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WV7 postcode area · South Staffordshire

The WV7 postcode district spans 5 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Shropshire, South Staffordshire, Wolverhampton. Area Scores range from 7 to 96 across them. Every full WV7 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The WV7 district contains both ends of the scale: Codsall at 96 out of 100 (#252 of 6,856 in England) against Heath Town at 7, an 89-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £200,000 in Heath Town to £365,000 in Codsall — a 1.8× gap within the WV7 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£38,306a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime57per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)44
Owner-occupied62%

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 WV7 district

£308,000median home sold over the past year · +16.0% over 5 years · -0.6% over the year · 87 sales
Detached£420,000
Semi-detached£290,000
Terraced£270,000
Flat£184,500
South Staffordshire£292,500
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
CodsallSouth Staffordshire 25296 £365,000
Cosford & AlbrightonShropshire 1,40380 £312,250
Perton & PattinghamSouth Staffordshire 1,49978 £280,000
Bishop's Castle, Brockton & ChirburyShropshire 4,37836 £351,600
Heath TownWolverhampton 6,3737 £200,000

People living in WV7 Census 2021

Residents44,769
Median age (est.)44
Density140per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above32%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 11%25–44 24%45–64 27%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 38%Mortgage/shared: 25%Social rent: 21%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 38%Mortgage/shared 25%Social rent 21%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 11%Other: 17%
One person 31%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 11%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors12%
Skilled trades12%
Elementary10%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 81%Asian: 7%Black: 6%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 81%Asian 7%Black 6%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 54% · No religion 31% · Sikh 4%

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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around WV7.

TF11 WV99 TF3 WV15 TF7 TF12 TF4 TF8

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.