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WV2 3HQ

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 3AT 14 m
WV2 3AU 59 m
WV2 3AX 71 m
WV2 3AZ 82 m
WV2 3DN 93 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WV2 3HQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
1 August 2002
Postcode area
WV
Postcode district
WV2
Postcode sector
WV2 3
Latitude
52.572074
Longitude
-2.126459
British National Grid easting
391,526
British National Grid northing
297,145

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
E00167348
Lower layer super output area
Wolverhampton 035E · E01010433
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
111
Primary
63
Secondary
17

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

    Voluntary aided school

    190 m

  2. Phoenix Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    331 m

  3. SS Mary and John's Catholic Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    648 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,879
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,538
  • Shoplifting 653
  • Criminal damage and arson 418
  • Vehicle crime 398
  • Public order 386

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

  • DUNCAN STREET PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    DUNCAN STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV2 3AN

    ODS code M92012

    133 m

  • HEALTH AND BEYOND

    175 STEELHOUSE LANE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV2 2AU

    ODS code M92612

    909 m

  • PENNFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    UPPER ZOAR STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV3 0JH

    ODS code Y02636

    994 m

  • PENN SURGERY

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

    ODS code M92043

    1.4 km

  • THORNLEY STREET SURGERY

    40-44 THORNLEY STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV1 1JP

    ODS code M92028

    1.8 km

  • RWT PRACTICES PENN MANOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    MANOR ROAD, PENN, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV4 5PY

    ODS code M92011

    2.1 km

  • EAST PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    JONESFIELD CRESCENT, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV1 2LW

    ODS code M92630

    2.5 km

  • MAYFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    272 WILLENHALL ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV1 2GZ

    ODS code M92040

    2.6 km

  • DR SINHA & TAHIR

    WODEN ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 0BD

    ODS code M92013

    2.6 km

  • NORTHWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M87037

    2.7 km

  • COALWAY ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M92006

    2.8 km

  • WHITMORE REANS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LOWE STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 0QL

    ODS code M92607

    2.9 km

  • TUDOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 TUDOR ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 0LS

    ODS code M92016

    2.9 km

  • NEWBRIDGE SURGERY

    255 TETTENHALL ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 0DE

    ODS code M92029

    3.1 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

  • BILSTON URBAN VILLAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    BANKFIELD ROAD, BILSTON, WV14 0EE

    ODS code Y02757

    3.5 km

  • TETTENHALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LOWER STREET, TETTENHALL, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 9LL

    ODS code M92010

    3.9 km

  • SHOWELL PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    FIFTH AVENUE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 9ST

    ODS code Y02736

    4.0 km

Showing 20 of 33 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Curzon Street

    BCT · Blakenhall

    0.0 miles

  • Curzon Street

    BCT · Blakenhall

    0.1 miles

  • Mason Street

    BCT · Blakenhall

    0.1 miles

  • Knox Road

    BCT · Blakenhall

    0.1 miles

  • Sedgley Street

    BCT · Blakenhall

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wolverhampton 035E, 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

4,145 of 33,755

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

111 open schools are in scope, including 63 primary and 17 secondary schools. St Luke's Church of England Aided Primary School is the nearest published school at 190 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,879 published events cover 12 months, averaging 489.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,538 events.

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