# WV2 4XB: area report for a postcode in Wolverhampton

WV2 4XB 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 WV2 4XB for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wolverhampton](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton) › [WV2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv2) › [WV2 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv2-4)

## Around this postcode

- **12 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 74% on July. Wolverhampton 035C: 98 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.1340,52.5724,WV24XB
- **Wolverhampton St George's, 1.5 km**: About 18 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1340,52.5724,WV24XB
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1340,52.5724,WV24XB
- **No property in WV2 4XB 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=-2.1340,52.5724,WV24XB
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Wolverhampton 035C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1340,52.5724,WV24XB
- **£220,559 average price**: For the whole of Wolverhampton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1340,52.5724,WV24XB
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 520 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1340,52.5724,WV24XB
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1340,52.5724,WV24XB
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WV2 4XB**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1340,52.5724,WV24XB
- **Low road and rail noise at WV2 4XB**: Road 42 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1340,52.5724,WV24XB
- **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=-2.1340,52.5724,WV24XB
- **12.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1340,52.5724,WV24XB

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Royal School, Wolverhampton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-royal-school-wolverhampton-e143101) | All-through | 280 m (4 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Luke's Church of England Aided Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-lukes-church-of-england-aided-primary-school-e104372) | Primary | 360 m (4 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Graiseley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/graiseley-primary-school-e104302) | Primary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), May 2024 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Phoenix Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/phoenix-nursery-school-e104281) | Nursery | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2024 | – |
| [Bantock Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bantock-primary-school-e151993) | Primary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022, before the school changed | – |
| [Kingsley Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingsley-academy-e152324) | Special | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Progress Schools - Wolverhampton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/progress-schools-wolverhampton-e148643) | Independent | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [SS Mary and John's Catholic Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ss-mary-and-johns-catholic-primary-academy-e139800) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2025 | £185,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |
| July 2025 | £122,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 230 m |
| March 2025 | £225,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| January 2024 | £180,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| May 2025 | £255,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 260 m |
| August 2024 | £143,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 270 m |
| November 2024 | £165,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 270 m |
| November 2023 | £46,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 280 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: DUNCAN STREET PRIMARY CARE CENTRE (520 m); PENNFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE (680 m); PENN SURGERY (930 m)
- Pharmacies: DUDLEY ROAD PHARMACY (520 m); SUPERCARE PHARMACY (610 m); MEDX PHARMACY (620 m); ANDERSON CHEMIST (820 m); PENNFIELDS PHARMACY (850 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (320 m); GOLDTHORN HILL (DENTAL SURGERY) (520 m); DENTAL SURGERY (600 m); PENNFIELDS HEALTH CENTRE (680 m); DENTAL SURGERY (680 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Wolverhampton Superstore (360 m, Tesco); Budgens Birches Barn Road (820 m, Budgens); Aldi Blakenhall Wolverhampton (950 m, Aldi); Aldi Rough Hills Wolverhampton (990 m, Aldi)

## 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 035C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 38.4** (2025). Wolverhampton 035C has a deprivation score of 38.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,008th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,359** (2021). Wolverhampton 035C had 1,359 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,494th least 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: 98.8%** (January 2026). In Wolverhampton 035C, 98.8% 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: 7.6%** (August 2026). In Wolverhampton 035C, 7.6% 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.

## WV2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £190,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WV2 was £190,000 in 2025. Joint 304th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 19,925** (2021). WV2 had 19,925 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,288th 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: 90%** (2022). About 90% of people in WV2 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: 98.8%** (January 2026). In WV2, 98.8% 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: 52.5724, -2.1340

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)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [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=-2.1340,52.5724,WV24XB

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