Heath Town

Wolverhampton · West Midlands · population 12,035 · 6 LSOAs

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

7Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,373 of 6,856 in England
  • #651 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #27 of 33 in Wolverhampton
  • Most deprived 10% in England
Compare this area →

People living here Census 2021

Residents11,875
Median age (est.)34
Density5,115per km²
No qualifications27%
Degree or above26%
No car or van44%

Age

0–14 23%15–24 11%25–44 32%45–64 23%65+ 11%

Tenure

Own outright: 16%Mortgage/shared: 14%Social rent: 50%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 16%Mortgage/shared 14%Social rent 50%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 38%Couple, no children: 9%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 19%Other: 12%
One person 38%Couple, no children 9%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 19%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 21% · Professional 17% · Process & plant 14%

All occupation groups
Elementary21%
Professional17%
Process & plant14%
Caring & leisure13%
Skilled trades9%
Sales & customer service8%
Associate professional7%
Administrative6%
Managers & directors5%

Ethnic group

White: 49%Asian: 19%Black: 19%Mixed: 7%Other: 5%
White 49%Asian 19%Black 19%Mixed 7%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 25% · Muslim 10%

Born outside the UK: 36%

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

Heath Town is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,373 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #27 of 33 in Wolverhampton. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (31) and lowest on Income (4). Typical homes here, about £200,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 73% in five years (from 45 sales), 10% below the wider Wolverhampton median of £222,500. Typical household take-home income is around £32,292 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 125 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 4 · #6,572
Employment 6 · #6,462
Education 15 · #5,845
Health 12 · #5,996
Crime 18 · #5,585
Housing & access 25 · #5,119
Living environment 31 · #4,701

House prices ?

£200,000median (12m) · +36.1% yr · n=45
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£200,00045+36.1%+73.2%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=4)
Semi-detached£220,00021+18.6%+66.0%
Terraced£166,00011+13.7%+58.1%
Flat£63,0009-14.3%+23.5%
This area£200,000
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)£32,292±£4,615 · #5,882 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£25,425
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 ?

18Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

125 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,503 offences
Wolverhampton97
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #5,558 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences843
Theft189
Burglary26
Vehicle crime86
Criminal damage & arson131
Public order & weapons139
Drugs31
Robbery28
Other30

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 59 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 →

Official sources

Nearby areas

The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.

Other areas in Wolverhampton

Similar areas across England

Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.