WV2 2RQ

Ettingshall North · 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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WV4 6JE 66 m
WV2 2RH 98 m
WV2 2LH 111 m
WV4 6JS 143 m
WV2 2AL 156 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WV2 2RQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 1981
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WV
Postcode district
WV2
Postcode sector
WV2 2
Latitude
52.566580
Longitude
-2.100006
British National Grid easting
393,318
British National Grid northing
296,531

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Wolverhampton · E08000031
Parish or community
E43000185
Westminster constituency
Wolverhampton South East · E14001595
Output area
E00052771
Lower layer super output area
Wolverhampton 029E · E01010455
Middle layer super output area
Wolverhampton 029 · E02002177

Postcode source versions

Explore WV2

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, Waterside Industrial Estate, Wolverhampton, WV2 2RQ 23 December 2021 £105,000
8, Waterside Industrial Estate, Wolverhampton, WV2 2RQ 12 April 2018 £500,000
12, Waterside Industrial Estate, Wolverhampton, WV2 2RQ 24 November 2017 £110,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
123
Primary
76
Secondary
18
  1. The Khalsa Academy Wolverhampton

    Free schools

    449 m
  2. Windsor Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    463 m
  3. Wolverhampton Vocational Training Centre

    Free schools special

    514 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
3,183
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,387
  • Shoplifting 373
  • Vehicle crime 299
  • Criminal damage and arson 271
  • Other theft 181

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WV2 2 residents
7,883

Age bands in WV2 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
25.4%

2,022 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.5%

914 residents

Age 25 to 44
34.3%

2,724 residents

Age 45 to 64
19.3%

1,534 residents

Age 65 and over
9.5%

754 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

39

within 5 km straight-line

  • HEALTH AND BEYOND

    175 STEELHOUSE LANE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV2 2AU

    ODS code M92612

    1.5 km

  • BILSTON FAMILY PRACTICE

    PROUDS LANE, BILSTON, WV14 6PW

    ODS code M92627

    1.6 km

  • DR MUDIGONDA

    PROUDS LANE, BILSTON, WV14 6PW

    ODS code M92649

    1.6 km

  • IMPROVING HEALTH (IH) MEDICAL

    PROUDS LANE, BILSTON, WV14 6PW

    ODS code M92015

    1.6 km

  • BILSTON URBAN VILLAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    BANKFIELD ROAD, BILSTON, WV14 0EE

    ODS code Y02757

    1.6 km

  • MAYFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    272 WILLENHALL ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV1 2GZ

    ODS code M92040

    1.9 km

  • DUNCAN STREET PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    DUNCAN STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV2 3AN

    ODS code M92012

    1.9 km

  • EAST PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    JONESFIELD CRESCENT, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV1 2LW

    ODS code M92630

    2.2 km

  • COSELEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    32-34 AVENUE ROAD, COSELEY, BILSTON, WV14 9DJ

    ODS code M87021

    2.8 km

  • PENNFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    UPPER ZOAR STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV3 0JH

    ODS code Y02636

    2.8 km

  • NORTHWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M87037

    2.9 km

  • THORNLEY STREET SURGERY

    40-44 THORNLEY STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV1 1JP

    ODS code M92028

    3.0 km

  • TUDOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 TUDOR ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 0LS

    ODS code M92016

    3.0 km

  • DR SINHA & TAHIR

    WODEN ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 0BD

    ODS code M92013

    3.1 km

  • PENN SURGERY

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

    ODS code M92043

    3.2 km

  • WOODSETTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    40 BOURNE STREET, WOODSETTON, DUDLEY, DY3 1AF

    ODS code M87016

    3.2 km

  • MOXLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    10 QUEEN STREET, MOXLEY, WEDNESBURY, WS10 8TF

    ODS code M91624

    3.4 km

  • THE KEYS FAMILY PRACTICE

    WILLENHALL MEDICAL CENTRE, FIELD STREET, WILLENHALL, WV13 2NY

    ODS code Y02626

    3.4 km

  • RWT PRACTICES PENN MANOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    MANOR ROAD, PENN, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV4 5PY

    ODS code M92011

    3.4 km

  • LOCKFIELD SURGERY

    WILLENHALL HEALTH CENTRE, CROFT STREET, WILLENHALL, WV13 2DR

    ODS code M91013

    3.6 km

Showing 20 of 39 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Ettingshall Road

    BCT · Ettingshall

    0.0 miles
  • Rockwell Thompson Works

    BCT · Priestfield

    0.1 miles
  • Rockwell Thompson Works

    BCT · Priestfield

    0.1 miles
  • Craven Street

    BCT · Rough Hills

    0.1 miles
  • Railway Bridge

    BCT · Priestfield

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wolverhampton 029E, 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

4,583 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
5 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
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £105,000 from 1 recorded sale in WV2 2RQ. 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.

Schools

123 open schools are in scope, including 76 primary and 18 secondary schools. The Khalsa Academy Wolverhampton is the nearest published school at 449 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,183 published events cover 12 months, averaging 265.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,387 events.

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