Postcode · Wolverhampton

WV5 5AD area guide

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

Neighbourhood: Wombourne Inner
Council: South Staffordshire
Region: West Midlands
Neighbourhood population: 1,547 (2024)

WV5 5ADWolverhampton

At a glance

What WV5 5AD is like

WV5 5AD is a postcode in the Wombourne Inner neighbourhood of South Staffordshire. Nothing here is published for a single postcode, so these figures describe the neighbourhood around it: about 1,547 people. 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 5AD 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

80%

of 5 rated schools within 1 mile are good or better.

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 5AD FAQs

Is WV5 5AD 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. 80% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 0.8 out of 10 (poor).

Is WV5 5AD 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 5AD, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.

Who lives in WV5 5AD?

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 5AD?

WV5 5AD is in South Staffordshire.

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

How well connected is WV5 5AD?

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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