Aug 2003 | 2 WV6 8TZ | Detached | £290,000 | |
| 25 Jul 2003 | 7 WV6 8TZ | Detached | £295,000 | |
| 7 Jul 1999 | 7 WV6 8TZ | Detached | £150,000 | |
| 6 Jan 1999 | 17 WV6 8TZ | Detached | £205,000 | |
| 30 Apr 1998 | 11 WV6 8TZ | Detached | £140,000 | |
| 27 Nov 1997 | 5 WV6 8TZ | Semi-detached | £108,000 | |
| 30 Apr 1996 | 1 WV6 8TZ | Detached | £89,000 |
Energy performance certificates
8 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 147 m². Most common: House, detached (5); House, semi-detached (3). Built: 1950-1966 (6); 1930-1949 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (7).
Each home's certificates and sales (6 addresses)
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 G (38% of about 640 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)
- Land And Building North West of 111 Wergs Road WV6 9BW, completed (250 m)
- Wergs Farm House, Popes Lane, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton: up to 6 homes, permissioned (260 m)
- 1 Cranmere Avenue WV6 8TR, permissioned (270 m)
- 51 Cranmere Avenue Wolverhampton WV6 8TR, permissioned (410 m (0.3 miles))
- 9 Wrekin Drive Tettenhall Wolverhampton West Midlands WV6 8UJ, permissioned (750 m (0.5 miles))
- Chestnut Cottage, 23A Birchfield Avenue Wolverhampton WV6 8TE, permissioned (760 m (0.5 miles))
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
No address in this street's postcodes 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 16 addresses are between 124 m and 125 m above sea level (125 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WV6 8TZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WV6 8UA | 100% | 96% | 96% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bilbrook 139,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Codsall 136,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) | |
| Wolverhampton 5.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wergs Village | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Wolverhampton Bus Station | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp Pulse | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 34.5 km (21 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Lakeside | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Pharmacies | Well | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| NHS dentists | Perton Dental Practice | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Hospital | Nuffield Hospital | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Police station | West Midlands Police - Tettenhall Police Station | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Cash machines | Claregate Wines And Convenience | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 4.4 ha | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,320 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 8,240 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Redhouse Road Allotment Site 2.4 ha | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wightwick Manor, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Wightwick Manor | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Wergs Plantation | Wood | 450 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Brick Kiln Covert | Wood | 850 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Corser's Rough | Wood | 860 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Bedford Spinney | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Wrottesley Park | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Inland Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 16 |
7 of the street's 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Regis Church of England Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Post-16 provision: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Perton Middle School | Middle deemed secondary | 9–13 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Woodthorne Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Perton Primary Academy | Primary | 2–9 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Perton First School | Primary | 2–9 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Birches First School | Primary | 3–9 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Christ Church (Church of England) Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Palmers Cross Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Christ Church (Church of England) Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 3–7 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Outstanding (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Crown WV6 9BP | Pub/bar/nightclub | 150 m | 5 Very good | 4 Dec 2024 |
| Wergs Golf Club WV6 8UA | Pub/bar/nightclub | 160 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 3 Mar 2023 |
| Abbey Lodge Care WV6 8TW | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 200 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Foxland Grange - Care UK Limited WV6 9BN | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 350 m | 5 Very good | 5 Feb 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 14 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Popes Lane (10); On or near Keepers Lane (4); On or near Wergs Hall Road (3); On or near Wergs Drive (1); On or near Chatsworth Gardens (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 93% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 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) | 50% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
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
Wergs Road · Chatsworth Gardens · Popes Lane · Keepers Lane · Wergs Hall Road · Cranmere Avenue · Wergs Road · Wergs Road · Westcroft Road · Wergs Road · Woodthorne Road
All the streets in WV6 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.