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WV2 1BL

St Peters · Wolverhampton · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
St Peters
Local authority
Wolverhampton
Constituency
Wolverhampton South East
Postcode district
WV2
Postcode sector
WV2 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WV2 1AF 45 m
WV2 1AP 80 m
WV2 1AS 110 m
WV2 1EE 132 m
WV2 1BZ 142 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WV2 1BL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WV
Postcode district
WV2
Postcode sector
WV2 1
Latitude
52.581176
Longitude
-2.122368
British National Grid easting
391,805
British National Grid northing
298,157

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
E00053151
Lower layer super output area
Wolverhampton 035H · E01010530
Middle layer super output area
Wolverhampton 035 · E02006894

Postcode source versions

Explore WV2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
132
Primary
77
Secondary
21

  1. SS Mary and John's Catholic Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    556 m

  2. Progress Schools - Wolverhampton

    Other independent school

    644 m

  3. Grove Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    698 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,838
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,914
  • Shoplifting 856
  • Other theft 450
  • Public order 448
  • Criminal damage and arson 445

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WV2 1 residents
3,650

Age bands in WV2 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
24%

954 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.8%

549 residents

Age 25 to 44
31.6%

1,260 residents

Age 45 to 64
20.4%

814 residents

Age 65 and over
10.2%

406 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

34

within 5 km

  • HEALTH AND BEYOND

    175 STEELHOUSE LANE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV2 2AU

    ODS code M92612

    728 m

  • THORNLEY STREET SURGERY

    40-44 THORNLEY STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV1 1JP

    ODS code M92028

    841 m

  • DUNCAN STREET PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    DUNCAN STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV2 3AN

    ODS code M92012

    922 m

  • PENNFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    UPPER ZOAR STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV3 0JH

    ODS code Y02636

    1.1 km

  • DR SINHA & TAHIR

    WODEN ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 0BD

    ODS code M92013

    1.6 km

  • EAST PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    JONESFIELD CRESCENT, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV1 2LW

    ODS code M92630

    1.8 km

  • TUDOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 TUDOR ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 0LS

    ODS code M92016

    1.9 km

  • MAYFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    272 WILLENHALL ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV1 2GZ

    ODS code M92040

    2.0 km

  • WHITMORE REANS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LOWE STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 0QL

    ODS code M92607

    2.1 km

  • PENN SURGERY

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

    ODS code M92043

    2.1 km

  • NEWBRIDGE SURGERY

    255 TETTENHALL ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 0DE

    ODS code M92029

    2.6 km

  • SHOWELL PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    FIFTH AVENUE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 9ST

    ODS code Y02736

    3.0 km

  • RWT PRACTICES PENN MANOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    MANOR ROAD, PENN, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV4 5PY

    ODS code M92011

    3.0 km

  • BAGARY'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M92654

    3.2 km

  • POPLARS MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE POPLARS, THIRD AVENUE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 9PG

    ODS code M92001

    3.3 km

  • TETTENHALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LOWER STREET, TETTENHALL, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 9LL

    ODS code M92010

    3.3 km

  • COALWAY ROAD SURGERY

    WARSTONES HEALTH CENTRE, PINFOLD GROVE, PENN, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV4 4PS

    ODS code M92006

    3.4 km

  • BILSTON FAMILY PRACTICE

    PROUDS LANE, BILSTON, WV14 6PW

    ODS code M92627

    3.4 km

  • DR MUDIGONDA

    PROUDS LANE, BILSTON, WV14 6PW

    ODS code M92649

    3.4 km

  • IMPROVING HEALTH (IH) MEDICAL

    PROUDS LANE, BILSTON, WV14 6PW

    ODS code M92015

    3.4 km

Showing 20 of 34 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

  • Powlett Street

    BCT · Wolverhampton

    0.1 miles

  • Powlett Street

    BCT · Wolverhampton

    0.1 miles

  • Old Hall Street

    BCT · Wolverhampton

    0.1 miles

  • Granville Street

    BCT · Wolverhampton

    0.2 miles

  • Old Hall Street

    BCT · Wolverhampton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wolverhampton 035H, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,080 of 33,755

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

132 open schools are in scope, including 77 primary and 21 secondary schools. SS Mary and John's Catholic Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 556 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,838 published events cover 12 months, averaging 569.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,914 events.

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