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

WV4 6LG 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 6LG 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

- **21 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 16% on July. Wolverhampton 032B: 73 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.1001,52.5570,WV46LG
- **Priestfield, 1.6 km**: About 20 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1001,52.5570,WV46LG
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1001,52.5570,WV46LG
- **No property in WV4 6LG 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=-2.1001,52.5570,WV46LG
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Wolverhampton 032B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1001,52.5570,WV46LG
- **£220,559 average price**: For the whole of Wolverhampton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1001,52.5570,WV46LG
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.7 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1001,52.5570,WV46LG
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1001,52.5570,WV46LG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WV4 6LG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1001,52.5570,WV46LG
- **Low road and rail noise at WV4 6LG**: Road 52 dB, rail 41 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1001,52.5570,WV46LG
- **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=-2.1001,52.5570,WV46LG
- **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=-2.1001,52.5570,WV46LG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Lanesfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lanesfield-primary-school-e104327) | Primary | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hill Avenue Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hill-avenue-academy-e143151) | Primary | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wolverhampton Vocational Training Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wolverhampton-vocational-training-centre-e142123) | Special | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | – |
| [The Khalsa Academy Wolverhampton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-khalsa-academy-wolverhampton-e142080) | Secondary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | Attainment 8 of 47.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Manor Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/manor-primary-school-e141858) | Primary | 920 m (11 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), December 2022 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Spring Vale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/spring-vale-primary-school-e150943) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Windsor Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/windsor-nursery-school-e104283) | Nursery | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Some aspects not as strong, May 2025 | – |
| [The Vireo Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-vireo-academy-e150198) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2023 | £135,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2024 | £345,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| July 2025 | £190,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| July 2023 | £160,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| November 2023 | £311,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| November 2025 | £135,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| November 2024 | £138,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| October 2025 | £347,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: BRUTONS PHARMACY (CHILDS AVENUE) (700 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (630 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Lanesfield (300 m, Spar)

## 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 032B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 41.6** (2025). Wolverhampton 032B has a deprivation score of 41.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,169th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,579** (2021). Wolverhampton 032B had 1,579 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,234th 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: 99.5%** (January 2026). In Wolverhampton 032B, 99.5% 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: 6.6%** (August 2026). In Wolverhampton 032B, 6.6% 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.

## 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: 52.5570, -2.1001

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), 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=-2.1001,52.5570,WV46LG

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