# WV4 6JS: area report for a postcode in Wolverhampton

WV4 6JS 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 6JS for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wolverhampton](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton) › [WV4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv4) › [WV4 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv4-6)

## Around this postcode

- **12 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 50% on July. Wolverhampton 029A: 69 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.1017,52.5658,WV46JS
- **Priestfield, 700 m**: About 9 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1017,52.5658,WV46JS
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1017,52.5658,WV46JS
- **No property in WV4 6JS 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=-2.1017,52.5658,WV46JS
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Wolverhampton 029A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1017,52.5658,WV46JS
- **£215,801 average price**: For the whole of Wolverhampton, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1017,52.5658,WV46JS
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1017,52.5658,WV46JS
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 940 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1017,52.5658,WV46JS
- **50% can get gigabit broadband at WV4 6JS**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1017,52.5658,WV46JS
- **Loud road and rail noise at WV4 6JS**: Road 58 dB, rail 66 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1017,52.5658,WV46JS
- **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=-2.1017,52.5658,WV46JS
- **11.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1017,52.5658,WV46JS

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Windsor Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/windsor-nursery-school-e104283) | Nursery | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | Some aspects not as strong, May 2025 | – |
| [The Khalsa Academy Wolverhampton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-khalsa-academy-wolverhampton-e142080) | Secondary | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | Attainment 8 of 47.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Wolverhampton Vocational Training Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wolverhampton-vocational-training-centre-e142123) | Special | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | – |
| [Parkfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parkfield-primary-school-e144253) | Primary | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bilston Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bilston-church-of-england-primary-school-e130305) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lanesfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lanesfield-primary-school-e104327) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [City of Wolverhampton College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/city-of-wolverhampton-college-e130484) | Sixth form and further education | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Teresa's Catholic Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-teresas-catholic-primary-academy-e139893) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £315,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 270 m |
| May 2025 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 280 m |
| March 2026 | £125,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 300 m |
| May 2024 | £204,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 300 m |
| February 2025 | £191,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 310 m |
| June 2025 | £175,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 350 m |
| April 2026 | £195,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 360 m |
| December 2025 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 360 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Priestfield (700 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: ETTINGSHALL PHARMACY (500 m)
- Dental practices: BILSTON DENTAL PRACTICE (870 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Bilston (940 m, Morrisons)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £215,801** (August 2026). Wolverhampton’s average house price was £215,801 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 6.0×** (2025). A home in Wolverhampton costs 6.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 93rd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 029A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 37.9** (2025). Wolverhampton 029A has a deprivation score of 37.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,174th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £165,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wolverhampton 029A was £165,000 in 2025. Joint 3,419th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,492** (2021). Wolverhampton 029A had 2,492 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,030th 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: 99.2%** (January 2026). In Wolverhampton 029A, 99.2% 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: 52.5658, -2.1017

Council: [Wolverhampton](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Wolverhampton South East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wolverhampton-south-east): Pat McFadden (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), August 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=-2.1017,52.5658,WV46JS

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