WV4 5BB
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Property report — WV4 5BB
Open-data due diligence for WV4 5BB and the area around it.
WV4 5BB in brief: 8 recorded sales (£48,500–£275,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WV4 5BB itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WV4 5 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£284,779
Population
21,061
Crimes recorded
21
Schools
5
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
91%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in WV4 5, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (29 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-11 | £275,000 | 8 CHARLES AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2018-10-31 | £175,000 | 4 CHARLES AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2008-11-14 | £154,000 | 1 CHARLES AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2006-02-17 | £150,000 | 4 CHARLES AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2005-05-27 | £175,000 | 2 CHARLES AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-05-03 | £84,000 | 5 CHARLES AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-07-31 | £56,000 | 7 CHARLES AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 1995-08-04 | £48,500 | 2 CHARLES AVENUE | Semi-detached |
8 recorded sales on WV4 5BB. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colton Hills Community School | 0.3 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| The Royal School, Wolverhampton | 0.5 mi | All-through | Report card → |
| St Luke's Church of England Aided Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Woodfield Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2024) |
| Goldthorn Park Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Graiseley Primary School | 0.8 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2024) |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: PENN SURGERY (0.5 mi) · RWT PRACTICES PENN MANOR MEDICAL CENTRE (0.7 mi) · DUNCAN STREET PRIMARY CARE CENTRE (0.7 mi)
Nearest hospitals: WOLVERHAMPTOM RECOVERY HOSPITAL PRESCRIBER (1.2 mi) · WEST PARK HOSPITAL (1.5 mi) · NEW CROSS HOSPITAL (2.1 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: HILL COTTAGE (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · Goldthorn Hill pumping station (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · GATEWAY AND LOGGIA AT LONGFIELD (Grade II) (0.4 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: REXALL CHEMIST (0.4 mi) · ANDERSON CHEMIST (0.6 mi) · SUPERCARE PHARMACY (0.6 mi)
Nearest stations: The Royal (West Midlands Metro) (1.4 mi) · Wolverhampton St George's (West Midlands Metro) (1.4 mi) · Pipers Row (West Midlands Metro) (1.5 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Simran Supermarket (0.3 mi) · Aldi (0.6 mi) · Tesco (0.7 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 44
- One-person households
- 26%
- Households with children
- 30%
- Households
- 7,844
Owned 75% · Social rent 7% · Private rent 17%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WV4 5.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in WV4 5 (May 24–Apr 26, average 35/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for WV4 5BB in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictWV4 | SectorWV4 5 | PostcodeWV4 5BB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £247,037 | £284,779 | £139,688 |
| Population | 59,403 | 21,061 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 5/10 | 7/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 139 | 21 | — |
| Schools | 21 | 5 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 93% | 91% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 97% | 97% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WV4 5); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 30 June 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.