WV2 postcode area guide — Wolverhampton

Where is WV2?

Broadband & internet speeds in WV2

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the WV2 postcode district (Wolverhampton) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 448 postcodes Ofcom measures in WV2, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 93.1%.

Around 0% of premises in WV2 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 WV2

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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 WV2

Police recorded 512 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WV2 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 WV2

Based on 87 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WV2 is £176,000, up 19.7% on the previous year (£147,000).

Latest recorded sales in WV2

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 WV2

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 WV2

222 rated food businesses operate in WV2. 151 hold the top rating of 5, 28 are rated 4, and 17 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Abm Catering @ Graiseley Primary School, Abm Catering @ Grove Primary School, Abo Ali Falafal, Aldi Stores Ltd, Aldi Stores Ltd.

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

Energy performance (EPC) in WV2

From a sample of 342 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 WV2 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band C). 49% 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 WV2 typically use:

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What's it like living in WV2?

Postcodes in WV2

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.