WV2 1EF

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
WV2
Postcode sector
WV2 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WV2 3LQ 82 m
WV2 3LH 96 m
WV2 3BQ 100 m
WV2 1AL 102 m
WV2 3LW 106 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WV2 1EF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2003
Postcode area
WV
Postcode district
WV2
Postcode sector
WV2 1
Latitude
52.578513
Longitude
-2.124205
British National Grid easting
391,680
British National Grid northing
297,861

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
E00053152
Lower layer super output area
Wolverhampton 035H · E01010530
Middle layer super output area
Wolverhampton 035 · E02006894

Postcode source versions

Explore WV2

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Land On The North Side Of, Howard Street, Wolverhampton, WV2 1EF 23 January 2014 £5,600,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
127
Primary
74
Secondary
19
  1. SS Mary and John's Catholic Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    368 m
  2. Grove Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    530 m
  3. Progress Schools - Wolverhampton

    Other independent school

    622 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,407
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,738
  • Shoplifting 723
  • Public order 427
  • Criminal damage and arson 427
  • Other theft 423

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

36

within 5 km straight-line

  • DUNCAN STREET PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    DUNCAN STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV2 3AN

    ODS code M92012

    602 m

  • HEALTH AND BEYOND

    175 STEELHOUSE LANE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV2 2AU

    ODS code M92612

    664 m

  • PENNFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    UPPER ZOAR STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV3 0JH

    ODS code Y02636

    880 m

  • THORNLEY STREET SURGERY

    40-44 THORNLEY STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV1 1JP

    ODS code M92028

    1.1 km

  • PENN SURGERY

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

    ODS code M92043

    1.9 km

  • DR SINHA & TAHIR

    WODEN ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 0BD

    ODS code M92013

    1.9 km

  • EAST PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    JONESFIELD CRESCENT, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV1 2LW

    ODS code M92630

    2.0 km

  • MAYFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    272 WILLENHALL ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV1 2GZ

    ODS code M92040

    2.2 km

  • TUDOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 TUDOR ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 0LS

    ODS code M92016

    2.2 km

  • WHITMORE REANS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LOWE STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 0QL

    ODS code M92607

    2.3 km

  • RWT PRACTICES PENN MANOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    MANOR ROAD, PENN, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV4 5PY

    ODS code M92011

    2.7 km

  • NEWBRIDGE SURGERY

    255 TETTENHALL ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 0DE

    ODS code M92029

    2.7 km

  • COALWAY ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M92006

    3.1 km

  • SHOWELL PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    FIFTH AVENUE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 9ST

    ODS code Y02736

    3.3 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

  • NORTHWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    7-8 ALDERWOOD PRECINCT, SEDGLEY, DUDLEY, DY3 3QY

    ODS code M87037

    3.4 km

  • TETTENHALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LOWER STREET, TETTENHALL, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 9LL

    ODS code M92010

    3.4 km

  • BAGARY'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M92654

    3.5 km

Showing 20 of 36 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Granville Street

    BCT · Wolverhampton

    0.1 miles
  • Granville Street

    BCT · Wolverhampton

    0.1 miles
  • Grove Street

    BCT · Blakenhall

    0.2 miles
  • Cartwright Street

    BCT · Blakenhall

    0.2 miles
  • Grove Street

    BCT · Blakenhall

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

127 open schools are in scope, including 74 primary and 19 secondary schools. SS Mary and John's Catholic Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 368 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,407 published events cover 12 months, averaging 533.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,738 events.

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