Postcode sector · Wolverhampton

WV5 5 area guide

Who lives in WV5 5, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: South Staffordshire
Region: West Midlands
Population: 1,547 (2024)

WV5 5Postcode sector · Wolverhampton

At a glance

What WV5 5 is like

The WV5 5 postcode sector in South Staffordshire covers 3 live postcodes and is home to about 1,547 people across 1 census neighbourhoods. 75.1% of households own their home, 11.1% rent privately and 13.6% are in social housing. The biggest age group is 55–59, and 55.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation it sits close to the middle of the range for England. Higher-harm crime is around the national middle.

Scores

How WV5 5 compares

Each figure is set against England as a whole. Follow a score for the detail behind it.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 10

Around the middle — decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of England, 10 the least.

CrimeMore

4/ 10

Around the middle — 16.1 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

0.8/ 10

Poor — 0 stations within a mile, 5 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

No schools found nearby.

Household incomeMore

£48,256

Average a year, before tax — higher than 37% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Only flagged where this area is materially different from the national picture.

01
An older population
22.7% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.
02
Few private renters
Only 11.1% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
75.1% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

WV5 5 FAQs

Is WV5 5 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 it averages decile 7.0 of 10, where 10 is the least deprived tenth of England. Higher-harm crime runs at 16.1 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 0.8 out of 10 (poor).

Is WV5 5 safe?

How crime here compares with the rest of the country.

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.1 offences per 1,000 people a year around WV5 5, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.

Who lives in WV5 5?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The biggest age group is 55–59, at 8.2% of residents. 75.1% of households own their home. The most common home is semi-detached (43.5%).

Which council covers WV5 5?

WV5 5 is in South Staffordshire.

WV5 5 is in South Staffordshire, in West Midlands. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is WV5 5?

Connectivity scores 0.8 out of 10.

There are 5 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.8 out of 10 (poor).

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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