WV4 postcode area

The WV4 postcode district spans 15 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Dudley, South Staffordshire, Wolverhampton. Area Scores range from 7 to 91 across them.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the WV4 district: Sedgley West scores 91 out of 100 (#615 of 6,856 nationally) while Heath Town sits at 7 — neighbours on the map, 84 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 6 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £187,500 in Blakenhall to £360,000 in Wombourne Outer, Swindon & Seisdon — a 1.9× gap within the WV4 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Dudley, South Staffordshire and Wolverhampton — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Sedgley WestDudley 61591 £280,000
Wombourne Outer, Swindon & SeisdonSouth Staffordshire 99985 £360,000
Compton & Merryhill NorthWolverhampton 1,80874 £297,500
Upper PennWolverhampton 1,92472 £275,000
Wombourne InnerSouth Staffordshire 3,28252 £295,000
BradmoreWolverhampton 3,34351 £245,000
Goldthorn ParkWolverhampton 3,44650 £276,000
Sedgley EastDudley 4,31737 £215,500
Merryhill SouthWolverhampton 4,55034 £246,000
Ettingshall ParkWolverhampton 4,73531 £217,500
Wednesfield North EastWolverhampton 5,35222 £215,000
WoodcrossWolverhampton 5,38621 £195,000
EttingshallWolverhampton 5,89314 £214,000
BlakenhallWolverhampton 6,12011 £187,500
Heath TownWolverhampton 6,3737 £200,000

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around WV4.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so figures are shown per neighbourhood rather than as a single postcode average — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.