WV2 3BG

St Peters · 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 4DN 43 m
WV2 4DG 67 m
WV2 4DX 67 m
WV2 4DP 75 m
WV2 4DT 89 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WV2 3BG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
WV
Postcode district
WV2
Postcode sector
WV2 3
Latitude
52.580659
Longitude
-2.126868
British National Grid easting
391,500
British National Grid northing
298,100

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 West · E14001596
Output area
E00167325
Lower layer super output area
Wolverhampton 020H · E01034313
Middle layer super output area
Wolverhampton 020 · E02002168

Postcode source versions

Explore WV2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
126
Primary
73
Secondary
20
  1. Progress Schools - Wolverhampton

    Other independent school

    354 m
  2. Graiseley Primary School

    Community school

    631 m
  3. SS Mary and John's Catholic Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    664 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,062
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,997
  • Shoplifting 897
  • Other theft 466
  • Public order 465
  • Criminal damage and arson 451

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

33

within 5 km straight-line

  • PENNFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    UPPER ZOAR STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV3 0JH

    ODS code Y02636

    751 m

  • DUNCAN STREET PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    DUNCAN STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV2 3AN

    ODS code M92012

    823 m

  • THORNLEY STREET SURGERY

    40-44 THORNLEY STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV1 1JP

    ODS code M92028

    870 m

  • HEALTH AND BEYOND

    175 STEELHOUSE LANE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV2 2AU

    ODS code M92612

    931 m

  • DR SINHA & TAHIR

    WODEN ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 0BD

    ODS code M92013

    1.8 km

  • PENN SURGERY

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

    ODS code M92043

    1.9 km

  • WHITMORE REANS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LOWE STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 0QL

    ODS code M92607

    2.0 km

  • EAST PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    JONESFIELD CRESCENT, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV1 2LW

    ODS code M92630

    2.1 km

  • TUDOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 TUDOR ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 0LS

    ODS code M92016

    2.2 km

  • MAYFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    272 WILLENHALL ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV1 2GZ

    ODS code M92040

    2.3 km

  • NEWBRIDGE SURGERY

    255 TETTENHALL ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 0DE

    ODS code M92029

    2.4 km

  • RWT PRACTICES PENN MANOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    MANOR ROAD, PENN, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV4 5PY

    ODS code M92011

    2.8 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

    3.1 km

  • TETTENHALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LOWER STREET, TETTENHALL, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 9LL

    ODS code M92010

    3.1 km

  • BAGARY'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M92654

    3.3 km

  • POPLARS MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE POPLARS, THIRD AVENUE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 9PG

    ODS code M92001

    3.4 km

  • BILSTON FAMILY PRACTICE

    PROUDS LANE, BILSTON, WV14 6PW

    ODS code M92627

    3.6 km

  • DR MUDIGONDA

    PROUDS LANE, BILSTON, WV14 6PW

    ODS code M92649

    3.6 km

  • IMPROVING HEALTH (IH) MEDICAL

    PROUDS LANE, BILSTON, WV14 6PW

    ODS code M92015

    3.6 km

Showing 20 of 33 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Temple Street

    BCT · Wolverhampton

    0.1 miles
  • Temple Street

    BCT · Wolverhampton

    0.1 miles
  • Wulfrun Centre

    BCT · Wolverhampton

    0.2 miles
  • Temple Street

    BCT · Wolverhampton

    0.2 miles
  • Wulfrun Centre

    BCT · Wolverhampton

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

126 open schools are in scope, including 73 primary and 20 secondary schools. Progress Schools - Wolverhampton is the nearest published school at 354 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,062 published events cover 12 months, averaging 588.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,997 events.

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