WV6 7JD

Perton Lakeside · 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
WV6
Postcode sector
WV6 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WV6 7LG 34 m
WV6 7JY 72 m
WV6 7JE 97 m
WV6 7JB 104 m
WV6 7JZ 105 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WV6 7JD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WV
Postcode district
WV6
Postcode sector
WV6 7
Latitude
52.591031
Longitude
-2.215482
British National Grid easting
385,499
British National Grid northing
299,268

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
South Staffordshire · E07000196
Parish or community
E04008976
Output area
E00151131
Lower layer super output area
South Staffordshire 015C · E01029661
Middle layer super output area
South Staffordshire 015 · E02006982

Postcode source versions

Explore WV6

20 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
36, Fern Fields Drive, Perton, Wolverhampton, WV6 7JD 29 August 2025 £299,425
45, Fern Fields Drive, Perton, Wolverhampton, WV6 7JD 29 August 2025 £342,950
47, Fern Fields Drive, Perton, Wolverhampton, WV6 7JD 22 August 2025 £342,950

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
44
Primary
24
Secondary
11
  1. Perton First School

    Community school

    1.1 km
  2. Wightwick Hall School

    Academy special converter

    1.2 km
  3. Perton Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
480
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 264
  • Anti social behaviour 53
  • Public order 27
  • Other theft 25
  • Criminal damage and arson 24

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WV6 7 residents
12,579

Age bands in WV6 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.1%

1,913 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.1%

1,153 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.3%

2,831 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.1%

3,688 residents

Age 65 and over
24.4%

3,090 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.

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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • LAKESIDE

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

    ODS code M83132

    941 m

  • TAMAR MEDICAL CENTRE

    SEVERN DRIVE, PERTON, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 7QU

    ODS code M83668

    1.0 km

  • CASTLECROFT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CASTLECROFT AVENUE, CASTLECROFT, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV3 8JN

    ODS code M92008

    2.2 km

  • TETTENHALL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LOWER STREET, TETTENHALL, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 9LL

    ODS code M92010

    3.9 km

  • COALWAY ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M92006

    4.0 km

  • NEWBRIDGE SURGERY

    255 TETTENHALL ROAD, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 0DE

    ODS code M92029

    4.1 km

  • RUSSELL HOUSE SURGERY

    BUSINESS HUB, WOLVERHAMPTON ROAD, CODSALL, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV8 1PE

    ODS code M83031

    4.2 km

  • BILBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    BROOKFIELD ROAD, BILBROOK, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV8 1DX

    ODS code M83097

    4.4 km

  • WHITMORE REANS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LOWE STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV6 0QL

    ODS code M92607

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Edge Hill Drive

    BCT · Perton

    0.4 miles
  • Edge Hill Drive

    BCT · Perton

    0.4 miles
  • Leasowe Drive

    BCT · Perton

    0.4 miles
  • Leasowe Drive

    BCT · Perton

    0.4 miles
  • Severn Drive

    BCT · Perton

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Staffordshire 015C, 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

28,395 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
5 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.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £319,472 from 20 recorded sales in WV6 7JD. 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

44 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 11 secondary schools. Perton First School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

480 published events cover 12 months, averaging 40 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 264 events.

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