WV1 3LX

St Peters · Wolverhampton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Wolverhampton
Local authority
Wolverhampton
Postcode district
WV1
Postcode sector
WV1 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WV1 2FS 78 m
WV1 3DT 94 m
WV1 2ES 108 m
WV1 3LP 139 m
WV1 3BD 141 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WV1 3LX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 1991
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WV
Postcode district
WV1
Postcode sector
WV1 3
Latitude
52.583801
Longitude
-2.113756
British National Grid easting
392,389
British National Grid northing
298,448

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Wolverhampton · E08000031
Electoral ward
St Peters · E05014853
Parish or community
E43000185
Westminster constituency
Wolverhampton South East · E14001595
Output area
E00167326
Lower layer super output area
Wolverhampton 020H · E01034313
Middle layer super output area
Wolverhampton 020 · E02002168

Postcode source versions

Explore WV1

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Minerva Lane Works, Unit 4, Minerva Lane, Wolverhampton, WV1 3LX 16 May 2018 £85,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
133
Primary
77
Secondary
20
  1. Eastfield Primary School

    Community school

    501 m
  2. Eastfield Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    529 m
  3. Holy Rosary Catholic Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    751 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,595
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,802
  • Shoplifting 871
  • Criminal damage and arson 458
  • Public order 440
  • Other theft 405

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WV1 3 residents
778

Age bands in WV1 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.6%

180 residents

Age 15 to 24
18.6%

229 residents

Age 25 to 44
45.8%

565 residents

Age 45 to 64
16.4%

202 residents

Age 65 and over
4.6%

57 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

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

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%

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

36

within 5 km

  • HEALTH AND BEYOND

    175 STEELHOUSE LANE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV2 2AU

    ODS code M92612

    831 m

  • THORNLEY STREET SURGERY

    40-44 THORNLEY STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV1 1JP

    ODS code M92028

    965 m

  • DR SINHA & TAHIR

    WODEN ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 0BD

    ODS code M92013

    1.1 km

  • EAST PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    JONESFIELD CRESCENT, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV1 2LW

    ODS code M92630

    1.2 km

  • TUDOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 TUDOR ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 0LS

    ODS code M92016

    1.3 km

  • MAYFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    272 WILLENHALL ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV1 2GZ

    ODS code M92040

    1.4 km

  • DUNCAN STREET PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    DUNCAN STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV2 3AN

    ODS code M92012

    1.5 km

  • PENNFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    UPPER ZOAR STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV3 0JH

    ODS code Y02636

    1.7 km

  • WHITMORE REANS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LOWE STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 0QL

    ODS code M92607

    2.4 km

  • SHOWELL PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    FIFTH AVENUE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 9ST

    ODS code Y02736

    2.7 km

  • PENN SURGERY

    2A COALWAY ROAD, PENN, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV3 7LX

    ODS code M92043

    2.8 km

  • BAGARY'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LOW HILL MEDICAL CENTRE, 191 FIRST AVENUE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 9SX

    ODS code M92654

    2.8 km

  • POPLARS MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE POPLARS, THIRD AVENUE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 9PG

    ODS code M92001

    2.9 km

  • BILSTON FAMILY PRACTICE

    PROUDS LANE, BILSTON, WV14 6PW

    ODS code M92627

    3.0 km

  • DR MUDIGONDA

    PROUDS LANE, BILSTON, WV14 6PW

    ODS code M92649

    3.0 km

  • IMPROVING HEALTH (IH) MEDICAL

    PROUDS LANE, BILSTON, WV14 6PW

    ODS code M92015

    3.0 km

  • NEWBRIDGE SURGERY

    255 TETTENHALL ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 0DE

    ODS code M92029

    3.0 km

  • DR ST PIERRE-LIBBERTON

    60-62 CANNOCK ROAD, WEDNESFIELD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 8PJ

    ODS code M92039

    3.1 km

  • PRIMROSE LANE PRACTICE

    WOLVERHAMPTON P C T, PRIMROSE LANE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 8RN

    ODS code M92004

    3.3 km

  • BILSTON URBAN VILLAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    BANKFIELD ROAD, BILSTON, WV14 0EE

    ODS code Y02757

    3.4 km

Showing 20 of 36 matching practices.

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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Minerva Wharf

    BCT · Wolverhampton

    0.1 miles
  • Minerva Wharf

    BCT · Wolverhampton

    0.1 miles
  • Shakespeare Street

    BCT · Wolverhampton

    0.1 miles
  • Shakespeare Street

    BCT · Wolverhampton

    0.2 miles
  • Corser Street

    BCT · Monmore Green

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wolverhampton 020H, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,703 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
2 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

133 open schools are in scope, including 77 primary and 20 secondary schools. Eastfield Primary School is the nearest published school at 501 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

6,595 published events cover 12 months, averaging 549.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,802 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.