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WV3 7JG · Wolverhampton · West Midlands

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WEATHER

Weather this week

Forecast for WV3 7JG.

Sun · 20 Sep
12°high
Partly cloudy10° low
Today21°8° lowPartly cloudy21 Sep
Tomorrow20°13° lowCloudy22 Sep
Wed19°12° lowCloudy23 Sep
Thu15°7° lowPartly cloudy24 Sep
Fri14°12° lowCloudy25 Sep
Sat18°10° lowFair26 Sep
OVERVIEW

Overview

A concise snapshot before the detail below.

YOUR LOCAL PICTURE

Around Wolverhampton

WV3 7JG is in the Wolverhampton local authority area. The nearest listed railway station is Wolverhampton, about 2.0 miles from this location. Explore local services and travel connections below, alongside housing and planning records.

HOUSING MARKET

Housing market

Completed property sales and the wider area price trend.

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Median recorded sold price£246,000WV3 postcode district

24 Sep 2025 – 16 Jul 2026

185 recorded sales · HM Land Registry
Official average house price£216,668Wolverhampton

June 2026

UK House Price Index · wider-area benchmark
Official annual price change+8.2%Wolverhampton

June 2026 compared with a year earlier

UK House Price Index · same area, year on year

The median is the middle recorded sale in the sample above. The official index adjusts for the mix of homes sold across a wider area. Recent registrations can arrive late; neither figure values an individual home.

What could that cost each month?

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Use sold-price median: £246,000 Use area average: £216,668
PLANNING

Planning

Recent nearby applications and a route to the full planning view.

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NEARBY FINDS

Things for sale nearby

Pre-loved, useful and just around the corner in Wolverhampton.

A LITTLE LESS CLUTTER. A NEW LOCAL HOME.

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Someone nearby might be looking for it.

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LOCAL LIFE

Places to eat, drink, shop and spend time nearby

We’re still building the local directory for this area.

Local-life coverage is still growing here.Restaurants, cafés, shops, attractions and other useful places will appear as the open-data directory expands.
LIVING HERE

Living here

Schools, population, reported crime and employment.

Schools
  1. St Michael's Catholic Primary Academy and NurseryPrimary · Ages 3–110.3 mi
  2. St Peter's Collegiate AcademySecondary · Ages 11–180.9 mi
  3. St Edmund's Catholic AcademySecondary · Ages 11–180.9 mi
  4. Penn Fields SchoolCommunity special school · Ages 5–190.9 mi
Immediate neighbourhood1,471 residents

Population of the small statistical area surrounding WV3 7JG—not the whole town. 2024.

0–15 · 17.1%16–64 · 53.4%65+ · 29.5%
What area does this cover?

Wolverhampton 021B (LSOA) is a defined statistical boundary, not a mileage radius.

Reported crime201

Reports within about one mile in the latest mapped month · 2026-07.

Violence & sexual offences · 93Vehicle crime · 27Criminal damage & arson · 15
Employment6.4%

Unemployment estimate for Wolverhampton · Latest available period.

REPRESENTATION

Who represents this area?

Current representation and recent general-election history for Wolverhampton West.

Local councilWolverhamptonLocal authority for WV3 7JG
Latest general election · 2024Labour44.3% vote share
How this area has votedWinning party, vote share and turnout at recent general elections.
2024Labour44.3% of votes56.1% turnout
2019Conservative47.4% of votes67.4% turnout

Constituency boundaries changed in 2024, so older results may not cover exactly the same streets.

GETTING AROUND

Getting around

Roads, rail, nearby car parks, EV charging, driving charges and airports.

Nearest motorway / major roadM544.5 miles
Clean air & driving chargesM6 Toll15.0 miles from the postcode point

Nearby fuel prices

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Up to four forecourts within 5 miles of WV3 7JG, ordered by unleaded price. Prices in pence per litre.

  1. Blakenhall Service Station1.6 mi Unleaded (E10)164.6p17 SepDiesel186.6p20 Sep
  2. WOLVERHAMPTON SUPERSTORE - PETROL FILLING STATION1.2 mi Unleaded (E10)165.9p14 SepDiesel187.9p18 Sep
  3. Willenhall Service Station Ltd2.5 mi Unleaded (E10)165.9p16 SepDiesel188.9p18 Sep
  4. SAINSBURYS WOLVERHAMPTON1.2 mi Unleaded (E10)166.9p20 SepDiesel187.9p20 Sep

Official UK Fuel Finder data

EV CHARGING

Nearby EV charging

Nearest public charging locations with useful charger details where available.

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No reliable nearby EV-charger result is available right now.

NEAREST MAJOR AIRPORT

Birmingham Airport

About 19.3 miles away. Distance alone does not show whether a property is under a flight path.

No strategic aircraft-noise band is shown for this postcode. That does not guarantee aircraft will never be heard.

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NEARBY PLACES & OUTDOORS

Nearby places & outdoors

Useful nearby places, green space and walking routes.

Useful nearby places

Nearest prison
HMP Oakwood5.4 miles away

Green space and walks

Green space
  1. Baggeridge2.4 mi
  2. Wren's Nest3.9 mi
  3. Highgate Common5.0 mi
From Vet Reviews

Vets near this area

Explore practice profiles, owner reviews and contact details around WV3 7JG.

Published practices within 10 miles, ordered by approximate straight-line distance from the map point. Some practice locations use postcode centres. This is not a quality ranking or a complete directory.

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Mobile coverage
Coverage at a glanceIndoor and outdoor coverage around WV3 7JG
EE
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
Three
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
O2
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
Vodafone
Indoor: LikelyOutdoor: Likely
UTILITIES & BROADBAND

Utilities & broadband

BIN DAYS

Collection dates are address-specific

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Data, sources and limitationsSources, refresh dates and important context
Key sources

Weather: MET Norway, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Mobile coverage and broadband: Ofcom. Population: ONS via Nomis. Property sales: HM Land Registry. Local places may include Food Standards Agency and OpenStreetMap data. Elections use published constituency results and current representative data.

How to read the figures

Small-area population is a defined statistical geography, not a town total or mileage radius. Distances are approximate straight-line or mapped distances unless a module states otherwise. Older election results may use pre-2024 constituency boundaries.

Dataset dates
  • Weather: 20 Sep 2026, 20:37
  • Sold prices: most recent displayed sale 16 Jul 2026
  • Reported crime: 2026-07