Wednesfield North East

Wolverhampton · West Midlands · population 7,852 · 5 LSOAs

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

22Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,352 of 6,856 in England
  • #508 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #15 of 33 in Wolverhampton
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,524
Median age (est.)44
Density4,598per km²
No qualifications28%
Degree or above19%
No car or van28%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 27%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 38%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 24%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 38%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 24%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 14%Other: 16%
One person 33%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 14%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 15% · Skilled trades 13% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary15%
Skilled trades13%
Caring & leisure12%
Professional12%
Process & plant12%
Administrative11%
Associate professional10%
Sales & customer service8%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 80%Asian: 10%Black: 4%Mixed: 4%Other: 2%
White 80%Asian 10%Black 4%Mixed 4%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 33% · Sikh 8%

Born outside the UK: 11%

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

Wednesfield North East is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,352 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #15 of 33 in Wolverhampton. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (61) and lowest on Employment (14). Typical homes here, about £215,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 39% in five years (from 61 sales), in line with the wider Wolverhampton median of £222,500. Typical household take-home income is around £32,140 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 52 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 22 · #5,311
Employment 14 · #5,900
Education 23 · #5,304
Health 19 · #5,557
Crime 26 · #5,057
Housing & access 59 · #2,822
Living environment 61 · #2,651

House prices ?

£215,000median (12m) · -2.3% yr · n=61
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£215,00061-2.3%+38.7%
Detached£310,0008+24.0%+42.5%
Semi-detached£215,00041-2.7%+42.4%
Terraced£193,00012-11.1%+28.7%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£215,000
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)£32,140±£4,582 · #5,923 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£28,679
Price-to-income ?6.7×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 ?

47Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

52 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 412 offences
Wolverhampton97
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #2,306 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences237
Theft51
Burglary17
Vehicle crime27
Criminal damage & arson36
Public order & weapons26
Drugs3
Robbery6
Other9

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 36 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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