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WV1 postcode area · Wolverhampton

The WV1 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Dudley, Wolverhampton. Area Scores range from 2 to 91 across them. Every full WV1 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the WV1 district: Sedgley West scores 91 out of 100 (#615 of 6,856 nationally) while Waterloo Road sits at 3 — neighbours on the map, 88 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 8 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £135,500 in Wolverhampton Central to £280,000 in Sedgley West — a 2.1× gap within the WV1 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Dudley and Wolverhampton — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£31,960a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime132per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)36
Owner-occupied42%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the WV1 district

£180,000median home sold over the past year · +44.0% over 5 years · +2.9% over the year · 73 sales
Detached£250,000
Semi-detached£210,000
Terraced£172,500
Flat£116,000
Wolverhampton£222,500
West Midlands£252,500
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Sedgley WestDudley 61591 £280,000
Bilston North EastWolverhampton 5,91414 £198,000
BlakenhallWolverhampton 6,12011 £187,500
West ParkWolverhampton 6,12611 £181,000
Whitmore Reans & Dunstall HillWolverhampton 6,17410 £168,500
East ParkWolverhampton 6,3128 £190,000
Heath TownWolverhampton 6,3737 £200,000
Wolverhampton CentralWolverhampton 6,4496 £135,500
Waterloo RoadWolverhampton 6,6683 £140,500

People living in WV1 Census 2021

Residents83,560
Median age (est.)36
Density4,218per km²
No qualifications27%
Degree or above26%
No car or van37%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 13%25–44 30%45–64 23%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 24%Mortgage/shared: 18%Social rent: 30%Private rent: 27%
Own outright 24%Mortgage/shared 18%Social rent 30%Private rent 27%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 10%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 15%Other: 15%
One person 35%Couple, no children 10%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 15%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 19% · Professional 15% · Process & plant 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary19%
Professional15%
Process & plant13%
Caring & leisure11%
Skilled trades9%
Associate professional9%
Sales & customer service8%
Administrative8%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 50%Asian: 26%Black: 14%Mixed: 6%Other: 5%
White 50%Asian 26%Black 14%Mixed 6%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Christian 41% · No religion 23% · Sikh 12%

Born outside the UK: 34%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in WV1

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the WV1 district.

Bilston North Sedgley

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around WV1.

WV2 WV3 WV4 WV13 WV14 WV10 WV11 WV6

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.