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

WV3 9QH 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 9QH 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

- **31 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 14% on July. Wolverhampton 021E: 54 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.1542,52.5862,WV39QH
- **Wolverhampton St George's, 2 km**: About 25 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1542,52.5862,WV39QH
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1542,52.5862,WV39QH
- **No property in WV3 9QH 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=-2.1542,52.5862,WV39QH
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Wolverhampton 021E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1542,52.5862,WV39QH
- **£220,559 average price**: For the whole of Wolverhampton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1542,52.5862,WV39QH
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 850 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1542,52.5862,WV39QH
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1542,52.5862,WV39QH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WV3 9QH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1542,52.5862,WV39QH
- **Moderate road and rail noise at WV3 9QH**: Road 59 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1542,52.5862,WV39QH
- **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=-2.1542,52.5862,WV39QH
- **10.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1542,52.5862,WV39QH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Jude's Church of England Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-judes-church-of-england-primary-academy-e140355) | Primary | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wolverhampton Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wolverhampton-grammar-school-e104411) | Independent | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Wolverhampton Girls' High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wolverhampton-girls-high-school-e140798) | Secondary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 | Attainment 8 of 75.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Peter's Collegiate Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-collegiate-academy-e138852) | Secondary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 48.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Edmund's Catholic Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-edmunds-catholic-academy-e139891) | Secondary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | Attainment 8 of 51.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Merridale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/merridale-primary-school-e151991) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | – |
| [Aurora Cedars School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aurora-cedars-school-e149579) | Special | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Newbridge Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newbridge-preparatory-school-e104408) | Independent | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £375,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| June 2026 | £290,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| August 2024 | £325,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| October 2025 | £197,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| April 2023 | £290,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| November 2024 | £177,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| June 2023 | £740,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| December 2025 | £405,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: NEWBRIDGE SURGERY (850 m)
- Pharmacies: MILLSTREAM PHARMACY (490 m); JHL PHARMACIES (850 m)
- Dental practices: HALFWAY HOUSE DENTAL (490 m); LARCHOLME DENTAL PRACTICE (540 m); PARKDALE DENTAL & IMPLANT CLINIC (540 m); MARK WEBB DENTAL PRACTICE (700 m); C J GIBSON DENTAL SURGEON (800 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Wolverhampton Compton Road Local (460 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 021E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.5** (2025). Wolverhampton 021E has a deprivation score of 10.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,320th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £305,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wolverhampton 021E was £305,000 in 2025. Joint 15,049th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,239** (2021). Wolverhampton 021E had 1,239 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,270th 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Wolverhampton 021E, 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.

## 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: 52.5862, -2.1542

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=-2.1542,52.5862,WV39QH

## How to cite

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