WV2 3BB

Blakenhall · Wolverhampton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Wolverhampton
Constituency
Wolverhampton West
Postcode district
WV2
Postcode sector
WV2 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WV2 3JY 69 m
WV2 3JU 105 m
WV2 3JT 106 m
WV2 3JS 125 m
WV2 3JZ 127 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WV2 3BB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2018
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WV
Postcode district
WV2
Postcode sector
WV2 3
Latitude
52.568670
Longitude
-2.123410
British National Grid easting
391,732
British National Grid northing
296,766

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Wolverhampton · E08000031
Parish or community
E43000185
Westminster constituency
Wolverhampton West · E14001596
Output area
E00052680
Lower layer super output area
Wolverhampton 030A · E01010427
Middle layer super output area
Wolverhampton 030 · E02002178

Postcode source versions

Explore WV2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
111
Primary
64
Secondary
17
  1. Phoenix Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    163 m
  2. St Luke's Church of England Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    484 m
  3. Goldthorn Park Primary School

    Academy converter

    624 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,572
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,594
  • Vehicle crime 351
  • Shoplifting 315
  • Criminal damage and arson 275
  • Other theft 224

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
30

14 female, 16 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
3.8
WV2 3 residents
5,348

Age bands in WV2 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
22.2%

886 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.2%

525 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.8%

1,148 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.4%

895 residents

Age 65 and over
13.4%

534 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WV2 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

  • DUNCAN STREET PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    DUNCAN STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV2 3AN

    ODS code M92012

    551 m

  • HEALTH AND BEYOND

    175 STEELHOUSE LANE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV2 2AU

    ODS code M92612

    1.0 km

  • PENNFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    UPPER ZOAR STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV3 0JH

    ODS code Y02636

    1.4 km

  • PENN SURGERY

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

    ODS code M92043

    1.6 km

  • RWT PRACTICES PENN MANOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    MANOR ROAD, PENN, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV4 5PY

    ODS code M92011

    2.0 km

  • THORNLEY STREET SURGERY

    40-44 THORNLEY STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV1 1JP

    ODS code M92028

    2.2 km

  • NORTHWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M87037

    2.4 km

  • MAYFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    272 WILLENHALL ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV1 2GZ

    ODS code M92040

    2.6 km

  • EAST PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    JONESFIELD CRESCENT, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV1 2LW

    ODS code M92630

    2.7 km

  • DR SINHA & TAHIR

    WODEN ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 0BD

    ODS code M92013

    2.9 km

  • COALWAY ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M92006

    3.0 km

  • TUDOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 TUDOR ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 0LS

    ODS code M92016

    3.1 km

  • BILSTON FAMILY PRACTICE

    PROUDS LANE, BILSTON, WV14 6PW

    ODS code M92627

    3.1 km

  • DR MUDIGONDA

    PROUDS LANE, BILSTON, WV14 6PW

    ODS code M92649

    3.1 km

  • IMPROVING HEALTH (IH) MEDICAL

    PROUDS LANE, BILSTON, WV14 6PW

    ODS code M92015

    3.1 km

  • BILSTON URBAN VILLAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    BANKFIELD ROAD, BILSTON, WV14 0EE

    ODS code Y02757

    3.2 km

  • WHITMORE REANS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LOWE STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 0QL

    ODS code M92607

    3.3 km

  • NEWBRIDGE SURGERY

    255 TETTENHALL ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 0DE

    ODS code M92029

    3.5 km

  • THE RIDGEWAY SURGERY

    175 THE RIDGEWAY, SEDGLEY, DUDLEY, DY3 3UH

    ODS code M87007

    3.7 km

  • WOODSETTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    40 BOURNE STREET, WOODSETTON, DUDLEY, DY3 1AF

    ODS code M87016

    3.7 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

  • Phoenix Park

    BCT · Goldthorn Park

    0.0 miles
  • Knox Road

    BCT · Blakenhall

    0.1 miles
  • Phoenix Park

    BCT · Goldthorn Park

    0.1 miles
  • Dudley Road

    BCT · Goldthorn Park

    0.1 miles
  • Knox Road

    BCT · Blakenhall

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wolverhampton 030A, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,673 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
6 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

111 open schools are in scope, including 64 primary and 17 secondary schools. Phoenix Nursery School is the nearest published school at 163 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,572 published events cover 12 months, averaging 297.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,594 events.

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