The WV postcode area, also known as the Wolverhampton postcode area,Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004) is a group of sixteen postcode districts in

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe ...

, within four

post town A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system.Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004) Including the correct post town in the address increases ...

s. These cover

Wolverhampton Wolverhampton () is a city, metropolitan borough and administrative centre in the West Midlands, England. The population size has increased by 5.7%, from around 249,500 in 2011 to 263,700 in 2021. People from the city are called "Wulfrunians ...

Willenhall Willenhall is a market town situated in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, in the West Midlands, England, with a population taken at the 2011 census of 28,480. It is situated between Wolverhampton and Walsall, historically in the county of ...

and

Bilston Bilston is a market town, ward, and civil parish located in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England. It is close to the borders of Sandwell and Walsall. The nearest towns are Darlaston, Wednesbury, and Willenhall. Historically in Staffordshi ...

in the West Midlands, plus parts of south-west

Staffordshire Staffordshire (; postal abbreviation Staffs.) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. It borders Cheshire to the northwest, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, Warwickshire to the southeast, the West Midlands C ...

and south-east

Shropshire Shropshire (; alternatively Salop; abbreviated in print only as Shrops; demonym Salopian ) is a landlocked historic county in the West Midlands region of England. It is bordered by Wales to the west and the English counties of Cheshire to ...

(including

Bridgnorth Bridgnorth is a town in Shropshire, England. The River Severn splits it into High Town and Low Town, the upper town on the right bank and the lower on the left bank of the River Severn. The population at the 2011 Census was 12,079. Histor ...

). Mail for this area is sorted, along with mail for the adjacent

DY postcode area The DY postcode area, also known as the Dudley postcode area,Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004) is a group of fourteen postcode districts in England, within eight post towns. These cover the south-western part of the West Midland ...

, at the North West Midlands Mail Centre in Wolverhampton. __TOC__

Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts: , - ! WV1 , WOLVERHAMPTON , Wolverhampton City Centre, Horseley Fields, East Park ,

, - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", WV1 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", WILLENHALL , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''

PO Box A post office box (commonly abbreviated as P.O. box, or also known as a postal box) is a uniquely addressable lockable box located on the premises of a post office. In some regions, particularly in Africa, there is no door to door delivery ...

es'' , style="background:#FFFFFF;", '' non-geographic'' , - ! WV2 , WOLVERHAMPTON , All Saints,

Blakenhall Blakenhall is a suburb and ward in Wolverhampton, England. Toponymy and history Blakenhall's name, according to toponymists comes from the Old English 'blæc', meaning 'black' or dark coloured, & 'halh' meaning 'nook' or 'corner'. It was dev ...

, Parkfields , Wolverhampton , - ! WV3 , WOLVERHAMPTON ,

Finchfield Finchfield is a suburb of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England. It is located south-west of the city centre, within the Tettenhall Wightwick Ward between the Merry Hill and Tettenhall Regis Wards of Wolverhampton City Council. Many of the s ...

, Compton, Castlecroft , Wolverhampton , - ! WV4 , WOLVERHAMPTON , Penn,

Warstones Warstones is a suburban area of Wolverhampton, England, situated to the south-west of the city centre and is home to a huge local football club called Warstones Wanderers. Mullin is the founder and chairman of the club. Warstones has three s ...

, Merry Hill, parts of

Goldthorn Park Goldthorn Park is a suburb of Wolverhampton, West Midlands. It is situated to the south of the city centre within the Blakenhall ward. It mostly consists of nearly 2,000 private houses built in the 1920s and 1940s. The original plan for the e ...

and Parkfields , Wolverhampton,

South Staffordshire South Staffordshire is a local government district in Staffordshire, England. The district lies to the north and west of the West Midlands county, bordering Shropshire to the west and Worcestershire to the south. It contains notable settle ...

, - ! WV5 , WOLVERHAMPTON ,

Wombourne Wombourne is a large village and civil parish located in the district of South Staffordshire, in the county of Staffordshire, England. It is 4 miles (6 km) south-west of Wolverhampton and just outside the county and conurbation of the W ...

Claverley Claverley is a village and civil parish in east Shropshire, England. The parish also includes the hamlets of Beobridge, Hopstone, Upper Aston, Ludstone, Heathton and a number of other small settlements. Claverley village is east of the market to ...

, South Staffordshire,

, - ! WV6 , WOLVERHAMPTON ,

Whitmore Reans Whitmore Reans is in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England. It is situated to the north-west of the city centre, in the city council's Park and St Peter's wards. History The name 'Whitmore' is said by toponymists to come from the Old Engli ...

Perton Perton is a large village and civil parish located in the South Staffordshire District, Staffordshire, England. It lies 3 miles to the south of Codsall and 4 miles west of Wolverhampton, where part of the village is almost contiguous with ...

, Pattingham, Tettenhall, Ackleton , Wolverhampton, South Staffordshire, Shropshire , - ! WV7 , WOLVERHAMPTON , Albrighton , Shropshire, South Staffordshire , - ! WV8 , WOLVERHAMPTON ,

Codsall Codsall is a large village in the South Staffordshire district of Staffordshire, England. It is situated 4.5 miles northwest of the city of Wolverhampton and 13 miles east-southeast of Telford. It forms part of the boundary of the Staffordshi ...

, Rakegate, Bilbrook,

Pendeford Pendeford is a suburb of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England. Historically part of Staffordshire, it is situated north-north-west of the city centre, within the Oxley ward of Wolverhampton City Council. At the 2011 Census, the population o ...

(west) , South Staffordshire, Shropshire, Wolverhampton , - ! WV9 , WOLVERHAMPTON ,

Coven A coven () is a group or gathering of witches. The word "coven" (from Anglo-Norman ''covent, cuvent'', from Old French ''covent'', from Latin ''conventum'' = convention) remained largely unused in English until 1921 when Margaret Murray promot ...

, Wolverhampton, South Staffordshire , - ! WV10 , WOLVERHAMPTON , Low Hill,

Bushbury Bushbury is a suburban village and ward in the City of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands, England. It lies two miles north-east of Wolverhampton city centre, divided between the Bushbury North and Bushbury South and Low Hill wards. Bushbury ...

Heath Town Heath Town is a district of the City of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, located east of the city centre. It is also a ward of City of Wolverhampton Council. The ward forms part of the Wolverhampton North East constituency. Heath To ...

Fordhouses Fordhouses is a suburb of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England. It is situated to the north of the city centre, adjacent to the border with Staffordshire, within the Bushbury North ward of Wolverhampton City Council. It is the most northerl ...

Fallings Park Fallings Park is a suburb of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, and a ward of Wolverhampton City Council. It is situated in the northeast of the city, bordering South Staffordshire and the Wednesfield North, Heath Town, Bushbury South and Low Hi ...

Featherstone Featherstone is a town and civil parish in the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, two miles south-west of Pontefract. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, in 2011 it had a population of 15,244. Featherstone railway stat ...

, Shareshill, parts of Wednesfield and Brinsford , Wolverhampton, South Staffordshire , - ! WV11 , WOLVERHAMPTON , Wednesfield,

Essington Essington is a village and civil parish in South Staffordshire, England, located near the city of Wolverhampton and towns of Walsall, Bloxwich, Cannock and Brewood. The villages of Cheslyn Hay, Great Wyrley, Coven, Penkridge and Featherston ...

, Wolverhampton, South Staffordshire , - ! WV12 , WILLENHALL , Short Heath, Lodge Farm ,

Walsall Walsall (, or ; locally ) is a market town and administrative centre in the West Midlands County, England. Historically part of Staffordshire, it is located north-west of Birmingham, east of Wolverhampton and from Lichfield. Walsall is th ...

, Wolverhampton , - ! WV13 , WILLENHALL ,

Town, Shepwell Green , Walsall, Wolverhampton , - ! WV14 , BILSTON , Bradley,

Town, Coseley , Wolverhampton,

Dudley Dudley is a large market town and administrative centre in the county of West Midlands, England, southeast of Wolverhampton and northwest of Birmingham. Historically an exclave of Worcestershire, the town is the administrative centre of the ...

, - ! WV15 , BRIDGNORTH ,

(Low Town) , Shropshire , - ! WV16 , BRIDGNORTH , Bridgnorth (High Town),

Ditton Priors Ditton Priors is a village and civil parish in south Shropshire, England. Historically, it was also known as Priors Ditton. The nearest town is Bridgnorth. The village is situated near to Shropshire's highest hill, Brown Clee Hill. The Church ...

, Shropshire , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", WV98 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", WOLVERHAMPTON , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''

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'' , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic'' , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", WV99 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", WOLVERHAMPTON , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''Jobcentre Plus'' , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''non-geographic''

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References

External links

Royal Mail's Postcode Address FileA quick introduction to Royal Mail's Postcode Address File (PAF)
{{Postcode areas in the United Kingdom Wolverhampton Postcode areas covering the West Midlands (region) Shropshire

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See also

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