WV2 4LE postcode in Wolverhampton, England

WV2 4LE is a postcode in Wolverhampton, in the St Peters ward. It is in the Wolverhampton West parliamentary constituency and the West Midlands police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Wolverhampton: 98% Typical price £262,000 Homes sold in WV2 4, last 12 months. ▲ 51.9% on the year before Nearest station Wolverhampton 950 m in a straight line

Where WV2 4LE is, and what is near it

Map of WV2 4LE and what is near it Map of WV2 4LE: its centre point, with the 103 other postcodes in the WV2 4 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 38 bus stops and 5 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. WV2 4AD: also in WV2 4WV2 4AG: also in WV2 4WV2 4AJ: also in WV2 4WV2 4AL: also in WV2 4WV2 4AN: also in WV2 4WV2 4AQ: also in WV2 4WV2 4AR: also in WV2 4WV2 4AS: also in WV2 4WV2 4AT: also in WV2 4WV2 4AU: also in WV2 4WV2 4AW: also in WV2 4WV2 4AX: also in WV2 4WV2 4AZ: also in WV2 4WV2 4BD: also in WV2 4WV2 4BF: also in WV2 4WV2 4BG: also in WV2 4WV2 4BH: also in WV2 4WV2 4BS: also in WV2 4WV2 4BT: also in WV2 4WV2 4BU: also in WV2 4WV2 4DB: also in WV2 4WV2 4DG: also in WV2 4WV2 4DN: also in WV2 4WV2 4DP: also in WV2 4WV2 4DT: also in WV2 4WV2 4DU: also in WV2 4WV2 4DW: also in WV2 4WV2 4EA: also in WV2 4WV2 4EF: also in WV2 4WV2 4EJ: also in WV2 4WV2 4EN: also in WV2 4WV2 4ER: also in WV2 4WV2 4ET: also in WV2 4WV2 4HD: also in WV2 4WV2 4HE: also in WV2 4WV2 4HH: also in WV2 4WV2 4HJ: also in WV2 4WV2 4HN: also in WV2 4WV2 4HP: also in WV2 4WV2 4HQ: also in WV2 4WV2 4HX: also in WV2 4WV2 4JH: also in WV2 4WV2 4JS: also in WV2 4WV2 4JW: also in WV2 4WV2 4JX: also in WV2 4WV2 4JZ: also in WV2 4WV2 4LA: also in WV2 4WV2 4LD: also in WV2 4WV2 4LQ: also in WV2 4WV2 4LR: also in WV2 4WV2 4LW: also in WV2 4WV2 4LX: also in WV2 4WV2 4LY: also in WV2 4WV2 4NA: also in WV2 4WV2 4NB: also in WV2 4WV2 4ND: also in WV2 4WV2 4NE: also in WV2 4WV2 4NF: also in WV2 4WV2 4NG: also in WV2 4WV2 4NH: also in WV2 4WV2 4NJ: also in WV2 4WV2 4NL: also in WV2 4WV2 4NN: also in WV2 4WV2 4NQ: also in WV2 4WV2 4PB: also in WV2 4WV2 4QX: also in WV2 4WV2 4QZ: also in WV2 4WV2 4SJ: also in WV2 4WV2 4WW: also in WV2 4 GP 1.1 kmWillenhall station 5.1 kmWolverhampton WV2 4LE Map of WV2 4LE and what is near it Map of WV2 4LE: its centre point, with the 103 other postcodes in the WV2 4 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 38 bus stops and 5 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 1.1 kmWolverhampton WV2 4LE
  • WV2 4LE
  • Other postcodes in WV2 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 38 bus stops
  • 5 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.5828, longitude -2.1308)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after WV2 4LE?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at WV2 4LE?

Every home and business at WV2 4LE can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Wolverhampton: 98%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Wolverhampton: Over 99%

The line marks the figure across Wolverhampton.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at WV2 4LE?

City of Wolverhampton Council gives bin days for each home rather than each postcode. BinDayBuddy finds yours from your house number, from the council's own system.

Find the bin days for your home on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is WV2 4LE at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include WV2 4LE.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Wolverhampton

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for WV2 4LE: 4,138 properties in Wolverhampton are at high risk (3.2% of all its properties). All the figures for Wolverhampton

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of WV2 4LE is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near WV2 4LE?

Homes in WV2 4 sold for a typical £262,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 7 sales, up 51.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£262,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£172,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 51.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 2 sales, too few to price
  • Semi-detached 3 sales, too few to price
  • Terraced 2 sales, too few to price

Across the whole WV2 district: a typical £205,000 from 59 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in WV2 4LE

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in WV2 4LE from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

Food hygiene ratings at WV2 4LE

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at WV2 4LE. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near WV2 4LE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,240 homes in the neighbourhood around WV2 4LE. Over half of them (90%) are in council tax band A. More were built in 2020 or later than in any other period (31%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around WV2 4LE

Band D in Wolverhampton for 2026‑27: £2,539. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,693 (band A) to £2,539 (band D); band A, the most common, is £1,693.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 1,110 (90%)£1,693
Band Babout 120 (10%)£1,975
Band Cfewer than 5£2,257
Band Dabout 10 (1%)£2,539
Band Efewer than 5£3,103
Band Ffewer than 5£3,667
Band Gfewer than 5£4,232
Band Hwithheld£5,078

When the homes were built

  1. 17% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. 2% 1945 to 1964
  5. 16% 1965 to 1982
  6. 3% 1983 to 1999
  7. 9% 2000 to 2009
  8. 18% 2010 to 2019
  9. 31% 2020 or later

Averages for Wolverhampton before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of WV2 4LE is in (ONS area E01034312), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near WV2 4LE?

The nearest open schools to WV2 4LE, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WV2 4LE, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to WV2 4LE?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WV2 4LE is Wolverhampton Rail Station, 950 metres away in a straight line.

  • Wolverhampton Rail Station Railway station 950 mWalk
  • Willenhall Rail Station Railway station 5.1 kmDrive
  • Wolverhampton St George's (West Midlands Metro) Underground, metro or tram 450 mWalk

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

38 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Bell Street, 88 m away.

More stations near WV2 4LE, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near WV2 4LE?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WV2 4LE, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near WV2 4LE?

5 within 1 km 7 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WV2 4LE, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Polar Charging point · No details mapped 400 mWalk
  • Nissan West Way Wolverhampton 1 Charging point · No details mapped 650 mWalk
  • Nissan West Way Wolverhampton 2 Charging point · No details mapped 650 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near WV2 4LE?

The nearest to the centre of WV2 4LE, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to WV2 4LE?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near WV2 4LE?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WV2 4LE, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near WV2 4LE?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WV2 4LE, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near WV2 4LE?

The nearest vets to the centre of WV2 4LE on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is WV2 4LE in a conservation area?

The centre of WV2 4LE is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near WV2 4LE?

Police.uk records 687 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WV2 4LE in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences269 reports
Shoplifting79 reports
Public order62 reports
Criminal damage and arson46 reports
Vehicle crime45 reports
Other theft34 reports

Also: anti-social behaviour 29, drugs 24, burglary 21, robbery 21, possession of weapons 20, bicycle theft 15, other crime 12, theft from the person 10.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for WV2 4LE

Ward
St Peters
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Wolverhampton
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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