Waterloo Road

Wolverhampton · West Midlands · population 6,758 · 4 LSOAs

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

3Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,668 of 6,856 in England
  • #710 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #33 of 33 in Wolverhampton
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,744
Median age (est.)30
Density9,385per km²
No qualifications29%
Degree or above24%
No car or van50%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 21%25–44 32%45–64 19%65+ 7%

Tenure

Own outright: 14%Mortgage/shared: 9%Social rent: 42%Private rent: 36%
Own outright 14%Mortgage/shared 9%Social rent 42%Private rent 36%

Households

One person: 38%Couple, no children: 7%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 14%Other: 19%
One person 38%Couple, no children 7%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 14%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 28% · Process & plant 18% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary28%
Process & plant18%
Caring & leisure12%
Professional10%
Sales & customer service10%
Skilled trades7%
Associate professional5%
Administrative5%
Managers & directors5%

Ethnic group

White: 35%Asian: 31%Black: 20%Mixed: 5%Other: 9%
White 35%Asian 31%Black 20%Mixed 5%Other 9%

Religion & identity

Christian 35% · Muslim 31% · No religion 16%

Born outside the UK: 51%

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

Waterloo Road is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,668 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #33 of 33 in Wolverhampton. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (12) and lowest on Income (2). Typical homes here, about £140,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 28% in five years (from 22 sales), 37% below the wider Wolverhampton median of £222,500. Typical household take-home income is around £29,411 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 116 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 2 · #6,709
Employment 5 · #6,497
Education 6 · #6,414
Health 11 · #6,126
Crime 4 · #6,599
Housing & access 12 · #6,037
Living environment 9 · #6,236

House prices ?

£140,500median (12m) · -1.4% yr · n=22
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£140,50022-1.4%+27.7%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detached£220,0007+41.9%+75.0%
Terraced£128,75012-9.6%+23.8%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=2)
This area£140,500
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)£29,411±£4,335 · #6,503 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£22,612
Price-to-income ?4.8×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 ?

8Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

116 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 784 offences
Wolverhampton97
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #5,363 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences363
Theft161
Burglary28
Vehicle crime56
Criminal damage & arson48
Public order & weapons74
Drugs29
Robbery9
Other16

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 50 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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