Bushbury Hill

Wolverhampton · West Midlands · population 6,249 · 4 LSOAs

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

6Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,469 of 6,856 in England
  • #668 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #31 of 33 in Wolverhampton
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,274
Median age (est.)36
Density3,687per km²
No qualifications31%
Degree or above18%
No car or van32%

Age

0–14 24%15–24 13%25–44 26%45–64 24%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 23%Mortgage/shared: 24%Social rent: 43%Private rent: 10%
Own outright 23%Mortgage/shared 24%Social rent 43%Private rent 10%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 11%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 23%Other: 14%
One person 25%Couple, no children 11%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 23%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 18% · Caring & leisure 15% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary18%
Caring & leisure15%
Skilled trades13%
Process & plant11%
Professional10%
Associate professional9%
Sales & customer service9%
Administrative9%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 77%Asian: 5%Black: 10%Mixed: 7%Other: 1%
White 77%Asian 5%Black 10%Mixed 7%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 41% · Sikh 3%

Born outside the UK: 12%

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

Bushbury Hill is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,469 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #31 of 33 in Wolverhampton. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (89) but weak on Employment (3). Typical homes here, about £223,750 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 49% in five years (from 38 sales), in line with the wider Wolverhampton median of £222,500. Typical household take-home income is around £33,075 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 94 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 4 · #6,586
Employment 3 · #6,641
Education 10 · #6,154
Health 4 · #6,586
Crime 10 · #6,168
Housing & access 42 · #3,981
Living environment 89 · #752

House prices ?

£223,750median (12m) · +17.8% yr · n=38
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£223,75038+17.8%+48.7%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=4)
Semi-detached£217,50027+16.0%+42.6%
Terraced£201,5007-4.0%+57.4%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
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)£33,075±£4,753 · #5,652 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£27,096
Price-to-income ?6.8×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 ?

13Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

94 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 586 offences
Wolverhampton97
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #4,694 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences296
Theft70
Burglary14
Vehicle crime32
Criminal damage & arson75
Public order & weapons44
Drugs20
Robbery8
Other27

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 35 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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