# WV4 5QW: area report for a postcode in Wolverhampton

WV4 5QW 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 WV4 5QW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wolverhampton](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton) › [WV4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv4) › [WV4 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv4-5)

## Around this postcode

- **7 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 250% on July. Wolverhampton 031C: 40 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.1454,52.5561,WV45QW
- **The Royal, 3.4 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1454,52.5561,WV45QW
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 790 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1454,52.5561,WV45QW
- **No property in WV4 5QW 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=-2.1454,52.5561,WV45QW
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Wolverhampton 031C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1454,52.5561,WV45QW
- **£220,559 average price**: For the whole of Wolverhampton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1454,52.5561,WV45QW
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1454,52.5561,WV45QW
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 780 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1454,52.5561,WV45QW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WV4 5QW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1454,52.5561,WV45QW
- **Low road and rail noise at WV4 5QW**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1454,52.5561,WV45QW
- **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=-2.1454,52.5561,WV45QW
- **9.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1454,52.5561,WV45QW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bartholomews-church-of-england-primary-school-e143393) | Primary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 91% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Colton Hills Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/colton-hills-community-school-e104395) | Secondary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | Attainment 8 of 40.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Penn Hall School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/penn-hall-school-e149228) | Special | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | – |
| [Woodfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodfield-primary-school-e147528) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), February 2024 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Alder Coppice Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/alder-coppice-primary-school-e103869) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Goldthorn Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/goldthorn-park-primary-school-e144252) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Springdale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/springdale-primary-school-e150083) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Warstones Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/warstones-primary-school-e150084) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022, before the school changed | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £440,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2025 | £258,126 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| December 2025 | £270,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| March 2026 | £240,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| May 2026 | £605,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| August 2025 | £360,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| April 2023 | £295,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| April 2026 | £330,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: RWT PRACTICES PENN MANOR MEDICAL CENTRE (460 m)
- Pharmacies: PENN MANOR PHARMACY (460 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (910 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Penn Rd Express (780 m, Tesco)

## 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 031C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.6** (2025). Wolverhampton 031C has a deprivation score of 8.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,979th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £280,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wolverhampton 031C was £280,000 in 2025. Joint 14,314th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,662** (2021). Wolverhampton 031C had 1,662 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,141st 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: 99.9%** (January 2026). In Wolverhampton 031C, 99.9% 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.

## WV4 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £252,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WV4 was £252,500 in 2025. Joint 784th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 35,000** (2021). WV4 had 35,000 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 654th 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: 64%** (2022). About 64% of people in WV4 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: 98.1%** (January 2026). In WV4, 98.1% 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: 52.5561, -2.1454

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=-2.1454,52.5561,WV45QW

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