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WV98 postcode area · Wyre Forest

The WV98 postcode district spans 2 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Wolverhampton, Wyre Forest. Area Scores range from 9 to 66 across them. Every full WV98 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The WV98 district contains both ends of the scale: Spennells & Hoobrook at 67 out of 100 (#2,274 of 6,856 in England) against Whitmore Reans & Dunstall Hill at 10, a 57-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £168,500 in Whitmore Reans & Dunstall Hill to £262,000 in Spennells & Hoobrook. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Wolverhampton and Wyre Forest — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£34,985a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime62per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)38
Owner-occupied61%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Spennells & HoobrookWyre Forest 2,27467 £262,000
Whitmore Reans & Dunstall HillWolverhampton 6,17410 £168,500

People living in WV98 Census 2021

Residents13,521
Median age (est.)38
Density2,670per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above28%
No car or van20%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 12%25–44 27%45–64 25%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 18%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 13%Other: 17%
One person 28%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 13%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Elementary 15% · Process & plant 11%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Elementary15%
Process & plant11%
Associate professional11%
Caring & leisure11%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative9%
Managers & directors9%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 65%Asian: 18%Black: 8%Mixed: 4%Other: 5%
White 65%Asian 18%Black 8%Mixed 4%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 28% · Muslim 14%

Born outside the UK: 24%

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 WV98.

DY6 DY7 DY8 DY5 DY2 DY3 WV5 DY9

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.