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This reflects published infrastructure and environmental data. It does not measure the people who live here, house prices as a marker of status, or safety.

This is the bythenumbers area report for the WV1 postcode district in Wolverhampton. This reflects published infrastructure and environmental data. It does not measure the people who live here, house prices as a marker of status, or safety. The figures below are from published UK open data covering Schools, Transport and Flood risk. They are not a listing of homes, and they are not advice.

How this 88 was calculated

  • Schools

    77/100·25% of the measure

    88% of 41 rated schools nearby are good or outstanding

    A higher measure means a larger share of nearby rated schools are good or outstanding, and the closest school is nearer.

    Get Information About Schools, including Ofsted judgements, published September 2026. Measured for the WV1 postcode district.

  • Transport

    97/100·22% of the measure

    Wolverhampton Station (West Midlands Metro) is 300 yards away

    A higher measure means a closer railway, metro or tram station and more bus stops within a ten minute walk.

    NaPTAN public transport access nodes, published September 2026. Measured for the WV1 postcode district.

  • Flood risk

    92/100·14% of the measure

    Nearest flood warning area is 3.1 miles away

    A higher measure means fewer designated flood warning and alert areas nearby, not more flooding. Live alerts and warnings are not part of this measure.

    Flood warning areas, published September 2026. Measured for the WV1 postcode district.

  • Broadband

    94/100·14% of the measure

    92% of premises can get gigabit broadband

    A higher measure means more premises can order faster broadband, not a slower connection.

    Connected Nations fixed broadband and mobile coverage, published August 2026. Measured for the WV1 postcode district.

  • Housing market

    92/100·10% of the measure

    118 recorded sales, median £167,750

    A higher measure means more recent recorded sales and more stable prices. It is not a higher house price.

    Price Paid Data, published September 2026. Measured for the WV1 postcode district.

  • Healthcare access

    87/100·9% of the measure

    Nearest GP practice 0.4 miles away

    A higher measure means a closer GP and hospital, and a shorter published waiting time when one is available.

    Organisation Data Service directory, published September 2026. Measured for the WV1 postcode district.

  • Air quality

    74/100·6% of the measure

    PM2.5 annual mean 7.4 µg/m³, modelled for 2023

    A higher measure means lower modelled nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate levels, not dirtier air.

    UK-AIR automatic monitoring network, published December 2023. Measured for the WV1 postcode district.

Not counted for this area

Amenities, Green space, Council tax. We could not obtain published figures here, so these categories were left out and the remaining weights scaled up to fill the gap. A missing dataset never counts against an area.

This reflects published infrastructure and environmental data. It does not measure the people who live here, house prices as a marker of status, or safety.

Area Measure v1.1, covering 79% of the published formula. See the full weightings and worked example.

At a glance

Headline figures for this place

  • Nearest station

    300 yards

    Wolverhampton Station (West Midlands Metro)

    Stations within 1.9 miles

    7

    79 bus stops within a 10 minute walk

  • Nearest GP practice

    0.4 miles

    Thornley Street Surgery

    GP practices within 1.2 miles

    12

    Hospital 0.4 miles

  • Schools good or outstanding

    88%

    of 41 rated schools nearby

    Nearest school

    0.4 miles

    Eastfield Primary School

  • Median sold price

    £167,750

    118 sales in the last 12 months

    Median sold price change since 2021

    +24.3%

    was £135,000

Place context

Around WV1

WV1 at 52.5865, -2.1158. Pins mark the nearest station, schools, GP and green space when we have a published point for them.

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Similar measures

Areas like this one

Three postcode districts with a similar Area Measure. Nearby first, then further afield if you are open to moving city.

  • Nearby

    WV2

    Wolverhampton, West Midlands

    89/100

    1 point apart · 0.9 miles away

  • Nearby

    WV3

    Wolverhampton, West Midlands

    86/100

    2 points apart · 1.8 miles away

  • Nearby

    WV10

    Wolverhampton, West Midlands

    85/100

    3 points apart · 2.3 miles away

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Data snapshot last refreshed September 2026. Every figure on this page is traceable on the sources page.