Wednesfield Town

Wolverhampton · West Midlands · population 7,672 · 4 LSOAs

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

39Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,200 of 6,856 in England
  • #387 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #8 of 33 in Wolverhampton
  • More deprived (bottom 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,578
Median age (est.)41
Density2,290per km²
No qualifications26%
Degree or above24%
No car or van21%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 26%45–64 27%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 38%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 38%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 14%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 12%Other: 17%
One person 26%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 12%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Elementary 15% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Elementary15%
Skilled trades12%
Process & plant11%
Administrative10%
Associate professional10%
Caring & leisure9%
Managers & directors9%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 66%Asian: 22%Black: 4%Mixed: 4%Other: 3%
White 66%Asian 22%Black 4%Mixed 4%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 28% · Sikh 18%

Born outside the UK: 17%

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 Town is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,200 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #8 of 33 in Wolverhampton. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (57) and lowest on Health (28). Typical homes here, about £240,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 36% in five years (from 55 sales), 8% above the wider Wolverhampton median of £222,500. Typical household take-home income is around £36,578 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 169 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 38 · #4,276
Employment 35 · #4,447
Education 32 · #4,646
Health 28 · #4,968
Crime 50 · #3,405
Housing & access 57 · #2,918
Living environment 45 · #3,789

House prices ?

£240,000median (12m) · +7.7% yr · n=55
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£240,00055+7.7%+35.6%
Detached£324,00012-1.8%+28.1%
Semi-detached£242,50028+14.8%+38.6%
Terraced£210,00013+27.3%+45.3%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=2)
This area£240,000
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)£36,578±£5,271 · #4,504 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£30,455
Price-to-income ?6.6×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 ?

68Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

169 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,299 offences
Wolverhampton97
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #6,037 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences479
Theft434
Burglary29
Vehicle crime116
Criminal damage & arson95
Public order & weapons91
Drugs21
Robbery16
Other18

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 137 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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