Is WV10 9RU a Good Area? Schools, Crime & Local Insights

WV10 9RU is a postcode in Bushbury South & Low Hill, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near WV10 9RU, then scores the surrounding small area 49/100 - bottom 40% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around WV10 9RU are schools and education and safety, while local prosperity is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for WV10 9RU is based on Wolverhampton 013 Census 2021. It covers 7,128 residents, 3,560 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 32, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 45% owner-occupied, 27% privately rented, 27% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 1/10.

For property prices near WV10 9RU, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the WV10 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £175k from 49 rolling sales. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

Families checking schools near WV10 9RU can compare 9 state schools within one mile, including 9 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted or the equivalent inspectorate. The Schools tab adds phase, school type, distance, rating and a dedicated school map so the education context is easier to judge.

The Kids & Clubs tab adds 3 nearby child-friendly activities from open activity feeds, including 0 records marked free and 3 with booking links where the source provides them.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near WV10 9RU by category and map position. Crime pressure is running hotter than the previous month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

Local change around WV10 9RU is tracked through nearby planning permissions, HMO licensing and roadworks. This report currently shows 14 street-disruption records in the Planning tab, with dates, distance and source links. Large council source datasets may contain more records than the displayed list.