5,157
Households
White Brit. · 69%
Ethnicity
Christian · 49%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
68 · 5.5 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£268,041
Median property price
228
Postcodes
Overview of Merry Hill
Coordinates52.5697, -2.1703
Postcodes
228
Population (Census)
12,375
Households (Census)
5,157
Recorded crime · May '26
68 · 5.5 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Merry Hill
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 5.04 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 5.04 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Merry Hill
Property sales · Merry Hill
HM Land Registry · Merry Hill
Average price
£266,345
YoY: +2.0%
Median price: £268,083
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 3 sales · avg £224,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£339k£271k£202k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Merry Hill
Crime trends · Merry Hill
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
503417
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
25
YoY -38%
ASB
1260
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY -40%
Vehicle Crime
1160
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY -17%
Burglary
840
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
6
YoY +50%
Criminal damage
1370
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
8
YoY stable
Demographics in Merry Hill
Ethnicity
White Brit.69.0%
Indian13.3%
White & Black Caribbean3.4%
Caribbean2.3%
Other White2.3%
+ 4 other groups · 9.7%
Religion
Christian48.7%
No religion30.3%
Sikh8.5%
Not answered5.0%
Hindu3.2%
+ 2 other religions · 4.3%
Age groups
50–6420.1%
35–4919.5%
65–7411.2%
25–3411.0%
10–157.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.7%
Households
Other16.1%
Any member 66+14.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.1%
All members 66+9.8%
+ 7 other households · 35.7%
Schools in Merry Hill
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Bhylls Acre Primary School
Staffordshire · WV3 8DZ
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Highfields School
Wolverhampton · WV4 4NT
Good
0.4 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
Penn Fields School
Wolverhampton · WV4 4NT
Good
0.4 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–19
Springdale Primary School
Wolverhampton · WV4 4NJ
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
St Michael's Catholic Primary Academy and Nursery
Wolverhampton · WV3 7LE
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Bhylls Acre Primary School
Staffordshire · WV3 8DZ
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Springdale Primary School
Wolverhampton · WV4 4NJ
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Merry Hill
Postcodes in Merry Hill
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