# WV6 9LB: area report for a postcode in Wolverhampton

WV6 9LB 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 WV6 9LB for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wolverhampton](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton) › [WV6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv6) › [WV6 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv6-9)

## Around this postcode

- **18 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 64% on July. Wolverhampton 009E: 83 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.1538,52.6062,WV69LB
- **Bilbrook, 2.9 km**: About 37 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1538,52.6062,WV69LB
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1538,52.6062,WV69LB
- **No property in WV6 9LB 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=-2.1538,52.6062,WV69LB
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Wolverhampton 009E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1538,52.6062,WV69LB
- **£215,801 average price**: For the whole of Wolverhampton, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1538,52.6062,WV69LB
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 720 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1538,52.6062,WV69LB
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1538,52.6062,WV69LB
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WV6 9LB**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1538,52.6062,WV69LB
- **Low road and rail noise at WV6 9LB**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1538,52.6062,WV69LB
- **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=-2.1538,52.6062,WV69LB
- **10.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1538,52.6062,WV69LB

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Claregate Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/claregate-primary-school-e104310) | Primary | 150 m (2 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Evergreen Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/evergreen-academy-e143150) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 600 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | – |
| [SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary Academy & Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ss-peter-and-paul-catholic-primary-academy-and-nursery-e139894) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Michael's CofE Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-cofe-primary-academy-e151479) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | – |
| [Pine Green Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pine-green-academy-e142086) | Special | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [St Andrew's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-andrews-church-of-england-primary-school-e150887) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022, before the school changed | – |
| [Palmers Cross Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/palmers-cross-primary-school-e142684) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Dovecotes Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dovecotes-primary-school-e151992) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023, before the school changed | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £217,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| September 2025 | £232,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| March 2026 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| June 2025 | £260,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| January 2025 | £245,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| November 2025 | £235,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| September 2023 | £230,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| February 2026 | £255,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: TETTENHALL MEDICAL PRACTICE (720 m)
- Pharmacies: LOWER GREEN PHARMACY (720 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (750 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Claregate Express (390 m, Tesco); Co-op Pendeford Food (730 m, Midcounties Co-operative)

## 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 009E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 13.8** (2025). Wolverhampton 009E has a deprivation score of 13.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,079th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £220,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wolverhampton 009E was £220,000 in 2025. Joint 8,379th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,681** (2021). Wolverhampton 009E had 1,681 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,312th 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Wolverhampton 009E, 100.0% 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.

## WV6 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £263,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WV6 was £263,500 in 2025. Joint 856th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 45,107** (2021). WV6 had 45,107 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 306th 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: 3%** (2022). About 3% of people in WV6 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: 93.0%** (January 2026). In WV6, 93.0% 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: 52.6062, -2.1538

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), 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=-2.1538,52.6062,WV69LB

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