# WV5

Postcode district covering Wombourne, Blakeley and The Bratch, in South Staffordshire and Shropshire.

WV5 is a postcode district covering Wombourne, Blakeley and The Bratch, in South Staffordshire and Shropshire. Median sale price £328,750 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code WV5. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [WV](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an WV5 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv5#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv5#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv5#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv5#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=WV5) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 81% of people in WV5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=WV5) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 224 homes were sold in WV5 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=WV5) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for WV5.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=WV5) (Census 2021, England and Wales): WV5 had 15,081 usual residents at the census.

## How WV5 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | WV5 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £328,750 | most expensive | 16 postcode districts, WV · 2025 |
| Population | 15,081 | 6th least populated | 18 postcode districts, WV · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 81% | 6th most people in radon Affected Areas | 18 postcode districts, WV · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 80.6% | 5th lowest | 18 postcode districts, WV · Jan 2026 |

## Is WV5 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in WV5 at a rate of 49.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 89.2 per 1,000 people across the WV postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 59 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in WV5.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (313), other crime (127) and anti-social behaviour (103).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in WV5 was 52.3 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in WV5, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so WV5 has no single figure. Of its 11 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in WV5

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Shropshire 034C](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01028842) | 1,736 | 25.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 52.0% |
| [South Staffordshire 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/south-staffordshire/neighbourhood/e01029671) | 1,518 | 61.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.4% |
| [South Staffordshire 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-staffordshire/neighbourhood/e01029673) | 1,514 | 50.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 88.5% |
| [South Staffordshire 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/south-staffordshire/neighbourhood/e01029676) | 1,090 | 90.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 78.0% |
| [South Staffordshire 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-staffordshire/neighbourhood/e01029679) | 1,479 | 79.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.8% |
| [South Staffordshire 012E](https://openindex.co.uk/south-staffordshire/neighbourhood/e01029680) | 1,521 | 47.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 94.7% |
| [South Staffordshire 013B](https://openindex.co.uk/south-staffordshire/neighbourhood/e01029667) | 2,269 | 81.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 31.0% |
| [South Staffordshire 013D](https://openindex.co.uk/south-staffordshire/neighbourhood/e01029674) | 1,705 | 34.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 61.8% |
| [South Staffordshire 013E](https://openindex.co.uk/south-staffordshire/neighbourhood/e01029675) | 1,457 | 26.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.7% |
| [South Staffordshire 013F](https://openindex.co.uk/south-staffordshire/neighbourhood/e01029677) | 1,367 | 26.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.4% |
| [South Staffordshire 013G](https://openindex.co.uk/south-staffordshire/neighbourhood/e01029678) | 1,574 | 40.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 95.7% |

## Your MP

- [Kingswinford and South Staffordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/kingswinford-and-south-staffordshire): Mike Wood (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 87% of the people here.
- [South Shropshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-shropshire): Stuart Anderson (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 13% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in WV5

[Wombourne Inner](https://openindex.co.uk/south-staffordshire/wombourne-inner), [Wombourne Outer, Swindon & Seisdon](https://openindex.co.uk/south-staffordshire/wombourne-outer-swindon-and-seisdon)

## Postcode sectors in WV5

[WV5 0 (162 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv5-0), [WV5 5 (2 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv5-5), [WV5 7 (94 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv5-7), [WV5 8 (111 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv5-8), [WV5 9 (102 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv5-9)

## Councils WV5 covers

[South Staffordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-staffordshire), [Shropshire](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire)

## Towns in WV5

[Wombourne](https://openindex.co.uk/town/wombourne)

## Postcode districts next to WV5

[DY3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy3), [DY7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy7), [WV4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv4), [WV6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv6), [WV15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv15)

## More in the WV postcode area

[All WV postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## WV5 in brief

WV5 is a postcode district covering Wombourne, Blakeley and The Bratch, in South Staffordshire and Shropshire.
About 15,693 people lived in WV5 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £328,750 in 2025 across 224 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 49.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in WV5 was £328,750 in 2025.
WV5 had 15,081 usual residents at the census.
About 81% of people in WV5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In WV5, 80.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: WV5
- Postcode area: [WV](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv)
- Constituency: [Kingswinford and South Staffordshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/kingswinford-and-south-staffordshire)
- Council: [South Staffordshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/south-staffordshire)
- Area: 36.62 km²
- People, mid-2024: 15,693*
- Neighbourhoods: 11
- Output areas: 49

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[WV15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv15), [WV4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv4), [DY3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy3), [DY7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy7), [WV6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv6)

## Latest updates for WV5

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/WV5

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv5, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv5#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv5