WV6 postcode area · Wolverhampton

The WV6 postcode district spans 13 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Shropshire, South Staffordshire, Wolverhampton. Area Scores range from 2 to 96 across them. Every full WV6 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The WV6 district contains both ends of the scale: Codsall at 96 out of 100 (#252 of 6,856 in England) against Waterloo Road at 3, a 94-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 6 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £140,500 in Waterloo Road to £365,000 in Codsall — a 2.6× gap within the WV6 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Shropshire, South Staffordshire and Wolverhampton — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£38,001a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime58per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)44

Owner-occupied68%

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 WV6 district

£262,000median home sold over the past year · +19.1% over 5 years · -0.9% over the year · 545 sales

Detached£392,475

Semi-detached£255,000

Terraced£204,250

Flat£120,000

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 →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
CodsallSouth Staffordshire	252	96	£365,000
Wombourne Outer, Swindon & SeisdonSouth Staffordshire	999	85	£360,000
Cosford & AlbrightonShropshire	1,403	80	£312,250
Perton & PattinghamSouth Staffordshire	1,499	78	£280,000
Compton & Merryhill NorthWolverhampton	1,808	74	£297,500
Tettenhall SouthWolverhampton	2,027	70	£291,250
Tettenhall NorthWolverhampton	2,438	64	£255,000
CastlecroftWolverhampton	2,720	60	£262,500
BilbrookSouth Staffordshire	3,604	47	£255,000
Alveley, Claverley & WorfieldShropshire	4,022	41	£350,000
West ParkWolverhampton	6,126	11	£181,000
Whitmore Reans & Dunstall HillWolverhampton	6,174	10	£168,500
Waterloo RoadWolverhampton	6,668	3	£140,500

People living in WV6 Census 2021

Residents105,988

Median age (est.)44

Density303per km²

No qualifications19%

Degree or above33%

No car or van18%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 11%25–44 24%45–64 27%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright 40%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 14%Private rent 18%

Households

One person 30%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 10%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups

Professional	21%
Associate professional	14%
Managers & directors	14%
Administrative	10%
Skilled trades	10%
Elementary	10%
Caring & leisure	8%
Process & plant	7%
Sales & customer service	7%

Ethnic group

White 76%Asian 14%Black 5%Mixed 3%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 27% · Sikh 6%

Born outside the UK: 15%

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 WV6

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the WV6 district.

Tettenhall Wombourne

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around WV6.

WV8 WV3 WV9 WV1 WV4 WV2 WV10 WV5

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.