WV5 9HL

Wombourne North · South Staffordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Wolverhampton
Local authority
South Staffordshire
Postcode district
WV5
Postcode sector
WV5 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WV5 9AA 39 m
WV5 9HZ 39 m
WV5 9HN 62 m
WV5 9HY 70 m
WV5 9HH 107 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WV5 9HL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WV
Postcode district
WV5
Postcode sector
WV5 9
Latitude
52.533750
Longitude
-2.187367
British National Grid easting
387,387
British National Grid northing
292,891

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
South Staffordshire · E07000196
Parish or community
E04008982
Output area
E00151209
Lower layer super output area
South Staffordshire 013E · E01029675
Middle layer super output area
South Staffordshire 013 · E02006186

Postcode source versions

Explore WV5

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
18a, Walk Lane, Wombourne, Wolverhampton, WV5 9HL 23 May 2024 £315,000
The Walk House, Walk Lane, Wombourne, Wolverhampton, WV5 9HL 29 June 2021 £775,000
20, Walk Lane, Wombourne, Wolverhampton, WV5 9HL 14 November 2017 £230,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
24
Secondary
7
  1. Westfield Primary School

    Community school

    443 m
  2. St Benedict Biscop CofE Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    539 m
  3. Wombourne High School

    Academy sponsor led

    659 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
578
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 261
  • Anti social behaviour 67
  • Criminal damage and arson 55
  • Public order 45
  • Other theft 33

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

7 female, 1 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
1.3
WV5 9 residents
3,315

Age bands in WV5 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13%

411 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

314 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.5%

522 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.4%

898 residents

Age 65 and over
32.1%

1,015 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WV5 9 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

12

within 5 km

  • GRAVEL HILL SURGERY

    GRAVEL HILL, WOMBOURNE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV5 9HA

    ODS code M83018

    117 m

  • DALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PLANKS LANE, WOMBOURNE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV5 8DX

    ODS code M83093

    601 m

  • RWT PRACTICES PENN MANOR MEDICAL CENTRE

    MANOR ROAD, PENN, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV4 5PY

    ODS code M92011

    3.9 km

  • MOSS GROVE SURGERY

    15 MOSS GROVE, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 9HS

    ODS code M87003

    4.1 km

  • NORTHWAY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M87037

    4.1 km

  • COALWAY ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M92006

    4.2 km

  • LOWER GORNAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LOWER GORNAL HEALTH CENTRE, BULL STREET, GORNAL WOOD, DUDLEY, DY3 2NQ

    ODS code M87015

    4.3 km

  • THE SUMMERHILL SURGERY

    SUMMERHILL, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 9JG

    ODS code M87018

    4.3 km

  • KINGSWINFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    KINGSWINFORD HEALTH CENTRE, STANDHILLS ROAD, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 8DN

    ODS code M87008

    4.4 km

  • THE RIDGEWAY SURGERY

    175 THE RIDGEWAY, SEDGLEY, DUDLEY, DY3 3UH

    ODS code M87007

    4.5 km

  • PENN SURGERY

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

    ODS code M92043

    4.8 km

  • TANDON MEDICAL CENTRE (ORAM & PARTNERS)

    KENT STREET, DUDLEY, DY3 1UX

    ODS code M87013

    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

  • Walk Lane

    BCT · Wombourne

    0.1 miles
  • Maypole Street

    BCT · Wombourne Town Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Stanham Close

    BCT · Wombourne

    0.1 miles
  • The Grange

    BCT · Ounsdale

    0.1 miles
  • The Grange

    BCT · Ounsdale

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Staffordshire 013E, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,609 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
10 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
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 £315,000 from 1 recorded sale in WV5 9HL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for South Staffordshire is £310,258 in June 2026, up 5.8% year on year.

Schools

34 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 7 secondary schools. Westfield Primary School is the nearest published school at 443 m.

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

Recorded crime

578 published events cover 12 months, averaging 48.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 261 events.

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