# WV1

Postcode district covering Wolverhampton, Springfield and Monmore Green, in Wolverhampton.

WV1 is a postcode district covering Wolverhampton, Springfield and Monmore Green, in Wolverhampton. Median sale price £180,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code WV1. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [WV](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv)

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](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv1#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv1#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv1#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv1#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=WV1) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 73% of people in WV1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=WV1) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 83 homes were sold in WV1 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=WV1) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for WV1.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=WV1) (Census 2021, England and Wales): WV1 had 17,717 usual residents at the census.

## How WV1 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | WV1 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £180,000 | cheapest | 16 postcode districts, WV · 2025 |
| Population | 17,717 | 8th least populated | 18 postcode districts, WV · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 73% | 8th most people in radon Affected Areas | 18 postcode districts, WV · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 92.7% | 8th lowest | 18 postcode districts, WV · Jan 2026 |

## 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 the WV postcode area.
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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in WV1

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Wolverhampton 016C](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/neighbourhood/e01010528) | 1,608 | 165.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 93.3% |
| [Wolverhampton 016D](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/neighbourhood/e01010529) | 1,746 | 86.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.6% |
| [Wolverhampton 017B](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/neighbourhood/e01010508) | 1,601 | 169.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 94.5% |
| [Wolverhampton 018A](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/neighbourhood/e01010442) | 1,386 | 144.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.6% |
| [Wolverhampton 018B](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/neighbourhood/e01010443) | 1,691 | 152.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.5% |
| [Wolverhampton 018C](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/neighbourhood/e01010444) | 1,274 | 62.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Wolverhampton 018D](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/neighbourhood/e01010445) | 1,475 | 59.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| [Wolverhampton 018E](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/neighbourhood/e01010447) | 1,886 | 120.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| [Wolverhampton 018F](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/neighbourhood/e01010448) | 1,699 | 68.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.9% |
| [Wolverhampton 020G](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/neighbourhood/e01034312) | 1,895 | 429.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 83.7% |
| [Wolverhampton 020H](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/neighbourhood/e01034313) | 1,281 | 1,076.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 72.4% |

## Your MP

- [Wolverhampton West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wolverhampton-west): Warinder Juss (Labour), MP since July 2024. 41% of the people here.
- [Wolverhampton South East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wolverhampton-south-east): Pat McFadden (Labour), MP since July 2024. 40% of the people here.
- [Wolverhampton North East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wolverhampton-north-east): Sureena Brackenridge (Labour), MP since July 2024. 19% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in WV1

[East Park](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/east-park), [Waterloo Road](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/waterloo-road)

## Postcode sectors in WV1

[WV1 1 (105 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv1-1), [WV1 2 (242 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv1-2), [WV1 3 (84 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv1-3), [WV1 4 (127 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv1-4), [WV1 9 (119 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv1-9)

## Council

[Wolverhampton](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton)

## Towns in WV1

[Wolverhampton](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton)

## Postcode districts next to WV1

[WV2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv2), [WV3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv3), [WV6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv6), [WV10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv10), [WV11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv11), [WV13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv13), [WV14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv14)

## Nearest rail stations

[The Royal (1.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.1176,52.5814), [Wolverhampton (1.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.1196,52.5872), [Wolverhampton (1.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.1195,52.5878), [Priestfield (1.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.0977,52.5716)

## More in the WV postcode area

[All WV postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## 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.
About 73% of people in WV1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In WV1, 92.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: WV1
- Postcode area: [WV](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv)
- Constituency: [Wolverhampton West †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wolverhampton-west)
- Council: [Wolverhampton †](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton)
- Area: 4.91 km²
- People, mid-2024: 19,508*
- Neighbourhoods: 11
- Output areas: 52

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[WV10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv10), [WV2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv2), [WV6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv6), [WV13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv13), [WV3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv3), [WV14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv14)

## Latest updates for WV1

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/WV1

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv1, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv1#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv1