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 in 638 households. 75.1% of households own their home, 11.1% rent privately and 13.6% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 55.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average.

Scores

How WV5 5 compares

Headline figures for WV5 5, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

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 annual income before tax, higher than 37% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where WV5 5 differs most from the national average.

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.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in 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 recorded crime here compares with the national average.

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

Which council covers WV5 5?

The local authority for WV5 5 is South Staffordshire.

WV5 5 comes under South Staffordshire in the 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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