WV4 4LF

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
WV4
Postcode sector
WV4 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WV4 4LE 48 m
WV4 4TE 59 m
WV4 4TD 106 m
WV4 4JJ 161 m
WV4 4JN 167 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WV4 4LF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WV
Postcode district
WV4
Postcode sector
WV4 4
Latitude
52.560261
Longitude
-2.169380
British National Grid easting
388,614
British National Grid northing
295,837

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
E00052955
Lower layer super output area
Wolverhampton 028D · E01010492
Middle layer super output area
Wolverhampton 028 · E02002176

Postcode source versions

Explore WV4

36 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
228, Warstones Road, Penn, Wolverhampton, WV4 4LF 28 July 2025 £250,000
258, Warstones Road, Penn, Wolverhampton, WV4 4LF 7 October 2022 £292,000
190, Warstones Road, Penn, Wolverhampton, WV4 4LF 4 October 2021 £210,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
77
Primary
43
Secondary
12
  1. Springdale Primary School

    Academy converter

    318 m
  2. Penn Hall School

    Academy special converter

    673 m
  3. Highfields School

    Academy converter

    794 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,103
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 516
  • Criminal damage and arson 100
  • Vehicle crime 96
  • Shoplifting 84
  • Public order 67

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
114

55 female, 59 male

Postcode households
45
Residents per household
2.5
WV4 4 residents
13,272

Age bands in WV4 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.1%

2,421 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

1,415 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.5%

3,280 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.7%

3,580 residents

Age 65 and over
20.1%

2,694 residents

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WV4 4 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

17

within 5 km

  • COALWAY ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M92006

    1.0 km

  • RWT PRACTICES PENN MANOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    MANOR ROAD, PENN, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV4 5PY

    ODS code M92011

    1.4 km

  • PENN SURGERY

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

    ODS code M92043

    1.8 km

  • CASTLECROFT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CASTLECROFT AVENUE, CASTLECROFT, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV3 8JN

    ODS code M92008

    2.5 km

  • NORTHWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M87037

    2.9 km

  • PENNFIELDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    UPPER ZOAR STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV3 0JH

    ODS code Y02636

    3.0 km

  • GRAVEL HILL SURGERY

    GRAVEL HILL, WOMBOURNE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV5 9HA

    ODS code M83018

    3.1 km

  • DUNCAN STREET PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    DUNCAN STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV2 3AN

    ODS code M92012

    3.3 km

  • DALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PLANKS LANE, WOMBOURNE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV5 8DX

    ODS code M83093

    3.5 km

  • NEWBRIDGE SURGERY

    255 TETTENHALL ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 0DE

    ODS code M92029

    3.8 km

  • HEALTH AND BEYOND

    175 STEELHOUSE LANE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV2 2AU

    ODS code M92612

    4.1 km

  • THE RIDGEWAY SURGERY

    175 THE RIDGEWAY, SEDGLEY, DUDLEY, DY3 3UH

    ODS code M87007

    4.3 km

  • THORNLEY STREET SURGERY

    40-44 THORNLEY STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV1 1JP

    ODS code M92028

    4.3 km

  • TAMAR MEDICAL CENTRE

    SEVERN DRIVE, PERTON, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 7QU

    ODS code M83668

    4.3 km

  • WHITMORE REANS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LOWE STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 0QL

    ODS code M92607

    4.3 km

  • TETTENHALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LOWER STREET, TETTENHALL, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 9LL

    ODS code M92010

    4.6 km

  • LAKESIDE

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

    ODS code M83132

    4.6 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Hollybush Lane

    BCT · Warstones

    0.1 miles
  • Hollybush Lane

    BCT · Warstones

    0.1 miles
  • Bryan Avenue

    BCT · Warstones

    0.1 miles
  • Bryan Avenue

    BCT · Warstones

    0.1 miles
  • Hilston Avenue

    BCT · Warstones

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wolverhampton 028D, 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

26,103 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
7 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
3
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
7
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 £250,000 from 3 recorded sales in WV4 4LF. 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

77 open schools are in scope, including 43 primary and 12 secondary schools. Springdale Primary School is the nearest published school at 318 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,103 published events cover 12 months, averaging 91.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 516 events.

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