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WV3 postcode area · Wolverhampton

The WV3 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in South Staffordshire, Wolverhampton. Area Scores range from 5 to 85 across them. Every full WV3 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The WV3 district contains both ends of the scale: Wombourne Outer, Swindon & Seisdon at 85 out of 100 (#999 of 6,856 in England) against Wolverhampton Central at 6, an 80-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 5 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £135,500 in Wolverhampton Central to £360,000 in Wombourne Outer, Swindon & Seisdon — a 2.7× gap within the WV3 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£34,703a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime105per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)40
Owner-occupied57%

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 WV3 district

£245,000median home sold over the past year · +28.9% over 5 years · +4.3% over the year · 281 sales
Detached£349,950
Semi-detached£255,000
Terraced£200,000
Flat£107,500
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
Wombourne Outer, Swindon & SeisdonSouth Staffordshire 99985 £360,000
Compton & Merryhill NorthWolverhampton 1,80874 £297,500
CastlecroftWolverhampton 2,72060 £262,500
BradmoreWolverhampton 3,34351 £245,000
Goldthorn ParkWolverhampton 3,44650 £276,000
Merryhill SouthWolverhampton 4,55034 £246,000
BushburyWolverhampton 4,82430 £215,000
BlakenhallWolverhampton 6,12011 £187,500
West ParkWolverhampton 6,12611 £181,000
Heath TownWolverhampton 6,3737 £200,000
Wolverhampton CentralWolverhampton 6,4496 £135,500

People living in WV3 Census 2021

Residents107,311
Median age (est.)40
Density1,091per km²
No qualifications23%
Degree or above30%
No car or van28%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 12%25–44 27%45–64 26%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 25%Social rent: 21%Private rent: 22%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 25%Social rent 21%Private rent 22%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 13%Other: 16%
One person 32%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 13%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Elementary 13% · Associate professional 11%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Elementary13%
Associate professional11%
Managers & directors11%
Caring & leisure10%
Process & plant10%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 58%Asian: 24%Black: 9%Mixed: 5%Other: 4%
White 58%Asian 24%Black 9%Mixed 5%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Christian 44% · No religion 24% · Sikh 14%

Born outside the UK: 25%

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 WV3

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the WV3 district.

Bushbury Wombourne

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around WV3.

WV1 WV4 WV2 WV6 WV14 DY3 WV13 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.