Bilston North West

Wolverhampton · West Midlands · population 6,362 · 4 LSOAs

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

16Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,743 of 6,856 in England
  • #557 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #18 of 33 in Wolverhampton
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,310
Median age (est.)40
Density5,469per km²
No qualifications32%
Degree or above18%
No car or van26%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 12%25–44 26%45–64 26%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 25%Social rent: 25%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 25%Social rent 25%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 14%Other: 17%
One person 26%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 14%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 17% · Process & plant 14% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary17%
Process & plant14%
Skilled trades12%
Professional12%
Caring & leisure10%
Associate professional10%
Administrative10%
Sales & customer service10%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 66%Asian: 21%Black: 6%Mixed: 5%Other: 3%
White 66%Asian 21%Black 6%Mixed 5%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 43% · No religion 30% · Sikh 14%

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 West is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,743 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #18 of 33 in Wolverhampton. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (50) and lowest on Employment (14). Typical homes here, about £235,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 60% in five years (from 50 sales), 6% above the wider Wolverhampton median of £222,500. Typical household take-home income is around £32,796 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 73 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 16 · #5,736
Employment 14 · #5,893
Education 17 · #5,708
Health 21 · #5,407
Crime 23 · #5,276
Housing & access 50 · #3,419
Living environment 40 · #4,097

House prices ?

£235,000median (12m) · +17.5% yr · n=50
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£235,00050+17.5%+60.1%
Detached£299,00015+22.0%+26.7%
Semi-detached£220,00027+10.0%+51.7%
Terraced£180,0007+9.1%+25.0%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
This area£235,000
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)£32,796±£4,702 · #5,740 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£26,821
Price-to-income ?7.2×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 ?

33Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

73 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 464 offences
Wolverhampton97
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #3,709 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences212
Theft68
Burglary27
Vehicle crime57
Criminal damage & arson44
Public order & weapons32
Drugs7
Robbery7
Other10

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 40 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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