WV2 postcode area · Wolverhampton

The WV2 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Wolverhampton. Area Scores range from 5 to 49 across them. Every full WV2 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The WV2 district contains both ends of the scale: Goldthorn Park at 50 out of 100 (#3,446 of 6,856 in England) against Wolverhampton Central at 6, a 44-point gap between neighbouring areas. 6 of the 7 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £135,500 in Wolverhampton Central to £276,000 in Goldthorn Park — a 2.0× gap within the WV2 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£32,267a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime144per 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 WV2 district

£190,500median home sold over the past year · +26.2% over 5 years · +13.1% over the year · 90 sales

Detached£295,000

Semi-detached£221,000

Terraced£152,500

Flat£91,600

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 →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Goldthorn ParkWolverhampton	3,446	50	£276,000
EttingshallWolverhampton	5,893	14	£214,000
BlakenhallWolverhampton	6,120	11	£187,500
East ParkWolverhampton	6,312	8	£190,000
Heath TownWolverhampton	6,373	7	£200,000
Bilston Lunt & LoxdaleWolverhampton	6,387	7	£223,750
Wolverhampton CentralWolverhampton	6,449	6	£135,500

People living in WV2 Census 2021

Residents74,615

Median age (est.)36

Density3,887per km²

No qualifications28%

Degree or above25%

No car or van37%

Age

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

Tenure

Own outright 23%Mortgage/shared 20%Social rent 32%Private rent 26%

Households

One person 32%Couple, no children 11%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 16%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 19% · Professional 15% · Process & plant 14%

All occupation groups

Elementary	19%
Professional	15%
Process & plant	14%
Caring & leisure	12%
Skilled trades	9%
Associate professional	9%
Sales & customer service	9%
Administrative	8%
Managers & directors	7%

Ethnic group

White 45%Asian 31%Black 14%Mixed 6%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Christian 39% · No religion 23% · Sikh 18%

Born outside the UK: 36%

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 WV2

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the WV2 district.

Ettingshall

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around WV2.

WV1 WV4 WV14 WV3 WV13 DY3 WV12 WV11

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.