Property market
The five-year median is £158,750 from 754 recorded sales in WV1. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.
The latest UK House Price Index average for Wolverhampton is £216,668 in June 2026, up 8.2% year on year.
WV1
UK postcode district
Updated September 2026
District overview
- Postcode units
- 1,503
- Current units
- 677
- Coordinate coverage
- 100%
- Electoral wards
- 6
Coverage context
- Countries represented
- England
- English regions represented
- West Midlands
- Local authority codes
- 2
- Terminated postcode units
- 826
Postcode sectors in WV1
Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.
Property
4,566 recorded
sales at this postcode
| Address | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 3c, Rudge Avenue, Wolverhampton, WV1 2AS | 20 July 2026 | £225,000 |
| 34, Cavendish Gardens, Wolverhampton, WV1 2QB | 3 July 2026 | £280,000 |
| 55, Lewis Avenue, Eastfield, Wolverhampton, WV1 2AZ | 26 June 2026 | £255,000 |
Schools
Across this district
- Open schools
- 9
- Primary
- 4
- Secondary
- 1
Recorded crime
Across this district
- Published events
- 4,881
- Months covered
- 12
- Latest month
- June 2026
Most recorded categories in this period
- Violence and sexual offences 2,094
- Shoplifting 637
- Criminal damage and arson 347
- Public order 315
- Other theft 297
Census 2021
Population and age profile
- WV1 usual residents
- 16,454
- Age-profile population
- 16,808
Age bands in WV1
Postcode district- Age 0 to 14
- 18.6%
- Age 15 to 24
- 17.4%
- Age 25 to 44
- 30%
- Age 45 to 64
- 22%
- Age 65 and over
- 12%
3,119 residents
2,918 residents
5,044 residents
3,703 residents
2,024 residents
Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.
Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.
Fixed broadband coverage
The median Ofcom availability percentage across 514 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.
- Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
- 100%
- Gigabit-capable
- 100%
- Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
- 0%
- Next Generation Access
- 100%
- Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
- 0%
453 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 425 had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, and 0 had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.
Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
GP practices
3
in this district
EAST PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE
JONESFIELD CRESCENT, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV1 2LW
ODS code M92630
MAYFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE
272 WILLENHALL ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV1 2GZ
ODS code M92040
THORNLEY STREET SURGERY
40-44 THORNLEY STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV1 1JP
ODS code M92028
Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.
Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.
Evidence in context
Schools
9 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.
Recorded crime
4,881 published events cover 12 months, averaging 406.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,094 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.