WV9 postcode area

The WV9 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in South Staffordshire, Wolverhampton. Area Scores range from 7 to 71 across them.

In summary

The WV9 district contains both ends of the scale: Featherstone West, Coven & Shareshill at 71 out of 100 (#1,986 of 6,856 in England) against Heath Town at 7, a 64-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 4 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £195,000 in Pendeford to £350,000 in Brewood & Wheaton Aston — a 1.8× gap within the WV9 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — South Staffordshire and Wolverhampton — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Featherstone West, Coven & ShareshillSouth Staffordshire 1,98671 £280,000
Tettenhall NorthWolverhampton 2,43864 £255,000
Brewood & Wheaton AstonSouth Staffordshire 3,08355 £350,000
BilbrookSouth Staffordshire 3,60447 £255,000
Oxley ParkWolverhampton 4,78330 £212,000
FordhousesWolverhampton 4,90628 £240,000
PendefordWolverhampton 5,99612 £195,000
Heath TownWolverhampton 6,3737 £200,000

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around WV9.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so figures are shown per neighbourhood rather than as a single postcode average — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.