WV1
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Wolverhampton, Springfield and Monmore Green, in Wolverhampton.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an WV1 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In WV1, 92.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How WV1 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is WV1 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in WV1 at a rate of 236.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 89.2 per 1,000 people across WV.
In August 2026 alone, 443 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in WV1.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,976), other crime (870) and shoplifting (540).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in WV1 was 249.7 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.
Deprivation in WV1, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so WV1 has no single figure. Of its 11 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in WV1
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton 016C | 1,608 | 165.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 93.3% |
| Wolverhampton 016D | 1,746 | 86.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.6% |
| Wolverhampton 017B | 1,601 | 169.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 94.5% |
| Wolverhampton 018A | 1,386 | 144.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.6% |
| Wolverhampton 018B | 1,691 | 152.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.5% |
| Wolverhampton 018C | 1,274 | 62.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| Wolverhampton 018D | 1,475 | 59.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| Wolverhampton 018E | 1,886 | 120.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| Wolverhampton 018F | 1,699 | 68.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.9% |
| Wolverhampton 020G | 1,895 | 429.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 83.7% |
| Wolverhampton 020H | 1,281 | 1,076.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 72.4% |
MPs for WV1
- Warinder JussLabourMP for Wolverhampton West41% of WV1’s postcodes
- Pat McFaddenLabourMP for Wolverhampton South East40% of WV1’s postcodes
- Sureena BrackenridgeLabourMP for Wolverhampton North East19% of WV1’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in WV12
Postcode sectors in WV15
Council1
Towns in WV11
Postcode districts next to WV17
Nearest rail stations4
More in the WV postcode area2
WV1 in brief
WV1 is a postcode district covering Wolverhampton, Springfield and Monmore Green, in Wolverhampton.
About 19,508 people lived in WV1 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £180,000 in 2025 across 83 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 236.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in WV1 was £180,000 in 2025.
WV1 had 17,717 usual residents at the census.
In WV1, 92.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In WV1, 9.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.