Among the most deprived
IMD England
Around average · 4.2 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
West Midlands
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for WV10 6JS
Postcode
WV10 6JS
Coordinates
52.6069, -2.1307
Grid reference
SJ912010
Easting
391,249
Northing
301,019
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4VJV49+QP
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Wolverhampton
Travel to Work
Wolverhampton and Walsall
ITL Region
Wolverhampton
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
4859
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 4859 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near WV10 6JS
England & WalesCrime trends · near WV10 6JS
Counts are for Oxley electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
47
YoY -8%
634221
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
2
YoY -82%
1160
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
5
YoY —
1061
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY —
1062
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.56.2%
Indian11.2%
Caribbean6.0%
Other White5.9%
White & Black Caribbean5.1%
+ 6 other groups · 15.6%
Religion
Christian42.6%
No religion33.2%
Sikh8.2%
Muslim7.3%
Not answered5.3%
+ 1 other religions · 3.4%
Age groups
50–6422.4%
35–4918.9%
25–3415.1%
65–749.2%
10–156.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.6%
Households
Other26.8%
Any member 66+14.6%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.5%
+ 7 other households · 32.7%
Administrative Information
Wolverhampton
Local Authority
Council AreaWolverhampton West E14001596
Constituency
E14001596West Midlands
Police Force
England
Ward
Oxley
Constituency code
E14001596
EU Electoral Region
West Midlands
Parish
Wolverhampton, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Wolverhampton
Health & NHS
West Midlands
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandWest Midlands
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
West Midlands
NHS Region
Midlands
Integrated Care Board
NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Wolverhampton City
Sub ICB Location
NHS Black Country ICB - D2P2L
Cancer Alliance
West Midlands
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Wolverhampton 006D E01010503
E01010503MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wolverhampton 006 E02002154
E02002154LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wolverhampton 006D E01010503
E01010503MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wolverhampton 006 E02002154
E02002154Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
6:05 AM
Sunrise
5:51 PM
Sunset
11 hours 46 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:05 AM
Sunset (today)
5:51 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 46 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode WV10 6JS introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 4859
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01010503 and MSOA E02002154 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WV10 6JS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near WV10 6JS
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 62%
RWM expected
76%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 65%
RWM expected
81%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 60%
RWM expected
59%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 52%
RWM expected
41%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 55%
Attainment 8
40.4
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 7–16FSM 76%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 33%
RWM expected
69%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 56%
RWM expected
55%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 44%
RWM expected
64%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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