WV3 7JH

Merry Hill · Wolverhampton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Wolverhampton
Local authority
Wolverhampton
Constituency
Wolverhampton West
Postcode district
WV3
Postcode sector
WV3 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WV3 7JQ 50 m
WV3 7JJ 58 m
WV3 7JY 98 m
WV3 8AE 105 m
WV3 8AS 161 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WV3 7JH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WV
Postcode district
WV3
Postcode sector
WV3 7
Latitude
52.575165
Longitude
-2.163904
British National Grid easting
388,989
British National Grid northing
297,494

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
E00052964
Lower layer super output area
Wolverhampton 021A · E01010487
Middle layer super output area
Wolverhampton 021 · E02002169

Postcode source versions

Explore WV3

21 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
12, Marnel Drive, Wolverhampton, WV3 7JH 10 October 2025 £265,000
26, Marnel Drive, Wolverhampton, WV3 7JH 15 August 2024 £88,859
30, Marnel Drive, Wolverhampton, WV3 7JH 13 January 2023 £160,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
86
Primary
50
Secondary
13
  1. St Michael's Catholic Primary Academy and Nursery

    Academy converter

    416 m
  2. Uplands Junior School

    Academy converter

    483 m
  3. Warstones Primary School

    Academy converter

    718 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,045
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 953
  • Criminal damage and arson 184
  • Vehicle crime 170
  • Shoplifting 157
  • Other theft 144

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
42

23 female, 19 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
2.1
WV3 7 residents
7,454

Age bands in WV3 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17%

1,229 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

735 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.4%

1,838 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.5%

1,991 residents

Age 65 and over
19.9%

1,443 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WV3 7 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

20

within 5 km

  • COALWAY ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M92006

    707 m

  • PENN SURGERY

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

    ODS code M92043

    1.4 km

  • CASTLECROFT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CASTLECROFT AVENUE, CASTLECROFT, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV3 8JN

    ODS code M92008

    1.8 km

  • PENNFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    UPPER ZOAR STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV3 0JH

    ODS code Y02636

    1.8 km

  • RWT PRACTICES PENN MANOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    MANOR ROAD, PENN, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV4 5PY

    ODS code M92011

    2.0 km

  • NEWBRIDGE SURGERY

    255 TETTENHALL ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 0DE

    ODS code M92029

    2.1 km

  • DUNCAN STREET PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    DUNCAN STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV2 3AN

    ODS code M92012

    2.5 km

  • WHITMORE REANS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LOWE STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 0QL

    ODS code M92607

    2.7 km

  • TETTENHALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LOWER STREET, TETTENHALL, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 9LL

    ODS code M92010

    2.9 km

  • THORNLEY STREET SURGERY

    40-44 THORNLEY STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV1 1JP

    ODS code M92028

    3.0 km

  • TAMAR MEDICAL CENTRE

    SEVERN DRIVE, PERTON, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 7QU

    ODS code M83668

    3.3 km

  • HEALTH AND BEYOND

    175 STEELHOUSE LANE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV2 2AU

    ODS code M92612

    3.3 km

  • LAKESIDE

    LAKESIDE MEDICAL CENTRE, CHURCH ROAD, PERTON, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 7PD

    ODS code M83132

    3.5 km

  • NORTHWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M87037

    3.8 km

  • DR SINHA & TAHIR

    WODEN ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 0BD

    ODS code M92013

    4.2 km

  • TUDOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 TUDOR ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 0LS

    ODS code M92016

    4.6 km

  • EAST PARK MEDICAL PRACTICE

    JONESFIELD CRESCENT, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV1 2LW

    ODS code M92630

    4.7 km

  • SHOWELL PARK HEALTH CENTRE

    FIFTH AVENUE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV10 9ST

    ODS code Y02736

    4.8 km

  • GRAVEL HILL SURGERY

    GRAVEL HILL, WOMBOURNE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV5 9HA

    ODS code M83018

    4.8 km

  • MAYFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    272 WILLENHALL ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV1 2GZ

    ODS code M92040

    4.9 km

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

  • Marnel Drive

    BCT · Bradmore

    0.1 miles
  • Marnel Drive

    BCT · Bradmore

    0.1 miles
  • Oxbarn Avenue

    BCT · Bradmore

    0.2 miles
  • Oxbarn Avenue

    BCT · Bradmore

    0.2 miles
  • Hazel Road

    BCT · Bradmore

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wolverhampton 021A, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,261 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
5 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
13
Medium risk addresses
3
Low risk addresses
3
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

Property market

The five-year median is £187,500 from 4 recorded sales in WV3 7JH. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Wolverhampton is £216,668 in June 2026, up 8.2% year on year.

Schools

86 open schools are in scope, including 50 primary and 13 secondary schools. St Michael's Catholic Primary Academy and Nursery is the nearest published school at 416 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,045 published events cover 12 months, averaging 170.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 953 events.

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