Tettenhall South

Wolverhampton · West Midlands · population 7,875 · 5 LSOAs

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

70Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,027 of 6,856 in England
  • #183 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #3 of 33 in Wolverhampton
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,777
Median age (est.)50
Density2,630per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above39%
No car or van18%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 8%25–44 21%45–64 26%65+ 30%

Tenure

Own outright: 47%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 47%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 10%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 9%Other: 20%
One person 33%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 9%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 27% · Managers & directors 18% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional27%
Managers & directors18%
Associate professional13%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure7%
Skilled trades7%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 69%Asian: 21%Black: 3%Mixed: 4%Other: 3%
White 69%Asian 21%Black 3%Mixed 4%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 25% · Sikh 12%

Born outside the UK: 14%

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

Tettenhall South is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #2,027 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #3 of 33 in Wolverhampton. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (76) and lowest on Health (46). Typical homes here sold for about £291,250 over the past year, up 14% across five years (from 118 sales), 31% above the wider Wolverhampton median of £222,500. Typical household take-home income is around £41,053 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 46 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 62 · #2,617
Employment 55 · #3,062
Education 74 · #1,780
Health 46 · #3,679
Crime 76 · #1,623
Housing & access 71 · #2,007
Living environment 60 · #2,747

House prices ?

£291,250median (12m) · -9.3% yr · n=118
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£291,250118-9.3%+14.2%
Detached£528,75046+6.8%+41.0%
Semi-detached£258,50028+3.4%+0.4%
Terraced£240,00028+7.6%+33.3%
Flat£142,50016+29.5%+11.5%
This area£291,250
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)£41,053±£5,951 · #3,110 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,986
Price-to-income ?7.1×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

85Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

46 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 364 offences
Wolverhampton97
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #1,791 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences162
Theft100
Burglary24
Vehicle crime27
Criminal damage & arson18
Public order & weapons17
Drugs5
Robbery5
Other6

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 7 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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