Bilston North East

Wolverhampton · West Midlands · population 7,850 · 5 LSOAs

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

14Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,914 of 6,856 in England
  • #585 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #21 of 33 in Wolverhampton
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,721
Median age (est.)39
Density4,289per km²
No qualifications31%
Degree or above18%
No car or van29%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 10%25–44 27%45–64 24%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 31%Mortgage/shared: 24%Social rent: 30%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 24%Social rent 30%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 17%Other: 16%
One person 30%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 17%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 18% · Process & plant 15% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary18%
Process & plant15%
Skilled trades12%
Caring & leisure11%
Sales & customer service10%
Professional10%
Associate professional9%
Administrative9%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 66%Asian: 19%Black: 6%Mixed: 6%Other: 3%
White 66%Asian 19%Black 6%Mixed 6%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 43% · No religion 31% · Sikh 13%

Born outside the UK: 19%

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 North East is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,914 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #21 of 33 in Wolverhampton. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (49) and lowest on Employment (10). Typical homes here, about £198,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 41% in five years (from 55 sales), 11% below the wider Wolverhampton median of £222,500. Typical household take-home income is around £31,921 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 72 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 11 · #6,092
Employment 10 · #6,181
Education 16 · #5,791
Health 12 · #6,003
Crime 18 · #5,592
Housing & access 49 · #3,467
Living environment 49 · #3,508

House prices ?

£198,000median (12m) · +10.0% yr · n=55
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£198,00055+10.0%+40.9%
Detached£235,0008+11.9%+10.6%
Semi-detached£205,00027+7.9%+36.7%
Terraced£177,00015-1.7%+40.5%
Flat£119,0005+8.2%+41.7%
This area£198,000
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)£31,921±£4,599 · #5,971 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£26,323
Price-to-income ?6.2×typical home ÷ net income — less 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 ?

33Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

72 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 568 offences
Wolverhampton97
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #3,683 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences267
Theft140
Burglary15
Vehicle crime47
Criminal damage & arson46
Public order & weapons23
Drugs12
Robbery8
Other10

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 24 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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