WV1 postcode area guide — Wolverhampton

Where is WV1?

Broadband & internet speeds in WV1

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the WV1 postcode district (Wolverhampton) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 565 postcodes Ofcom measures in WV1, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 84.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 79.9%.

Around 0.3% of premises in WV1 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in WV1

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Mobile signal around Wolverhampton

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Wolverhampton district (120,056 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in WV1

Police recorded 589 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WV1 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in WV1

Based on 118 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WV1 is £175,000, up 2.9% on the previous year (£170,000).

Latest recorded sales in WV1

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Wolverhampton demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Wolverhampton district (263,726 residents, 105,142 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around WV1

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in WV1

330 rated food businesses operate in WV1. 221 hold the top rating of 5, 56 are rated 4, and 18 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: AA Afro Caribbean Foods Ltd, Abm Catering @ Broadmeadow Special School, Adassa Catering, African Caribbean Community Initiative, African Caribbean Market Limited.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in WV1

From a sample of 107 Energy Performance Certificates across 5 WV1 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 50% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Wolverhampton

Landlines around WV1 typically use:

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What's it like living in WV1?

Postcodes in WV1

Neighbouring districts

All Wolverhampton (WV) postcode districts ›

Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.