Woodcross

Wolverhampton · West Midlands · population 6,685 · 4 LSOAs

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

21Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,386 of 6,856 in England
  • #511 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #16 of 33 in Wolverhampton
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,585
Median age (est.)40
Density4,330per km²
No qualifications28%
Degree or above21%
No car or van23%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 13%25–44 25%45–64 26%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 24%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 24%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 16%Other: 17%
One person 26%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 16%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 14% · Professional 13% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary14%
Professional13%
Skilled trades12%
Caring & leisure12%
Process & plant11%
Administrative11%
Associate professional10%
Sales & customer service9%
Managers & directors8%

Ethnic group

White: 66%Asian: 21%Black: 5%Mixed: 5%Other: 3%
White 66%Asian 21%Black 5%Mixed 5%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 42% · No religion 30% · Sikh 16%

Born outside the UK: 15%

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

Woodcross is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,386 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #16 of 33 in Wolverhampton. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (51) and lowest on Employment (17). Typical homes here, about £195,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 28% in five years (from 51 sales), 12% below the wider Wolverhampton median of £222,500. Typical household take-home income is around £31,794 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 69 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 · #5,379
Employment 17 · #5,674
Education 19 · #5,557
Health 18 · #5,633
Crime 23 · #5,263
Housing & access 51 · #3,336
Living environment 51 · #3,343

House prices ?

£195,000median (12m) · +2.6% yr · n=51
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£195,00051+2.6%+28.3%
Detached£335,0005+20.7%+79.6%
Semi-detached£194,00030+2.1%+28.5%
Terraced£214,00010+6.5%+41.3%
Flat£87,7506-2.5%
This area£195,000
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)£31,794±£4,555 · #6,007 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£28,016
Price-to-income ?6.1×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 ?

50Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

69 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 460 offences
Wolverhampton97
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #3,445 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences276
Theft28
Burglary15
Vehicle crime45
Criminal damage & arson41
Public order & weapons31
Drugs5
Robbery4
Other15

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 18 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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