Wombourne Inner

South Staffordshire · West Midlands · population 7,212 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

52Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,282 of 6,856 in England
  • #288 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #9 of 13 in South Staffordshire
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,122
Median age (est.)49
Density976per km²
No qualifications22%
Degree or above28%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 21%45–64 29%65+ 26%

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 25%Social rent: 25%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 25%Social rent 25%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 10%Other: 16%
One person 33%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 10%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Associate professional 14% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Associate professional14%
Skilled trades13%
Managers & directors13%
Administrative11%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure9%
Process & plant7%
Sales & customer service6%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 94%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 58% · No religion 33% · Sikh 2%

Born outside the UK: 3%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Wombourne Inner sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,282 of 6,856 in England, and #9 of 13 in South Staffordshire. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (79) and lowest on Education (36). Typical homes here, about £295,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 26% in five years (from 92 sales), in line with the wider South Staffordshire median of £292,500. Typical household take-home income is around £34,979 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 59 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 40 · #4,091
Employment 41 · #4,043
Education 36 · #4,385
Health 47 · #3,638
Crime 66 · #2,315
Housing & access 71 · #1,986
Living environment 79 · #1,417

House prices ?

£295,000median (12m) · +7.3% yr · n=92
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£295,00092+7.3%+25.5%
Detached£435,00036+3.6%+21.7%
Semi-detached£260,00043-1.9%+22.4%
Terraced£236,50010-7.3%+21.3%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£295,000
South Staffordshire£292,500
West Midlands£252,500
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£34,979±£4,951 · #5,044 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£31,071
Price-to-income ?8.4×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

69Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

59 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 423 offences
South Staffordshire53
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #2,778 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences187
Theft70
Burglary21
Vehicle crime23
Criminal damage & arson41
Public order & weapons45
Drugs12
Robbery9
Other15

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 60 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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