WV4 postcode area · Wolverhampton

The WV4 postcode district spans 15 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Dudley, South Staffordshire, Wolverhampton. Area Scores range from 7 to 91 across them. Every full WV4 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the WV4 district: Sedgley West scores 91 out of 100 (#615 of 6,856 nationally) while Heath Town sits at 7 — neighbours on the map, 84 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 6 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £187,500 in Blakenhall to £360,000 in Wombourne Outer, Swindon & Seisdon — a 1.9× gap within the WV4 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Dudley, South Staffordshire and Wolverhampton — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£35,457a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime74per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)42
Owner-occupied63%

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 WV4 district

£250,000median home sold over the past year · +31.6% over 5 years · +3.3% over the year · 310 sales
Detached£330,000
Semi-detached£250,000
Terraced£217,500
Flat£107,500
Wolverhampton£222,500
West Midlands£252,500
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Sedgley WestDudley 61591 £280,000
Wombourne Outer, Swindon & SeisdonSouth Staffordshire 99985 £360,000
Compton & Merryhill NorthWolverhampton 1,80874 £297,500
Upper PennWolverhampton 1,92472 £275,000
Wombourne InnerSouth Staffordshire 3,28252 £295,000
BradmoreWolverhampton 3,34351 £245,000
Goldthorn ParkWolverhampton 3,44650 £276,000
Sedgley EastDudley 4,31737 £215,500
Merryhill SouthWolverhampton 4,55034 £246,000
Ettingshall ParkWolverhampton 4,73531 £217,500
Wednesfield North EastWolverhampton 5,35222 £215,000
WoodcrossWolverhampton 5,38621 £195,000
EttingshallWolverhampton 5,89314 £214,000
BlakenhallWolverhampton 6,12011 £187,500
Heath TownWolverhampton 6,3737 £200,000

People living in WV4 Census 2021

Residents129,915
Median age (est.)42
Density1,191per km²
No qualifications23%
Degree or above28%
No car or van23%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 25%45–64 26%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 36%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 20%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 36%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 20%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 13%Other: 17%
One person 29%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 13%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Elementary 12% · Associate professional 11%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Elementary12%
Associate professional11%
Skilled trades11%
Managers & directors10%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure10%
Process & plant10%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 64%Asian: 22%Black: 7%Mixed: 4%Other: 3%
White 64%Asian 22%Black 7%Mixed 4%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 26% · Sikh 14%

Born outside the UK: 20%

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 WV4

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the WV4 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around WV4.

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.