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WV2 4BU

Blakenhall · Wolverhampton · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Blakenhall
Local authority
Wolverhampton
Constituency
Wolverhampton West
Postcode district
WV2
Postcode sector
WV2 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WV2 4EJ 8 m
WV2 4BT 29 m
WV2 4BS 82 m
WV2 4AY 94 m
WV2 4JZ 94 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WV2 4BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WV
Postcode district
WV2
Postcode sector
WV2 4
Latitude
52.580142
Longitude
-2.130555
British National Grid easting
391,250
British National Grid northing
298,043

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
E00052665
Lower layer super output area
Wolverhampton 035A · E01010426
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
125
Primary
71
Secondary
20

  1. Progress Schools - Wolverhampton

    Other independent school

    186 m

  2. Graiseley Primary School

    Community school

    447 m

  3. Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton

    Free schools

    622 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,068
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,992
  • Shoplifting 873
  • Criminal damage and arson 481
  • Other theft 474
  • Public order 458

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WV2 4 residents
2,342

Age bands in WV2 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.5%

595 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.6%

385 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.3%

861 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.4%

684 residents

Age 65 and over
17.1%

522 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

31

within 5 km

  • PENNFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    UPPER ZOAR STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV3 0JH

    ODS code Y02636

    499 m

  • DUNCAN STREET PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    DUNCAN STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV2 3AN

    ODS code M92012

    815 m

  • THORNLEY STREET SURGERY

    40-44 THORNLEY STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV1 1JP

    ODS code M92028

    979 m

  • HEALTH AND BEYOND

    175 STEELHOUSE LANE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV2 2AU

    ODS code M92612

    1.1 km

  • PENN SURGERY

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

    ODS code M92043

    1.6 km

  • WHITMORE REANS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LOWE STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 0QL

    ODS code M92607

    1.9 km

  • DR SINHA & TAHIR

    WODEN ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 0BD

    ODS code M92013

    2.0 km

  • NEWBRIDGE SURGERY

    255 TETTENHALL ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 0DE

    ODS code M92029

    2.3 km

  • EAST PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    JONESFIELD CRESCENT, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV1 2LW

    ODS code M92630

    2.4 km

  • TUDOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 TUDOR ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 0LS

    ODS code M92016

    2.4 km

  • MAYFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    272 WILLENHALL ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV1 2GZ

    ODS code M92040

    2.5 km

  • RWT PRACTICES PENN MANOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    MANOR ROAD, PENN, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV4 5PY

    ODS code M92011

    2.6 km

  • COALWAY ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M92006

    2.8 km

  • TETTENHALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LOWER STREET, TETTENHALL, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 9LL

    ODS code M92010

    3.0 km

  • SHOWELL PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    FIFTH AVENUE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 9ST

    ODS code Y02736

    3.2 km

  • BAGARY'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M92654

    3.4 km

  • POPLARS MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE POPLARS, THIRD AVENUE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 9PG

    ODS code M92001

    3.5 km

  • NORTHWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M87037

    3.6 km

  • BILSTON FAMILY PRACTICE

    PROUDS LANE, BILSTON, WV14 6PW

    ODS code M92627

    3.8 km

  • DR MUDIGONDA

    PROUDS LANE, BILSTON, WV14 6PW

    ODS code M92649

    3.8 km

Showing 20 of 31 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

  • Church Street

    BCT · Wolverhampton

    0.1 miles

  • Temple Street

    BCT · Wolverhampton

    0.1 miles

  • London Place

    BCT · Wolverhampton

    0.2 miles

  • School Street

    BCT · Wolverhampton

    0.2 miles

  • School Street

    BCT · Wolverhampton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wolverhampton 035A, 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

9,061 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
8 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

125 open schools are in scope, including 71 primary and 20 secondary schools. Progress Schools - Wolverhampton is the nearest published school at 186 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,068 published events cover 12 months, averaging 589 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,992 events.

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