WV10 postcode area · Wolverhampton

The WV10 postcode district spans 15 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in South Staffordshire, Wolverhampton. Area Scores range from 4 to 74 across them. Every full WV10 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the WV10 district: Penkridge & Acton Trussell scores 75 out of 100 (#1,726 of 6,856 nationally) while Low Hill sits at 5 — neighbours on the map, 70 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 9 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £135,500 in Wolverhampton Central to £322,000 in Penkridge & Acton Trussell — a 2.4× gap within the WV10 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — South Staffordshire and Wolverhampton — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£34,278a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime107per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)38
Owner-occupied56%

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 WV10 district

£211,000median home sold over the past year · +26.9% over 5 years · +0.5% over the year · 434 sales
Detached£318,000
Semi-detached£220,000
Terraced£188,000
Flat£117,000
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
Penkridge & Acton TrussellSouth Staffordshire 1,72675 £322,000
Featherstone West, Coven & ShareshillSouth Staffordshire 1,98671 £280,000
HuntingtonSouth Staffordshire 3,72046 £240,000
Wednesfield TownWolverhampton 4,20039 £240,000
Wood EndWolverhampton 4,34437 £235,000
Featherstone East & EssingtonSouth Staffordshire 4,38536 £240,000
Oxley ParkWolverhampton 4,78330 £212,000
BushburyWolverhampton 4,82430 £215,000
FordhousesWolverhampton 4,90628 £240,000
Whitmore Reans & Dunstall HillWolverhampton 6,17410 £168,500
Heath TownWolverhampton 6,3737 £200,000
Park LaneWolverhampton 6,3807 £182,500
Wolverhampton CentralWolverhampton 6,4496 £135,500
Bushbury HillWolverhampton 6,4696 £223,750
Low HillWolverhampton 6,5315 £165,000

People living in WV10 Census 2021

Residents122,920
Median age (est.)38
Density783per km²
No qualifications24%
Degree or above25%
No car or van26%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 12%25–44 27%45–64 25%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 29%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 26%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 29%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 26%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 15%Other: 15%
One person 29%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 15%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Elementary 15% · Skilled trades 11%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Elementary15%
Skilled trades11%
Caring & leisure11%
Associate professional10%
Process & plant10%
Managers & directors9%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 69%Asian: 13%Black: 10%Mixed: 5%Other: 3%
White 69%Asian 13%Black 10%Mixed 5%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 31% · Sikh 7%

Born outside the UK: 19%

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 WV10

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the WV10 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around WV10.

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.