UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/wv5
WV5Wolverhampton, South Staffordshire, England
House prices in WV5, Wolverhampton
Homes in WV5 sold for a median of £320,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 411 standard sales.
That is 10% above the £290,000 median for the South Staffordshire council area, which holds 87% of WV5's postcodes.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 166 | £450,000 | £389,000 to £536,000 |
| Semi-detached | 168 | £272,500 | £242,000 to £320,000 |
| Terraced | 53 | £273,000 | £235,000 to £330,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 24 | £147,500 | £137,000 to £163,000 |
WV5 has too few sales linked to an energy certificate for its own price per m². Nearby districts priced within 20% of it have their own: DY6 at £3,233 per m² from 29 sales, WV6 at £3,451 per m² from 44 sales, and DY8 at £3,363 per m² from 64 sales.
Semi-detached houses and detached houses sold in similar numbers here, at 41% and 40% of sales.
The gap between types is wide: detached houses sold for 3.1 times the median for flats, so compare an asking price with the same type of home.
Flats here sold for a median of £147,500, 23% more than the £120,000 typical of the 6 nearest districts with enough flat sales.
Compare an asking price
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Where prices are higher in WV5
Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in WV5 7, around Claverley and Seisdon, with a median of £500,000, and lowest in WV5 0, around Wombourne, at £280,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.
Each dot is a postcode in WV5 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.
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List the 53 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| WV5 7HF | £630,000 | 3 |
| WV5 7BW | £590,000 | 3 |
| WV5 7HA | £517,500 | 6 |
| WV5 8AH | £500,000 | 5 |
| WV5 8AL | £495,000 | 3 |
| WV5 9AW | £495,000 | 4 |
| WV5 7ET | £490,000 | 3 |
| WV5 8BH | £485,000 | 5 |
| WV5 0LH | £470,000 | 3 |
| WV5 8EJ | £440,000 | 5 |
| WV5 0JG | £435,000 | 7 |
| WV5 0JE | £415,000 | 4 |
| WV5 9EN | £407,000 | 3 |
| WV5 7BB | £387,500 | 4 |
| WV5 9BP | £365,000 | 3 |
| WV5 9HW | £355,000 | 8 |
| WV5 9DE | £350,000 | 3 |
| WV5 0FA | £342,500 | 6 |
| WV5 8JQ | £335,000 | 4 |
| WV5 8DU | £326,000 | 4 |
| WV5 0AH | £325,000 | 3 |
| WV5 0AY | £325,000 | 5 |
| WV5 0HL | £320,000 | 4 |
| WV5 8DF | £320,000 | 5 |
| WV5 0LW | £318,000 | 3 |
| WV5 0NF | £304,500 | 3 |
| WV5 0PB | £295,000 | 3 |
| WV5 9HE | £295,000 | 4 |
| WV5 0HF | £285,000 | 5 |
| WV5 0LX | £280,000 | 3 |
| WV5 8EH | £272,500 | 5 |
| WV5 0BD | £270,000 | 5 |
| WV5 0JR | £270,000 | 3 |
| WV5 9HG | £270,000 | 3 |
| WV5 0BL | £265,000 | 3 |
| WV5 8EF | £261,500 | 4 |
| WV5 0AD | £260,000 | 3 |
| WV5 0NU | £260,000 | 3 |
| WV5 0DF | £250,000 | 3 |
| WV5 8BG | £250,000 | 5 |
| WV5 0NH | £247,500 | 3 |
| WV5 0BS | £240,000 | 3 |
| WV5 0ND | £240,000 | 4 |
| WV5 8JZ | £230,000 | 3 |
| WV5 0JL | £228,000 | 3 |
| WV5 0NR | £219,000 | 6 |
| WV5 9DY | £200,000 | 4 |
| WV5 9BT | £196,000 | 4 |
| WV5 8EZ | £190,000 | 5 |
| WV5 0NN | £162,000 | 5 |
| WV5 9EG | £150,000 | 3 |
| WV5 0NE | £145,000 | 3 |
| WV5 9DG | £112,000 | 3 |
Prices over time
The median rose 60%, from £205,000 in 2016 to £329,000 in 2025, more than the 48% rise for a typical district in the West Midlands.
Postcode districts in the South Staffordshire council area
Median sale price of the 5 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. WV5 is the second most expensive.
- DY7 Stourbridge£420,000
- WV5 Wolverhampton, this district£320,000
- ST19 Stafford£306,000
- WV8 Wolverhampton£290,000
- WS6 Walsall£255,000
Prices by council ward
Median price in the council wards that cover most of WV5, from the sales in WV5, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:
- Claverley & Worfield 33 sales£510,000
- Pattingham, Trysull, Bobbington & Lower Penn 30 sales£490,000
- Wombourne North 175 sales£340,000
- Wombourne South 187 sales£275,000
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £131,500 for a flat on Wood Road to £490,000 for a detached house on Bull Meadow Lane.
The latest standard sales recorded in WV5. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.
- 28 Wombrook CourtSold for £197,000
- 25 Wood RoadSold for £131,500
- 9 Furnace CloseSold for £250,000
- 4, Boycott BarnsSold for £415,000
- 58 Dickinson RoadSold for £270,000
- Rock CottageSold for £510,000
- 88 Rookery RoadSold for £425,000
- 11 QuendaleSold for £205,000
- 12 Strathmore CrescentSold for £310,000
- 21A Bull Meadow LaneSold for £490,000
Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Common Road, Wombourne£280,00015 sales
- Planks Lane, Wombourne£310,00014 sales
- Rookery Road, Wombourne£415,00010 sales
Living in WV5
Crime
42 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 82 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
Across its postcodes, an average of 77% of homes can get it
Lower than 70 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
84% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 65 in 100 postcode districts.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,314 a year in South Staffordshire for 2026 to 2027
Lower than 76 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Coal mining
36% of the 471 live postcodes in WV5 are in the Mining Remediation Authority's coal mining reporting area. The free check shows whether a given postcode is (what a mining report covers).
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | |
| B | 5 | |
| C | 170 | |
| D | 149 | |
| E | 36 | |
| F | 10 | |
| G | 2 |
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | ||
| 16 | ||
| 28 | ||
| 121 | ||
| 99 | ||
| 45 | ||
| 43 | ||
| 1 |
About these figures
The figures come from 411 standard sales in WV5, the latest on 28 August 2026 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, fewer than 1 in 10 were flats.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.