Bradley

Wolverhampton · West Midlands · population 8,480 · 4 LSOAs

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

14Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,893 of 6,856 in England
  • #580 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #19 of 33 in Wolverhampton
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,438
Median age (est.)36
Density3,908per km²
No qualifications29%
Degree or above21%
No car or van28%

Age

0–14 22%15–24 13%25–44 28%45–64 23%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 22%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 34%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 22%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 34%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 16%Other: 13%
One person 29%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 16%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 15% · Professional 14% · Process & plant 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary15%
Professional14%
Process & plant13%
Skilled trades11%
Caring & leisure10%
Associate professional9%
Sales & customer service9%
Managers & directors9%
Administrative9%

Ethnic group

White: 77%Asian: 11%Black: 6%Mixed: 5%Other: 1%
White 77%Asian 11%Black 6%Mixed 5%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 38% · Sikh 6%

Born outside the UK: 14%

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

Bradley is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,893 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #19 of 33 in Wolverhampton. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (82) but weak on Employment (10). Typical homes here, about £207,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 40% in five years (from 66 sales), 7% below the wider Wolverhampton median of £222,500. Typical household take-home income is around £33,626 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 110 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 10 · #6,140
Employment 10 · #6,202
Education 18 · #5,612
Health 14 · #5,907
Crime 13 · #5,948
Housing & access 45 · #3,768
Living environment 82 · #1,253

House prices ?

£207,500median (12m) · -1.2% yr · n=66
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£207,50066-1.2%+40.2%
Detached£310,0008+0.6%+32.5%
Semi-detached£210,00025+7.7%+48.5%
Terraced£210,00025+1.7%+48.9%
Flat£109,4208+10.5%+45.9%
This area£207,500
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)£33,626±£4,842 · #5,462 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£25,995
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
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

110 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 936 offences
Wolverhampton97
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #5,225 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences368
Theft255
Burglary33
Vehicle crime90
Criminal damage & arson87
Public order & weapons64
Drugs10
Robbery12
Other17

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 44 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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