PRINCESS STREET, WV1 1HW House Prices & Local Information

WV1 1HW is an up-and-coming urban area on Princess Street, 0.3km from Wolverhampton in Wolverhampton. Administratively it sits within St Peter's ward and the Wolverhampton South West constituency.

For renters and young professionals, WV1 1HW offers a diverse renting area with many ethnic minority families, mostly European-born. By day, the area transitions to a multiethnic urban high streets character: urban high streets with mixed ethnicity and businesses. At just 25 years average, the population skews very young — high mobility, strong rental demand, and a dynamic street-level atmosphere. 83% of homes are privately rented — a strong rental market with good supply for incoming tenants. The area has a notably diverse population — 66% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Wolverhampton.

Safety: Crime rates are high (478 per 1,000 residents) — commercial zones and transport hubs in the vicinity contribute to these figures. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for WV1 1HW are sourced from Output Area E00167318 (shared with 62 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.