WV11 postcode area guide — South Staffordshire

Where is WV11?

Broadband & internet speeds in WV11

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the WV11 postcode district (South Staffordshire) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 678 postcodes Ofcom measures in WV11, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 90.6%.

Around 0% of premises in WV11 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 WV11

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Mobile signal around South Staffordshire

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider South Staffordshire district (52,363 premises):

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

Crime in WV11

Police recorded 227 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WV11 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 WV11

Based on 278 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WV11 is £220,000, up 2.3% on the previous year (£215,000).

Latest recorded sales in WV11

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

Who lives here? South Staffordshire demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider South Staffordshire district (110,471 residents, 46,121 households):

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

Schools in and around WV11

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 WV11

227 rated food businesses operate in WV11. 154 hold the top rating of 5, 36 are rated 4, and 7 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: 10Oakley Farm Milk, A Jays Hardware, Abm Catering @ D'Eyncourt Primary School, Abm Catering @ Long Knowle Primary School, Active Future Wolverhampton.

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

Energy performance (EPC) in WV11

From a sample of 264 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 WV11 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 33% 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 South Staffordshire

Landlines around WV11 typically use:

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What's it like living in WV11?

Postcodes in WV11

Neighbouring districts

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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.