Bilston Lunt & Loxdale

Wolverhampton · West Midlands · population 8,094 · 4 LSOAs

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

7Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,387 of 6,856 in England
  • #654 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #29 of 33 in Wolverhampton
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,795
Median age (est.)38
Density3,514per km²
No qualifications32%
Degree or above20%
No car or van38%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 12%25–44 28%45–64 24%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 22%Mortgage/shared: 18%Social rent: 37%Private rent: 23%
Own outright 22%Mortgage/shared 18%Social rent 37%Private rent 23%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 16%Other: 15%
One person 32%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 16%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 19% · Process & plant 16% · Professional 11%

All occupation groups
Elementary19%
Process & plant16%
Professional11%
Caring & leisure11%
Skilled trades11%
Sales & customer service10%
Administrative9%
Associate professional7%
Managers & directors6%

Ethnic group

White: 61%Asian: 21%Black: 9%Mixed: 6%Other: 3%
White 61%Asian 21%Black 9%Mixed 6%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 45% · No religion 29% · Sikh 13%

Born outside the UK: 26%

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

Bilston Lunt & Loxdale is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,387 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #29 of 33 in Wolverhampton. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (50) and lowest on Income (5). Typical homes here, about £223,750 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 48% in five years (from 42 sales), in line with the wider Wolverhampton median of £222,500. Typical household take-home income is around £29,502 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 159 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 5 · #6,483
Employment 6 · #6,435
Education 10 · #6,202
Health 10 · #6,133
Crime 9 · #6,243
Housing & access 50 · #3,391
Living environment 22 · #5,331

House prices ?

£223,750median (12m) · +27.9% yr · n=42
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£223,75042+27.9%+47.6%
Detached£283,00012+6.8%+29.5%
Semi-detached£221,50018+16.6%+34.2%
Terraced£153,5008+13.3%+29.0%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=4)
This area£223,750
Wolverhampton£222,500
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)£29,502±£4,243 · #6,488 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£25,487
Price-to-income ?7.6×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

16Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

159 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,286 offences
Wolverhampton97
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #5,977 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences533
Theft329
Burglary32
Vehicle crime114
Criminal damage & arson111
Public order & weapons101
Drugs25
Robbery16
Other25

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 74 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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