WV postcode area

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Wolverhampton
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Coordinates: 52°34′55″N2°09′14″W / 52.582°N 2.154°W / 52.582; -2.154
CountryUnited Kingdom
Postcode area
WV
Postcode area name
Wolverhampton
Post towns 4
Postcode districts 16
Postcode sectors58
Postcodes (live)10,457
Postcodes (total)14,216
Statistics as at May 2020 [1]

The WV postcode area, also known as the Wolverhampton postcode area, [2] is a group of sixteen postcode districts in England, within four post towns. These cover Wolverhampton, Willenhall and Bilston in the West Midlands, plus parts of south-west Staffordshire and south-east Shropshire (including Bridgnorth).

Contents

Mail for this area is sorted, along with mail for the adjacent DY postcode area, at the North West Midlands Mail Centre in Wolverhampton.

Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:

Postcode district Post town CoverageLocal authority area(s)
WV1WOLVERHAMPTONWolverhampton City Centre, Horseley Fields, East Park Wolverhampton
WV1WILLENHALL PO Boxes non-geographic [3] [4]
WV2WOLVERHAMPTON All Saints, Blakenhall, Parkfields Wolverhampton
WV3WOLVERHAMPTON Finchfield, Compton, Castlecroft Wolverhampton
WV4WOLVERHAMPTON Penn, Warstones, Merry Hill, parts of Goldthorn Park and ParkfieldsWolverhampton, South Staffordshire
WV5WOLVERHAMPTON Wombourne, Claverley South Staffordshire, Shropshire
WV6WOLVERHAMPTON Whitmore Reans, Perton, Pattingham, Tettenhall, Ackleton Wolverhampton, South Staffordshire, Shropshire
WV7WOLVERHAMPTON Albrighton Shropshire, South Staffordshire
WV8WOLVERHAMPTON Codsall, Rakegate, Bilbrook, Pendeford (west)South Staffordshire, Shropshire, Wolverhampton
WV9WOLVERHAMPTON Aldersley, Pendeford, Coven Wolverhampton, South Staffordshire
WV10WOLVERHAMPTON Low Hill, Bushbury, Heath Town, Fordhouses, Fallings Park, Featherstone, Shareshill, parts of Wednesfield and Brinsford Wolverhampton, South Staffordshire
WV11WOLVERHAMPTON Wednesfield, Essington Wolverhampton, South Staffordshire
WV12WILLENHALL Short Heath, Lodge Farm Walsall, Wolverhampton
WV13WILLENHALL Willenhall Town, Shepwell GreenWalsall, Wolverhampton
WV14BILSTON Bradley, Bilston Town, Coseley Wolverhampton, Dudley, Walsall
WV15BRIDGNORTH Bridgnorth (Low Town)Shropshire
WV16BRIDGNORTHBridgnorth (High Town), Ditton Priors Shropshire
WV98WOLVERHAMPTON Jobcentre Plus non-geographic
WV99WOLVERHAMPTONJobcentre Plusnon-geographic

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WV postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby B, DY, ST, SY, TF and WS postcode areas. WV postcode area map.svg
WV postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby B, DY, ST, SY, TF and WS postcode areas.

See also

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The L postcode area, also known as the Liverpool postcode area, is a group of postcode districts in North West England. Together they cover central and southern Merseyside, southern West Lancashire, and a small part of north-west Cheshire. Its four post towns are Bootle, Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Prescot.

References

  1. "ONS Postcode Directory Version Notes" (ZIP). National Statistics Postcode Products. Office for National Statistics. May 2020. Table 2. Retrieved 19 June 2020. Coordinates from mean of unit postcode points, "Code-Point Open". OS OpenData. Ordnance Survey. February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  2. Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)
  3. "Non Geographic Codes" (PDF). Royal Mail Address Management Unit. July 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  4. "New sectors and localities to 19 October 2012" (PDF). Royal Mail Address Management Unit. 19 October 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2012.