WV
Postcode areaPostcode area named after Wolverhampton, with 18 districts.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: the outline joins its districts’ outlines, each made of the census output areas that hold most of the district’s postcodes.
Gigabit coverage by postcode area
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In WV, 93.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How WV compares
Each dot is a postcode area. The black line marks the middle one.
Every postcode area ranked: median sale price, population, gigabit broadband coverage and claimant rate.
Is WV safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in WV at a rate of 89.2 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 3,662 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in WV.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (16,996), other crime (6,474) and shoplifting (4,283).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in WV was 92.1 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Postcode districts in WV
| Name | People (census) | Median sale price | Recorded crime per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WV1Wolverhampton, Springfield | 17,717 | £180,000 | 236.2 per 1,000 |
| WV2Wolverhampton, Rough Hills | 19,925 | £190,000 | 105.9 per 1,000 |
| WV3Wolverhampton, Merridale | 29,313 | £245,000 | 73.0 per 1,000 |
| WV4Wolverhampton, Penn | 35,000 | £252,500 | 57.9 per 1,000 |
| WV5Wombourne, Blakeley | 15,081 | £328,750 | 49.9 per 1,000 |
| WV6Wolverhampton, Perton | 45,107 | £263,500 | 71.2 per 1,000 |
| WV7Albrighton | 7,925 | £312,250 | 34.1 per 1,000 |
| WV8Codsall, Bilbrook | 15,509 | £305,000 | 53.5 per 1,000 |
| WV9Wolverhampton, Pendeford | 6,683 | £245,000 | 55.4 per 1,000 |
| WV10Wolverhampton, Elston Hall | 62,742 | £215,000 | 94.5 per 1,000 |
| WV11Wolverhampton, Ashmore Park | 35,026 | £228,000 | 94.6 per 1,000 |
| WV12Willenhall, New Invention | 25,542 | £216,000 | 65.3 per 1,000 |
| WV13Willenhall, Chapel Green | 22,423 | £200,000 | 136.6 per 1,000 |
| WV14Bilston, Coseley | 50,890 | £205,000 | 104.3 per 1,000 |
| WV15Bridgnorth, Alveley | 8,728 | £273,400 | 50.7 per 1,000 |
| WV16Bridgnorth, High Town | 17,763 | £267,500 | 58.0 per 1,000 |
| WV98Hoobrook, Dunstall Hill | 1,051 | No figure | 105.6 per 1,000 |
| WV99Telford, Stafford Park | 490 | No figure | 321.2 per 1,000 |
WV in brief
The WV postcode area, named after Wolverhampton, has 18 postcode districts.
The median price paid for a home in WV was £235,500 in 2025.
WV had 416,915 usual residents at the census.
In WV, 93.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In WV, 5.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.