WV9 postcode area guide — South Staffordshire
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the WV9 postcode district in South Staffordshire — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in WV9
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
92%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
85%
Gigabit-capable
85%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.6%
Broadband availability in the WV9 postcode district (South Staffordshire) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 178 postcodes Ofcom measures in WV9, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 92% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 85%.
Around 0.6% of premises in WV9 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 WV9
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| WV9 5AA | 100% | 100% |
| WV9 5AB | 100% | 100% |
| WV9 5AD | 100% | 100% |
| WV9 5AE | 100% | 100% |
| WV9 5AF | 100% | 100% |
| WV9 5AG | 100% | 100% |
| WV9 5AH | 100% | 100% |
| WV9 5AJ | 100% | 100% |
| WV9 5AL | 100% | 100% |
| WV9 5AN | 100% | 86.7% |
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Mobile signal around South Staffordshire
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider South Staffordshire district (52,363 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
87.4%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.4%
5G outdoors — all networks
66.3%
Voice indoors — all networks
92.7%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in WV9
Police recorded 40 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WV9 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 14 | 35.0% |
| Shoplifting | 10 | 25.0% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 | 12.5% |
| Burglary | 3 | 7.5% |
| Other theft | 3 | 7.5% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 2 | 5.0% |
| Robbery | 2 | 5.0% |
| Vehicle crime | 1 | 2.5% |
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 WV9
Based on 75 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WV9 is £240,000, down 2.0% on the previous year (£245,000).
Detached
£285,000
21 sales
Semi-detached
£235,000
31 sales
Terraced
£170,000
13 sales
Flat / maisonette
£119,950
6 sales
Latest recorded sales in WV9
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £273,500 | Semi-detached | Holmcroft Gardens | WV9 5DF |
| 15 May 2026 | £170,000 | Terraced | Solent Close | WV9 5QF |
| 8 May 2026 | £285,000 | Semi-detached | Brook Close | WV9 5DS |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £155,000 | Terraced | Solent Close | WV9 5QF |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £300,000 | Terraced | Green Acres | WV9 5AB |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £97,000 | Flat | Weyhill Close | WV9 5RA |
| 20 Mar 2026 | £192,000 | Semi-detached | Tebworth Close | WV9 5QX |
| 12 Mar 2026 | £102,000 | Terraced | Marholm Close | WV9 5QY |
| 9 Mar 2026 | £456,500 | Detached | Cornflower Meadow | WV9 5FB |
| 4 Mar 2026 | £350,000 | Semi-detached | West Beeches | WV9 5DJ |
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):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15.5% |
| 15–29 | 19.6% |
| 30–44 | 17.1% |
| 45–64 | 22.8% |
| 65+ | 25.1% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 74.5% |
| Private rented | 10.6% |
| Social rented | 12.7% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around WV9
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Paul's Church of England Aided Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 222 | WV9 5NR |
| St Paul's CofE First School | Primary | 3–9 | 139 | WV9 5AD |
| School of Coding AEP Limited | Not applicable | 13–16 | 5 | WV9 5HB |
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 WV9
23 rated food businesses operate in WV9. 15 hold the top rating of 5, 6 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Abm Catering @ St Pauls C Of E Primary School, BaxterStorey-Moog, Blue Apple Catering Holdings, Butchers Yard Live Cooking School, Compass Group At JLR EMC.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in WV9
From a sample of 179 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 WV9 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 43% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
2%
Band C
41%
Band D
45%
Band E
10%
Band F
2%
Band G
1%
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 WV9 typically use:
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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.