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WV9 postcode area · Wolverhampton

The WV9 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in South Staffordshire, Wolverhampton. Area Scores range from 7 to 71 across them. Every full WV9 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

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.

Living here

Typical net household income£35,585a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime82per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)41
Owner-occupied60%

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 WV9 district

£245,000median home sold over the past year · +23.7% over 5 years · -2.8% over the year · 82 sales
Detached£321,000
Semi-detached£235,000
Terraced£191,250
Flat£119,950
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
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

People living in WV9 Census 2021

Residents60,882
Median age (est.)41
Density487per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above28%
No car or van23%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 28%45–64 26%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 24%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 24%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 13%Other: 15%
One person 31%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 13%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Elementary 13% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Elementary13%
Associate professional12%
Skilled trades11%
Managers & directors11%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative9%
Process & plant9%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 73%Asian: 12%Black: 8%Mixed: 5%Other: 2%
White 73%Asian 12%Black 8%Mixed 5%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 51% · No religion 30% · Sikh 6%

Born outside the UK: 16%

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 WV9

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the WV9 district.

Featherstone Tettenhall

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around WV9.

WV10 WV8 WV6 WV11 WV1 WV3 WV2 WV13

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.