Park Lane

Wolverhampton · West Midlands · population 6,128 · 4 LSOAs

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

7Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,380 of 6,856 in England
  • #652 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #28 of 33 in Wolverhampton
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,178
Median age (est.)34
Density5,271per km²
No qualifications29%
Degree or above22%
No car or van35%

Age

0–14 25%15–24 14%25–44 28%45–64 24%65+ 10%

Tenure

Own outright: 21%Mortgage/shared: 22%Social rent: 33%Private rent: 25%
Own outright 21%Mortgage/shared 22%Social rent 33%Private rent 25%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 10%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 21%Other: 14%
One person 25%Couple, no children 10%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 21%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 21% · Process & plant 16% · Caring & leisure 14%

All occupation groups
Elementary21%
Process & plant16%
Caring & leisure14%
Professional12%
Skilled trades10%
Sales & customer service8%
Associate professional7%
Administrative6%
Managers & directors5%

Ethnic group

White: 55%Asian: 17%Black: 18%Mixed: 6%Other: 4%
White 55%Asian 17%Black 18%Mixed 6%Other 4%

Religion & identity

Christian 45% · No religion 29% · Sikh 11%

Born outside the UK: 32%

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

Park Lane is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,380 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #28 of 33 in Wolverhampton. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (42) and lowest on Income (5). Typical homes here, about £182,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 59% in five years (from 26 sales), 18% below the wider Wolverhampton median of £222,500. Typical household take-home income is around £34,816 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 95 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 5 · #6,517
Employment 6 · #6,435
Education 10 · #6,154
Health 12 · #6,037
Crime 10 · #6,195
Housing & access 42 · #3,960
Living environment 34 · #4,557

House prices ?

£182,500median (12m) · +9.6% yr · n=26
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£182,50026+9.6%+58.7%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Semi-detached£200,00011+11.1%+47.1%
Terraced£152,50013+5.2%+56.4%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£182,500
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)£34,816±£5,030 · #5,088 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£26,002
Price-to-income ?5.2×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 ?

19Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

95 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 584 offences
Wolverhampton97
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #4,755 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences301
Theft61
Burglary18
Vehicle crime35
Criminal damage & arson76
Public order & weapons42
Drugs17
Robbery10
Other24

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 19 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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