Most deprived 10–20%
IMD England
Around average · 6.1 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£225,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,671 sales
+2.3%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
West Midlands
Region
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.
5468
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 5468 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 & WalesProperty sales · WV9 5NB
HM Land Registry · Wolverhampton
Average price
£240,783
Median price: £225,000
Median +2.3% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,671 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Mar '24 – Aug '25Aug '25: 1 sales · avg £135,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£135k£111k£86k
Mar '24Aug '25
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Police Recorded Crime near WV9 5NB
England & WalesCrime trends · near WV9 5NB
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 year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
40
YoY +43%
604121
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
3
YoY —
1160
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
7
YoY —
1061
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
630
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
8
YoY —
1062
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
28
YoY -32%
654014
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.62.1%
Other White9.8%
Indian7.2%
Caribbean6.2%
White & Black Caribbean4.3%
+ 2 other groups · 10.4%
Religion
Christian53.5%
No religion30.1%
Not answered6.9%
Muslim3.5%
Sikh3.0%
+ 1 other religions · 3.0%
Age groups
50–6421.0%
35–4919.5%
25–3414.0%
65–749.0%
10–157.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.0%
Households
One person: other21.2%
One person: aged 66+15.9%
Lone parent family: With dependent children12.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.8%
+ 9 other households · 33.5%
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 2.8 km straight lineabout 35 min
Bilbrook Rail Station
Rail · Eastbound
- 3.9 km straight lineabout 49 min
Codsall Rail Station
Rail
- 4.4 km straight lineabout 55 min
Wolverhampton Rail Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 151 m straight lineabout 2 min
Penshaw Close
Bus · adj · south-west
- 178 m straight lineabout 2 min
Penshaw Close
Bus · opposite · north-east
- 189 m straight lineabout 2 min
Clewley Drive
Bus · adj · south-west
- 248 m straight lineabout 3 min
Clewley Drive
Bus · opposite · north-east
- 261 m straight lineabout 3 min
Whitburn Close
Bus · adj · south
Coordinates & Location for WV9 5NB
Postcode
WV9 5NB
Coordinates
52.6248, -2.1442
Grid reference
SJ903030
Easting
390,337
Northing
303,013
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4VJVF4+W8
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
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 003A E01010496
E01010496MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Wolverhampton 003 E02002151
E02002151LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Wolverhampton 003A E01010496
E01010496MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Wolverhampton 003 E02002151
E02002151Urban: 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
7:33 AM
Sunrise
6:14 PM
Sunset
10 hours 41 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:33 AM
Sunset (today)
6:14 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 41 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
September 1981
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~45 years
Active Duration
1981 -> PresentSeptember 1981 — Introduced
Postcode WV9 5NB 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.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01010496 and MSOA E02002151 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 5468
Present — Active
Postcode WV9 5NB is currently active and in use.
First introduced
September 1981
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~45 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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Schools near WV9 5NB
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 42%
RWM expected
31%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 61%
Attainment 8
35.7
SecondaryIndependentMixed · Ages 13–16
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 52%
RWM expected
41%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 38%
RWM expected
71%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 30%
RWM expected
80%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 48%
Attainment 8
43.5
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 35%
RWM expected
55%
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