Wombourne
Wombourne is covered by postcode districts DY3, WV4 and WV5. It is in the South Staffordshire council area, Staffordshire.
Every postcode in Wombourne, by flood risk
- A home or business at high risk: 4
- At medium risk at worst: 6
- At low risk at worst: 1
- At very low risk only: 0
- Not on the at-risk list: 373
Of the 384 postcodes in Wombourne that ONS places, 4 have a home or business at high risk, 6 are at medium risk at worst, 1 are at low risk at worst and 373 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. No boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 52.5328, longitude -2.1947. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
The postcodes at high risk
Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.
What is it like to live in Wombourne?
Homes sold for a typical £310,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 3.3% on the 12 months before. At 307 of the 375 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 63 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 11 of its 384 postcodes. It has 5 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. 2 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Coseley, 7.5 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
What do homes cost in Wombourne?
Homes in Wombourne sold for a typical £310,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 156 sales, up 3.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- 12 months to August 2025
- £300,000
- 12 months to August 2026
- £310,000
▲ up 3.3% on the 12 months before
Across the whole WV5 district, Wombourne's main postcode district: a typical £322,000.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Wombourne: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Are new homes being built in Wombourne?
14 of the 384 postcodes now in use in Wombourne came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 200 homes sold in Wombourne were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the WV5 district, Under 1%.
The newest postcodes
A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.
New homes among the homes sold
| Period | In Wombourne | Across the WV5 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to August 2026 | 0 of 156 (0%) | 0 of 183 (0%) |
| The 12 months to August 2025 | 0 of 200 (0%) | 1 of 228 (Under 1%) |
Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What broadband can you get in Wombourne?
Ofcom reports on 375 of the 384 postcodes in Wombourne. At 307 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 1 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s).
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Wombourne at risk of flooding?
11 of the 384 postcodes in Wombourne have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 63 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.
High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.
Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are in Wombourne?
The open schools at the postcodes in Wombourne. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.
Primary
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it
How far is the station from Wombourne?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Wombourne is Coseley Rail Station, 7.5 km away in a straight line.
- Coseley Rail Station Railway station 7.5 kmDrive
- Wolverhampton Rail Station Railway station 8.0 kmDrive
- Tipton Rail Station Railway station 8.7 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are in Wombourne?
The GP practices at the postcodes in Wombourne. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- Dale Medical Practice100 m
- Gravel Hill Surgery650 m
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Wombourne safe? Crime recorded around it
Police.uk records 657 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Wombourne over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.
Each month, September 2025 to August 2026
- 48 September 2025
- 52 October 2025
- 47 November 2025
- 70 December 2025
- 43 January 2026
- 37 February 2026
- 68 March 2026
- 51 April 2026
- 57 May 2026
- 52 June 2026
- 82 July 2026
- 50 August 2026
By kind, over the 12 months
Also: drugs 16, other crime 14, robbery 11, possession of weapons 10, theft from the person 2.
Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.
Crime around one postcodeSource: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Wombourne?
- District, borough or city council
- South Staffordshire
- County council
- Staffordshire
- Parliamentary constituency
- Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
- Police force area
- Staffordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Country
- England
- MP
- Mike Wood (Conservative)
All 384 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources
Moving to Wombourne
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell South Staffordshire about council tax Council tax, on sstaffs.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice The GP practices in Wombourne
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
- Find out your bin day Find your rubbish collection day on GOV.UK
Wombourne postcodes
384 postcodes in use in Wombourne, by district:
Those districts are in the WV postcode area and DY postcode area.
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Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.
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Places near Wombourne
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Wombourne's £310,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Wombourne
- What is it like to live in Wombourne?
- Homes sold for a typical £310,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 3.3% on the 12 months before. At 307 of the 375 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 63 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 11 of its 384 postcodes. It has 5 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. 2 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Coseley, 7.5 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Wombourne?
- Wombourne is covered by postcode districts DY3, WV4 and WV5, across 384 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Which council is Wombourne in?
- Wombourne is in the South Staffordshire council area, and Staffordshire is its county council. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Who is the MP for Wombourne?
- Wombourne is in the Kingswinford and South Staffordshire parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Mike Wood (Conservative), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
- How much are houses in Wombourne?
- Homes in Wombourne sold for a typical £310,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 156 sales, up 3.3% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
- What schools are in Wombourne?
- In Wombourne, primary schools at its postcodes include St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, Westfield Primary School and Cherry Trees School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Wombourne High School. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
- Does Wombourne have a railway station?
- The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Wombourne is Coseley, 7.5 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Wombourne?
- Ofcom reports on 375 of the 384 postcodes in Wombourne. At 307 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 1 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s). Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Is Wombourne at risk of flooding?
- 11 of the 384 postcodes in Wombourne have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 63 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
- Are new homes being built in Wombourne?
- 14 of the 384 postcodes now in use in Wombourne came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 200 homes sold in Wombourne were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the WV5 district, Under 1%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
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