West Park

Wolverhampton · West Midlands · population 7,918 · 5 LSOAs

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

11Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,126 of 6,856 in England
  • #609 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #24 of 33 in Wolverhampton
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,892
Median age (est.)39
Density4,822per km²
No qualifications22%
Degree or above34%
No car or van40%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 12%25–44 33%45–64 26%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 22%Mortgage/shared: 16%Social rent: 17%Private rent: 45%
Own outright 22%Mortgage/shared 16%Social rent 17%Private rent 45%

Households

One person: 47%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 18%Lone parent: 12%Other: 12%
One person 47%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 18%Lone parent 12%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Elementary 17% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Elementary17%
Associate professional12%
Process & plant12%
Caring & leisure10%
Managers & directors8%
Administrative8%
Sales & customer service7%
Skilled trades7%

Ethnic group

White: 52%Asian: 25%Black: 12%Mixed: 5%Other: 7%
White 52%Asian 25%Black 12%Mixed 5%Other 7%

Religion & identity

Christian 39% · No religion 26% · Muslim 14%

Born outside the UK: 34%

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

West Park is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #6,126 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #24 of 33 in Wolverhampton. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (33) and lowest on Living environment (1). Typical homes here sold for about £181,000 over the past year, up 11% across five years (from 62 sales), 19% below the wider Wolverhampton median of £222,500. Typical household take-home income is around £32,209 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 146 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 16 · #5,749
Employment 12 · #6,065
Education 30 · #4,783
Health 15 · #5,832
Crime 10 · #6,188
Housing & access 33 · #4,584
Living environment 1 · #6,798

House prices ?

£181,000median (12m) · -9.5% yr · n=62
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£181,00062-9.5%+11.4%
Detached£380,0007-11.6%+39.4%
Semi-detached£223,50018-2.8%+15.2%
Terraced£200,00015-7.0%+29.0%
Flat£104,00022+9.5%+38.7%
This area£181,000
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)£32,209±£4,629 · #5,900 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£27,082
Price-to-income ?5.6×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 ?

28Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

146 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,156 offences
Wolverhampton97
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #5,870 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences519
Theft272
Burglary34
Vehicle crime103
Criminal damage & arson88
Public order & weapons80
Drugs31
Robbery14
Other15

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 48 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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