# WV5 5AX: area report for a postcode in South Staffordshire

WV5 5AX is a postcode in South Staffordshire.

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 South Staffordshire. Open the map at WV5 5AX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [South Staffordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-staffordshire) › [WV5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv5) › [WV5 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv5-5)

## Around this postcode

- **6 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 40% on July. South Staffordshire 012E: 48 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.2125,52.5278,WV55AX
- **Wolverhampton St George's, 8.6 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.2125,52.5278,WV55AX
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 990 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.2125,52.5278,WV55AX
- **No property in WV5 5AX 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=-2.2125,52.5278,WV55AX
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, South Staffordshire 012E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.2125,52.5278,WV55AX
- **£310,862 average price**: For the whole of South Staffordshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.2125,52.5278,WV55AX
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.2125,52.5278,WV55AX
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 20 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.2125,52.5278,WV55AX
- **99% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-2.2125,52.5278,WV55AX
- **Moderate road and rail noise at WV5 5AX**: Road 56 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.2125,52.5278,WV55AX
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-2.2125,52.5278,WV55AX
- **10.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.2125,52.5278,WV55AX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cherry Trees School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cherry-trees-school-e144208) | Special | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | – |
| [St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bernadettes-catholic-primary-school-e147426) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade, before the school changed | – |
| [Wombourne High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wombourne-high-school-e141343) | Secondary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 43.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Blakeley Heath Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blakeley-heath-primary-school-e124192) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St John's CofE (C) Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-cofe-c-primary-school-e124278) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Westfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westfield-primary-school-e124193) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), June 2024 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [All Saints' CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-saints-cofe-primary-school-e146807) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2024 | £435,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| March 2026 | £190,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| February 2026 | £490,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| July 2025 | £295,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 260 m |
| November 2023 | £205,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 270 m |
| February 2026 | £143,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 300 m |
| July 2024 | £295,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 300 m |
| June 2026 | £215,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 340 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Lidl Wombourne Enterprise Park (20 m, Lidl); Sainsburys Wombourne (340 m, Sainsburys)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £310,862** (July 2026). South Staffordshire’s average house price was £310,862 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,788** (2025). Full-time workers living in South Staffordshire earned a median of £38,788 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 167th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.0×** (2025). A home in South Staffordshire costs 8.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 135th least 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: 13.5** (2025). South Staffordshire has a deprivation score of 13.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 71st least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## South Staffordshire 012E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 12.2** (2025). South Staffordshire 012E has a deprivation score of 12.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,333rd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £320,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in South Staffordshire 012E was £320,000 in 2025. Joint 13,865th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,521** (2021). South Staffordshire 012E had 1,521 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,404th 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: 94.7%** (January 2026). In South Staffordshire 012E, 94.7% 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.

## WV5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £328,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WV5 was £328,750 in 2025. 916th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 15,081** (2021). WV5 had 15,081 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,012th least 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: 81%** (2022). About 81% of people in WV5 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: 80.6%** (January 2026). In WV5, 80.6% 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: [South Staffordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-staffordshire)
- Centre: 52.5278, -2.2125

Council: [South Staffordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-staffordshire) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Kingswinford and South Staffordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/kingswinford-and-south-staffordshire): Mike Wood (Conservative), 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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-2.2125,52.5278,WV55AX

## How to cite

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