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WV11 postcode area · Wolverhampton

The WV11 postcode district spans 12 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in South Staffordshire, Walsall, Wolverhampton. Area Scores range from 5 to 71 across them. Every full WV11 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the WV11 district: Featherstone West, Coven & Shareshill scores 71 out of 100 (#1,986 of 6,856 nationally) while Bushbury Hill sits at 6 — neighbours on the map, 65 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 6 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £200,000 in Willenhall Park to £280,000 in Featherstone West, Coven & Shareshill. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — South Staffordshire, Walsall and Wolverhampton — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£33,968a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime88per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)40
Owner-occupied60%

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 WV11 district

£230,000median home sold over the past year · +37.3% over 5 years · +9.5% over the year · 308 sales
Detached£360,025
Semi-detached£229,000
Terraced£198,500
Flat£94,000
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
Featherstone West, Coven & ShareshillSouth Staffordshire 1,98671 £280,000
AshmoreWalsall 3,51549 £237,750
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
New InventionWalsall 5,32422 £207,000
Wednesfield North EastWolverhampton 5,35222 £215,000
Ashmore ParkWolverhampton 5,40021 £210,000
Willenhall ParkWalsall 6,03012 £200,000
Heath TownWolverhampton 6,3737 £200,000
Bushbury HillWolverhampton 6,4696 £223,750

People living in WV11 Census 2021

Residents94,311
Median age (est.)40
Density1,231per km²
No qualifications26%
Degree or above22%
No car or van25%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 11%25–44 27%45–64 26%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 26%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 26%Private rent 14%

Households

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

Work (top occupations)

Professional 14% · Elementary 14% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Professional14%
Elementary14%
Skilled trades13%
Caring & leisure11%
Process & plant10%
Associate professional10%
Administrative10%
Managers & directors9%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 77%Asian: 10%Black: 6%Mixed: 4%Other: 2%
White 77%Asian 10%Black 6%Mixed 4%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 34% · Sikh 7%

Born outside the UK: 13%

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 WV11

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the WV11 district.

Bushbury Featherstone Wednesfield Willenhall

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around WV11.

WV12 WV10 WV13 WS6 WS2 WS3 WV1 WV9

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.