Around average
IMD England
Low · 3.9 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
West Midlands
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for WV4 4LN
Postcode
WV4 4LN
Coordinates
52.5641, -2.1651
Grid reference
SO889962
Easting
388,904
Northing
296,260
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4VHR7M+JX
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.
15244
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 15244 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 WV4 4LN
England & WalesCrime trends · near WV4 4LN
Counts are for Penn 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
27
YoY +42%
312111
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
0
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
5
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
4
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
2
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.56.0%
Indian21.8%
Caribbean3.9%
White & Black Caribbean3.3%
African2.7%
+ 3 other groups · 12.3%
Religion
Christian45.0%
No religion25.2%
Sikh13.1%
Hindu6.0%
Not answered6.0%
+ 2 other religions · 4.7%
Age groups
50–6421.3%
35–4920.4%
25–3412.3%
10–158.6%
65–748.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.9%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.9%
Other16.4%
Any member 66+12.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent8.7%
+ 8 other households · 34.3%
Administrative Information
Wolverhampton
Local Authority
Council AreaWolverhampton West E14001596
Constituency
E14001596West Midlands
Police Force
England
Ward
Penn
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 031D E01010517
E01010517MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wolverhampton 031 E02002179
E02002179LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wolverhampton 031D E01010517
E01010517MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wolverhampton 031 E02002179
E02002179Urban: 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
6:04 AM
Sunrise
5:54 PM
Sunset
11 hours 50 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:04 AM
Sunset (today)
5:54 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 50 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 WV4 4LN 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: 15244
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01010517 and MSOA E02002179 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WV4 4LN 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 WV4 4LN
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 39%
RWM expected
62%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 41%
RWM expected
54%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–19FSM 64%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 32%
Attainment 8
51.7
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 3–19FSM 66%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 34%
RWM expected
76%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 33%
RWM expected
78%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 12%
RWM expected
91%
All-throughStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 5–16
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
53%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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