# WV1 9SX: area report for a postcode in Wolverhampton

WV1 9SX is a postcode in Wolverhampton.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Wolverhampton. Open the map at WV1 9SX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wolverhampton](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton) › [WV1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv1) › [WV1 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv1-9)

## Around this postcode

- **223 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 28% on July. Wolverhampton 020G: 429 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.1296,52.5872,WV19SX
- **Wolverhampton St George's, 500 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1296,52.5872,WV19SX
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1296,52.5872,WV19SX
- **No property in WV1 9SX listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.1296,52.5872,WV19SX
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Wolverhampton 020G. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1296,52.5872,WV19SX
- **£220,559 average price**: For the whole of Wolverhampton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1296,52.5872,WV19SX
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1296,52.5872,WV19SX
- **10 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1296,52.5872,WV19SX
- **84% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-2.1296,52.5872,WV19SX
- **Low road and rail noise at WV1 9SX**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1296,52.5872,WV19SX
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.1296,52.5872,WV19SX
- **13.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1296,52.5872,WV19SX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Park Lodge School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/park-lodge-school-e151738) | Special | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Broadmeadow Special School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/broadmeadow-special-school-e143506) | Special | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | – |
| [Progress Schools - Wolverhampton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/progress-schools-wolverhampton-e148643) | Independent | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [West Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-park-primary-school-e131153) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Thomas Telford University Technical College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thomas-telford-university-technical-college-e140160) | Secondary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 53.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/nishkam-primary-school-wolverhampton-e139274) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, June 2025 | 89% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kingsley Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingsley-academy-e152324) | Special | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Dunstall Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dunstall-hill-primary-school-e142679) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £155,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 340 m |
| September 2024 | £310,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 370 m |
| December 2025 | £148,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 420 m |
| April 2023 | £100,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 430 m |
| May 2023 | £408,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 450 m |
| February 2026 | £93,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 500 m |
| August 2025 | £145,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 500 m |
| October 2024 | £100,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 500 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Wolverhampton St George's (500 m, 6 minutes on foot); Pipers Row (510 m, 6 minutes on foot); Wolverhampton (680 m, 8 minutes on foot); Wolverhampton (690 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THORNLEY STREET SURGERY (290 m)
- Pharmacies: THORNLEY STREET PHARMACY (290 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (290 m); BOOTS (330 m); ASDA PHARMACY (610 m); STAVELEY PHARMACY (900 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (320 m); VICTORIA STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (390 m); PARKSIDE DENTAL SURGERY (550 m); MOBILE DENTAL UNIT (790 m); C J GIBSON DENTAL SURGEON (860 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Dudley Street Express (330 m, Tesco); Iceland Wulfrun Centre Wolverhampton (450 m, Iceland); Sainsburys Wolverhampton Interchange Local (490 m, Sainsburys); Asda Wolverhampton Superstore (600 m, Asda); Co-op Wolverhampton Railway (600 m, Central England Co-operative)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £220,559** (July 2026). Wolverhampton’s average house price was £220,559 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 7.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £35,858** (2025). Full-time workers living in Wolverhampton earned a median of £35,858 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 89th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.2×** (2025). A home in Wolverhampton costs 6.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 106th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 32.6** (2025). Wolverhampton has a deprivation score of 32.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 23rd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Wolverhampton 020G (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 44.7** (2025). Wolverhampton 020G has a deprivation score of 44.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,420th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,895** (2021). Wolverhampton 020G had 1,895 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,333rd most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 83.7%** (January 2026). In Wolverhampton 020G, 83.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 8.3%** (August 2026). In Wolverhampton 020G, 8.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## WV1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £180,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WV1 was £180,000 in 2025. Joint 239th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 17,717** (2021). WV1 had 17,717 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,150th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 73%** (2022). About 73% of people in WV1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.7%** (January 2026). In WV1, 92.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Wolverhampton](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton)
- Centre: 52.5872, -2.1296

Council: [Wolverhampton](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Wolverhampton West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wolverhampton-west): Warinder Juss (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.1296,52.5872,WV19SX

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