# WV3 9HQ: area report for a postcode in Wolverhampton

WV3 9HQ 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 WV3 9HQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wolverhampton](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton) › [WV3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv3) › [WV3 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv3-9)

## Around this postcode

- **27 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 23% on July. Wolverhampton 019A: 69 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.1744,52.5837,WV39HQ
- **Wolverhampton St George's, 3.4 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1744,52.5837,WV39HQ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1744,52.5837,WV39HQ
- **No property in WV3 9HQ 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=-2.1744,52.5837,WV39HQ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Wolverhampton 019A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1744,52.5837,WV39HQ
- **£220,559 average price**: For the whole of Wolverhampton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1744,52.5837,WV39HQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1744,52.5837,WV39HQ
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 340 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1744,52.5837,WV39HQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WV3 9HQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1744,52.5837,WV39HQ
- **Low road and rail noise at WV3 9HQ**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1744,52.5837,WV39HQ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-2.1744,52.5837,WV39HQ
- **10.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1744,52.5837,WV39HQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Westacre Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westacre-infant-school-e152240) | Primary | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [Aurora Cedars School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aurora-cedars-school-e149579) | Special | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Uplands Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/uplands-junior-school-e152411) | Primary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | – |
| [Smestow Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/smestow-academy-e149635) | Secondary | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 48.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Castlecroft Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castlecroft-primary-school-e104311) | Primary | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Peter's Collegiate Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-collegiate-academy-e138852) | Secondary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 48.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Christ Church (Church of England) Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christ-church-church-of-england-infant-and-nursery-school-e104362) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), April 2024 | – |
| [Bhylls Acre Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bhylls-acre-primary-school-e149420) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2024 | £178,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2024 | £235,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| November 2024 | £290,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| March 2026 | £122,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| February 2026 | £117,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| February 2024 | £380,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| July 2026 | £320,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| October 2024 | £138,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: BRIDGNORTH ROAD PHARMACY (290 m); TETTENHALL WOOD PHARMACY (920 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Merry Hill Wolverhampton (340 m, Lidl); Spar - Compton (380 m, Spar); Sainsburys Wolverhampton Bridgnorth Road Local (390 m, Sainsburys); Co-op Finchfield (420 m, Midcounties Co-operative); Morrisons Daily Tettenhall (940 m, Morrisons)

## 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 019A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 29.4** (2025). Wolverhampton 019A has a deprivation score of 29.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,541st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,532** (2021). Wolverhampton 019A had 1,532 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,782nd 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Wolverhampton 019A, 100.0% 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: 5.6%** (August 2026). In Wolverhampton 019A, 5.6% 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.

## WV3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £245,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WV3 was £245,000 in 2025. Joint 705th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 29,313** (2021). WV3 had 29,313 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 961st 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.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 23%** (2022). About 23% of people in WV3 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: 99.1%** (January 2026). In WV3, 99.1% 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: 52.5837, -2.1744

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=-2.1744,52.5837,WV39HQ

## How to cite

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