# WV10

Postcode district covering Wolverhampton and Elston Hall, in Wolverhampton and South Staffordshire.

WV10 is a postcode district covering Wolverhampton and Elston Hall, in Wolverhampton and South Staffordshire. Median sale price £215,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code WV10. 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 WV10 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £215,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WV10 was £215,000 in 2025. Joint 482nd 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/wv10#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 62,742** (2021). WV10 had 62,742 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 80th most 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/wv10#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 51%** (2022). About 51% of people in WV10 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/wv10#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.3%** (January 2026). In WV10, 96.3% 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/wv10#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=WV10) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 51% of people in WV10 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=WV10) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 513 homes were sold in WV10 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=WV10) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for WV10.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=WV10) (Census 2021, England and Wales): WV10 had 62,742 usual residents at the census.

## How WV10 compares

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

| Measure | WV10 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £215,000 | 5th cheapest | 16 postcode districts, WV · 2025 |
| Population | 62,742 | most populated | 18 postcode districts, WV · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 51% | 7th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 18 postcode districts, WV · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 96.3% | 8th highest | 18 postcode districts, WV · Jan 2026 |

## Is WV10 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in WV10 at a rate of 94.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 89.2 per 1,000 people across the WV postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 575 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in WV10.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,860), other crime (1,017) and shoplifting (796).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in WV10 was 101.1 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.

## Deprivation in WV10, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so WV10 has no single figure. Of its 35 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 10 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 10 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood

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

## Neighbourhoods in WV10

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [South Staffordshire 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-staffordshire/neighbourhood/e01029636) | 1,403 | 50.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 92.6% |
| [South Staffordshire 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-staffordshire/neighbourhood/e01029637) | 4,721 | 38.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 86.7% |
| [South Staffordshire 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-staffordshire/neighbourhood/e01029635) | 1,734 | 107.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 80.2% |
| [Wolverhampton 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/neighbourhood/e01010434) | 1,765 | 49.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Wolverhampton 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/neighbourhood/e01010436) | 1,432 | 42.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.7% |
| [Wolverhampton 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/neighbourhood/e01010437) | 1,154 | 29.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Wolverhampton 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/neighbourhood/e01010438) | 1,409 | 50.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Wolverhampton 001E](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/neighbourhood/e01010439) | 1,379 | 56.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.0% |
| [Wolverhampton 001F](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/neighbourhood/e01010440) | 1,592 | 114.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 94.8% |
| [Wolverhampton 001G](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/neighbourhood/e01010441) | 1,356 | 50.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 90.9% |
| [Wolverhampton 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/neighbourhood/e01010495) | 1,749 | 72.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Wolverhampton 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/neighbourhood/e01010499) | 1,469 | 152.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.7% |
| [Wolverhampton 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/neighbourhood/e01010500) | 1,456 | 76.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Wolverhampton 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/neighbourhood/e01010456) | 1,486 | 97.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Wolverhampton 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/neighbourhood/e01010462) | 1,692 | 100.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Wolverhampton 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/neighbourhood/e01010481) | 1,507 | 100.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Wolverhampton 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/neighbourhood/e01010501) | 1,444 | 41.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 96.4% |
| [Wolverhampton 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/neighbourhood/e01010502) | 1,383 | 194.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Wolverhampton 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/neighbourhood/e01010503) | 1,254 | 87.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.7% |
| [Wolverhampton 006E](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/neighbourhood/e01034310) | 1,042 | 76.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Wolverhampton 006F](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/neighbourhood/e01034311) | 2,289 | 61.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.6% |
| [Wolverhampton 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/neighbourhood/e01010482) | 1,486 | 74.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Wolverhampton 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/neighbourhood/e01010483) | 1,484 | 98.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| [Wolverhampton 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/neighbourhood/e01010484) | 1,349 | 76.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| [Wolverhampton 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/neighbourhood/e01010485) | 2,196 | 90.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.9% |
| [Wolverhampton 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/neighbourhood/e01010459) | 1,550 | 169.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.7% |
| [Wolverhampton 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/neighbourhood/e01010460) | 1,585 | 30.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Wolverhampton 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/neighbourhood/e01010478) | 1,456 | 132.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.3% |
| [Wolverhampton 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/neighbourhood/e01010479) | 1,629 | 83.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.7% |
| [Wolverhampton 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/neighbourhood/e01010480) | 1,398 | 59.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.8% |
| [Wolverhampton 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/neighbourhood/e01010486) | 1,695 | 104.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Wolverhampton 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/neighbourhood/e01010471) | 1,801 | 76.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.9% |
| [Wolverhampton 015B](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/neighbourhood/e01010472) | 2,651 | 109.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.9% |
| [Wolverhampton 015C](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/neighbourhood/e01010473) | 2,135 | 175.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| [Wolverhampton 015F](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/neighbourhood/e01010477) | 1,672 | 72.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.5% |

## Your MP

- [Wolverhampton North East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wolverhampton-north-east): Sureena Brackenridge (Labour), MP since July 2024. 74% of the people here.
- [Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stone-great-wyrley-and-penkridge): Sir Gavin Williamson (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 17% of the people here.
- [Wolverhampton West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wolverhampton-west): Warinder Juss (Labour), MP since July 2024. 8.3% 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 WV10

[Bushbury](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/bushbury), [Bushbury Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/bushbury-hill), [Featherstone West, Coven & Shareshill](https://openindex.co.uk/south-staffordshire/featherstone-west-coven-and-shareshill), [Fordhouses](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/fordhouses), [Heath Town](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/heath-town), [Low Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/low-hill), [Oxley Park](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/oxley-park), [Park Lane](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/park-lane)

## Postcode sectors in WV10

[WV10 0 (196 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv10-0), [WV10 6 (271 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv10-6), [WV10 7 (201 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv10-7), [WV10 8 (231 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv10-8), [WV10 9 (262 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv10-9)

## Councils WV10 covers

[Wolverhampton](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton), [South Staffordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-staffordshire)

## Towns in WV10

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

## Postcode districts next to WV10

[ST19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st19), [WS6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws6), [WS11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws11), [WV1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv1), [WV6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv6), [WV8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv8), [WV9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv9), [WV11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv11)

## Nearest rail stations

[Landywood (5.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.0207,52.6565)

## 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)

## WV10 in brief

WV10 is a postcode district covering Wolverhampton and Elston Hall, in Wolverhampton and South Staffordshire.
About 66,408 people lived in WV10 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £215,000 in 2025 across 513 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 94.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in WV10 was £215,000 in 2025.
WV10 had 62,742 usual residents at the census.
About 51% of people in WV10 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In WV10, 96.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: WV10
- Postcode area: [WV](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv)
- Constituency: [Wolverhampton North East †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wolverhampton-north-east)
- Council: [Wolverhampton †](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton)
- Area: 43.46 km²
- People, mid-2024: 66,408*
- Neighbourhoods: 35
- Output areas: 179

* 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

[WV11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv11), [WV9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv9), [WV1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv1), [ST19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/st19), [WS11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws11), [WS6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws6)

## Latest updates for WV10

- 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/WV10

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv10, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv10#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv10