Fordhouses

Wolverhampton · West Midlands · population 5,782 · 4 LSOAs

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

28Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,906 of 6,856 in England
  • #468 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #14 of 33 in Wolverhampton
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,787
Median age (est.)40
Density2,853per km²
No qualifications23%
Degree or above25%
No car or van23%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 12%25–44 25%45–64 27%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 31%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 21%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 21%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 16%Other: 15%
One person 26%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 16%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Elementary 13% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups
Professional15%
Elementary13%
Caring & leisure12%
Skilled trades12%
Process & plant11%
Associate professional11%
Administrative10%
Managers & directors8%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 72%Asian: 12%Black: 9%Mixed: 6%Other: 1%
White 72%Asian 12%Black 9%Mixed 6%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 33% · Sikh 6%

Born outside the UK: 16%

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

Fordhouses is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #4,906 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #14 of 33 in Wolverhampton. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (68) and lowest on Employment (21). Typical homes here, about £240,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 54% in five years (from 60 sales), 8% above the wider Wolverhampton median of £222,500. Typical household take-home income is around £34,443 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 85 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 23 · #5,297
Employment 21 · #5,420
Education 37 · #4,296
Health 24 · #5,242
Crime 51 · #3,378
Housing & access 35 · #4,454
Living environment 68 · #2,212

House prices ?

£240,000median (12m) · +5.3% yr · n=60
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£240,00060+5.3%+53.8%
Detached£282,50016+2.8%+45.6%
Semi-detached£230,00033+7.2%+59.7%
Terraced£215,0009-4.9%+47.3%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=2)
This area£240,000
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)£34,443±£4,923 · #5,205 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£28,301
Price-to-income ?7.0×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 ?

53Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

85 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 489 offences
Wolverhampton97
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #4,304 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences199
Theft177
Burglary18
Vehicle crime26
Criminal damage & arson34
Public order & weapons20
Drugs8
Robbery1
Other6

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 23 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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