East Park

Wolverhampton · West Midlands · population 9,360 · 6 LSOAs

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

8Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,312 of 6,856 in England
  • #641 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #26 of 33 in Wolverhampton
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,408
Median age (est.)38
Density3,324per km²
No qualifications30%
Degree or above20%
No car or van34%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 12%25–44 26%45–64 25%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 24%Mortgage/shared: 20%Social rent: 40%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 24%Mortgage/shared 20%Social rent 40%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 10%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 19%Other: 13%
One person 33%Couple, no children 10%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 19%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 18% · Process & plant 14% · Professional 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary18%
Process & plant14%
Professional13%
Caring & leisure13%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%
Associate professional8%
Managers & directors6%

Ethnic group

White: 63%Asian: 16%Black: 12%Mixed: 6%Other: 2%
White 63%Asian 16%Black 12%Mixed 6%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 45% · No religion 32% · Sikh 7%

Born outside the UK: 21%

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

East Park is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,312 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #26 of 33 in Wolverhampton. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (50) and lowest on Income (5). Typical homes here, about £190,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 46% in five years (from 43 sales), 15% below the wider Wolverhampton median of £222,500. Typical household take-home income is around £29,608 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 103 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 5 · #6,483
Employment 6 · #6,462
Education 13 · #5,969
Health 8 · #6,291
Crime 12 · #6,044
Housing & access 41 · #4,056
Living environment 50 · #3,412

House prices ?

£190,000median (12m) · +5.6% yr · n=43
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£190,00043+5.6%+46.2%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=3)
Semi-detached£210,00021+14.4%+50.0%
Terraced£180,000130.0%+37.9%
Flat£116,7506+34.2%+38.2%
This area£190,000
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)£29,608±£4,197 · #6,470 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£25,253
Price-to-income ?6.4×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 ?

21Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

103 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 964 offences
Wolverhampton97
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #5,024 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences478
Theft138
Burglary37
Vehicle crime85
Criminal damage & arson91
Public order & weapons63
Drugs19
Robbery21
Other32

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 49 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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