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WV2 3HG

Blakenhall · Wolverhampton · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WV2 3EW 38 m
WV2 3ER 43 m
WV2 3EN 63 m
WV2 3ES 67 m
WV2 3EL 90 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WV2 3HG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
WV
Postcode district
WV2
Postcode sector
WV2 3
Latitude
52.568970
Longitude
-2.128309
British National Grid easting
391,400
British National Grid northing
296,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Wolverhampton · E08000031
Electoral ward
Blakenhall · E05014840
Parish or community
E43000185
Westminster constituency
Wolverhampton West · E14001596
Output area
E00052659
Lower layer super output area
Wolverhampton 035C · E01010429
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
110
Primary
62
Secondary
17

  1. St Luke's Church of England Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    270 m

  2. Phoenix Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    392 m

  3. Goldthorn Park Primary School

    Academy converter

    724 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,852
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,730
  • Vehicle crime 358
  • Shoplifting 317
  • Criminal damage and arson 311
  • Other theft 256

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

30

within 5 km straight-line

  • DUNCAN STREET PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    DUNCAN STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV2 3AN

    ODS code M92012

    495 m

  • PENNFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    UPPER ZOAR STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV3 0JH

    ODS code Y02636

    1.2 km

  • HEALTH AND BEYOND

    175 STEELHOUSE LANE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV2 2AU

    ODS code M92612

    1.2 km

  • PENN SURGERY

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

    ODS code M92043

    1.2 km

  • RWT PRACTICES PENN MANOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    MANOR ROAD, PENN, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV4 5PY

    ODS code M92011

    1.8 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

    2.3 km

  • COALWAY ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M92006

    2.7 km

  • MAYFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    272 WILLENHALL ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV1 2GZ

    ODS code M92040

    2.8 km

  • EAST PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    JONESFIELD CRESCENT, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV1 2LW

    ODS code M92630

    2.9 km

  • DR SINHA & TAHIR

    WODEN ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 0BD

    ODS code M92013

    3.0 km

  • WHITMORE REANS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LOWE STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 0QL

    ODS code M92607

    3.1 km

  • TUDOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 TUDOR ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 0LS

    ODS code M92016

    3.3 km

  • NEWBRIDGE SURGERY

    255 TETTENHALL ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 0DE

    ODS code M92029

    3.3 km

  • BILSTON FAMILY PRACTICE

    PROUDS LANE, BILSTON, WV14 6PW

    ODS code M92627

    3.5 km

  • DR MUDIGONDA

    PROUDS LANE, BILSTON, WV14 6PW

    ODS code M92649

    3.5 km

  • IMPROVING HEALTH (IH) MEDICAL

    PROUDS LANE, BILSTON, WV14 6PW

    ODS code M92015

    3.5 km

  • BILSTON URBAN VILLAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    BANKFIELD ROAD, BILSTON, WV14 0EE

    ODS code Y02757

    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

    3.9 km

Showing 20 of 30 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Park St South

    BCT · Goldthorn Park

    0.1 miles

  • Park St South

    BCT · Goldthorn Park

    0.1 miles

  • Goldthorn Hill

    BCT · Goldthorn Park

    0.1 miles

  • Goldthorn Hill

    BCT · Goldthorn Park

    0.1 miles

  • Deborah Close

    BCT · Goldthorn Park

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wolverhampton 035C, 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

5,028 of 33,755

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

110 open schools are in scope, including 62 primary and 17 secondary schools. St Luke's Church of England Aided Primary School is the nearest published school at 270 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,852 published events cover 12 months, averaging 321 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,730 events.

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