Area guide

Living in WV10, Wolverhampton

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around WV10 in Wolverhampton. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.

Figures gathered 17 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.

House prices

Average price in Wolverhampton: £220,559, up 7.2% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider West Midlands average is £236,098.

Check sold prices for a specific address in WV10 →
See where WV10 ranks across West Midlands →

Council tax at Band D in Wolverhampton: £2,539 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →

Compare WV10 with another district

Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for WV10 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.

What actually sold around WV10

68 recorded home sales on the streets around central WV10 in the last 2 years, with a median of £180,000 and a range from £89,000 to £265,000. Mostly semi-detached houses.

AddressTypeSold forDate
37 Stanley Road, WV10 9EN Detached £230,000 10 Jul 2026
78 School Lane, WV10 8HZ Semi-detached £212,000 24 Jun 2026
40 Bentley Road, WV10 8DZ Terraced £190,000 11 Jun 2026
37 Sherborne Road, WV10 9EU Semi-detached £180,000 4 Jun 2026
17 Wentworth Road, WV10 8EF Terraced £174,000 2 Jun 2026
122 School Lane, WV10 8HZ Terraced £215,000 8 May 2026
How to read this

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Schools nearby

56 schools within 3 miles , of which 83% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Nearest well-rated schoolsStageOfstedDistanceAdmitted from
Whitgreave Primary School Primary Outstanding 0.5 mi away no figure
Bushbury Lane Academy Primary Outstanding 1.0 mi away no figure
Wolverhampton Girls' High School Secondary Outstanding 2.6 mi away no figure
Northwood Park Primary School Primary Good 0.1 mi away no figure
Moreton School Secondary Good 0.4 mi away no figure
St Anthony's Catholic Primary Academy Primary Good 0.6 mi away no figure

36 state primary and 8 state secondary schools within range, plus 3 fee-paying schools.

See the full school breakdown for WV10 →

Private schools

3 fee-paying schools within 3 miles: Progress Schools - Wolverhampton, School of Coding AEP Limited, Wolverhampton Grammar School.

All 3 fee-paying schools near WV10, with ages and admissions →

Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed. That is why they carry no rating here. A missing grade means we cannot see one, not that the school was judged poorly.

Universities

1 higher education institution within 3 miles: University of Wolverhampton.

Relevant beyond study: a large student population shapes rental demand, and term-time letting is a different market from family letting.

What people here do for work

The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.

Occupation groupShare of workers
Elementary occupations15.3%
Skilled trades13.2%
Process, plant and machine operatives12.0%
Caring, leisure and other service11.6%
Professional occupations10.2%

Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.

How WV10 has changed since 2011

The biggest move: white residents, down 5.8 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.

How to read this

The census neighbourhood at the centre of WV10 (E01010441, 1,358 residents in 2021, down 1.9% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: white residents, down 5.8 points.

Measure20112021ChangeEngland
Households that own their home 50.4% 54.9% +4.5 pts -2.0 pts
Households renting privately 5.4% 7.6% +2.2 pts +3.7 pts
Households renting socially 40.6% 37.2% -3.4 pts -0.6 pts
Residents under 15 19.9% 20.5% +0.6 pts -0.3 pts
Residents 65 and over 15.5% 17.9% +2.4 pts +2.1 pts
Adults with a degree or equivalent 11.5% 15.8% +4.3 pts +6.5 pts
Residents born outside the UK 7.2% 11.0% +3.8 pts +3.6 pts
Residents in good or very good health 74.0% 74.1% +0.1 pts +0.8 pts
Residents in a white ethnic group 83.2% 77.4% -5.8 pts -4.4 pts

Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.

Crime

263 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central WV10 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime.

Flood risk

Zone 1 (low probability). This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.

Deprivation

This area falls in decile 2 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (most deprived nationally), based on Wolverhampton's figures.

Getting around & nearby essentials

5 supermarkets, 6 pharmacies, 16 restaurants and cafés, 4 pubs, 2 hospitals within a mile of central WV10, hospitals within three miles.

Buses from the centre of WV10

Best-served stop: Bushbury Church, with 2.9 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of WV10 is Bushbury Church: 2.9 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 1.0 in the evening and 0.9 on Sunday daytime; first bus 06:08, last 23:32. Routes there: 32, 793. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.

Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.

Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)

GP practices and A&E

3 GP practices within 3.0 km of the centre of WV10. The nearest, Prestbury Medical Practice, has 13,282 registered patients and 1,775 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.

PracticeFrom the centrePatientsPer qualified GP
Prestbury Medical Practice0.2 mi13,2821,775
Probert Road Surgery0.6 mi4,5692,856
Poplars Medical Centre0.7 mi3,4993,280

Nearest A&E: Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, where 57.8% of type 1 attendances were seen within four hours in July 2026; then The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust at 64.7%.

How to read this

NHS England: patients registered at a GP practice (1 Aug 2026), the general practice workforce (July 2026), and A&E attendances by provider, monthly. Fully qualified GPs exclude trainees. Practices are matched by postcode.

Source: NHS England, monthly releases

Council tax and the council's finances

A Band D household in Wolverhampton pays £2,539 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 5.2% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for Wolverhampton, and how it compares.

Band D bill a year at Wolverhampton, all precepts included, from MHCLG. Every year and its rise is in the table below.
YearBand D billRise
2021-22£2,006+5.2%
2022-23£2,074+3.4%
2023-24£2,185+5.4%
2024-25£2,295+5.0%
2025-26£2,414+5.2%
2026-27£2,539+5.2%

No exceptional financial support from government since 2020-21 and no section 114 notice on record for Wolverhampton, as at 7 Sep 2026.

How to read this

A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.

Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists

Common questions about WV10

What is the average house price in WV10?

The average sold price in Wolverhampton is £220,559 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.

Are house prices rising in WV10?

Prices in Wolverhampton are up 7.2% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).

What do houses actually sell for in WV10?

The median of 68 recorded sales around central WV10 in the last 2 years is £180,000, ranging from £89,000 to £265,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).

Are the schools good in WV10?

56 schools sit within 3 miles of central WV10, and 83% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

How much crime is there in WV10?

263 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central WV10 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).

Is WV10 at risk of flooding?

Central WV10 sits in Zone 1 (low probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.

Is WV10 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 83% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £180,000; the area sits in decile 2 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 263 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is WV10 safe?

263 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central WV10 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was violent crime. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.

Neighbouring districts

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