Blakenhall

Wolverhampton · West Midlands · population 14,900 · 9 LSOAs

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

11Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,120 of 6,856 in England
  • #607 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #23 of 33 in Wolverhampton
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents14,362
Median age (est.)34
Density4,723per km²
No qualifications30%
Degree or above24%
No car or van38%

Age

0–14 23%15–24 13%25–44 30%45–64 21%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 23%Mortgage/shared: 20%Social rent: 26%Private rent: 31%
Own outright 23%Mortgage/shared 20%Social rent 26%Private rent 31%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 9%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 18%Other: 17%
One person 26%Couple, no children 9%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 18%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 21% · Process & plant 16% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary21%
Process & plant16%
Caring & leisure12%
Professional12%
Skilled trades10%
Sales & customer service8%
Associate professional8%
Administrative7%
Managers & directors6%

Ethnic group

White: 30%Asian: 45%Black: 14%Mixed: 5%Other: 7%
White 30%Asian 45%Black 14%Mixed 5%Other 7%

Religion & identity

Christian 31% · Sikh 28% · No religion 17%

Born outside the UK: 47%

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

Blakenhall is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #6,120 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #23 of 33 in Wolverhampton. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (48) and lowest on Income (8). Typical homes here, about £187,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 32% in five years (from 62 sales), 16% below the wider Wolverhampton median of £222,500. Typical household take-home income is around £33,424 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 128 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 8 · #6,318
Employment 12 · #5,996
Education 9 · #6,216
Health 18 · #5,619
Crime 13 · #5,962
Housing & access 48 · #3,576
Living environment 21 · #5,427

House prices ?

£187,500median (12m) · +13.6% yr · n=62
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£187,50062+13.6%+32.0%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=4)
Semi-detached£210,00027+13.5%+40.0%
Terraced£150,00027-7.1%+28.2%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=4)
This area£187,500
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)£33,424±£4,812 · #5,531 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£26,356
Price-to-income ?5.6×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 ?

28Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

128 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,907 offences
Wolverhampton97
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #5,616 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences846
Theft408
Burglary60
Vehicle crime191
Criminal damage & arson133
Public order & weapons155
Drugs55
Robbery20
Other39

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 77 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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