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Wolverhampton

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
263,744
Households
105,077
Crimes · Jun '26
2,075
105,077
Households
White Brit. · 55%
Ethnicity
Christian · 44%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
2,075
Crimes · Jun '26
£222,119
Median property price
£832
Median rent
5,761
Postcodes
105,077
Households
White Brit. · 55%
Ethnicity
Christian · 44%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
2,075
Crimes · Jun '26
£222,119
Median property price
£832
Median rent
5,761
Postcodes

Sold prices in Wolverhampton

England & Wales
Property sales · Wolverhampton
HM Land Registry · Wolverhampton
Average price
£222,786
YoY: -0.3%
Median price: £219,972
View district DY3
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 51 sales · avg £243,853
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£244k£214k£185k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
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 Wolverhampton

England & Wales
Crime trends · Wolverhampton

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
964
YoY stable
982845707
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
67
YoY -63%
22313343
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
126
YoY -16%
20715297
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
76
YoY +7%
1198142
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
163
YoY +8%
205166127
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Robbery
31
YoY +82%
452912
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Public Order
109
YoY +20%
14310975
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Possession Of Weapons
41
YoY +86%
573921
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

2 of 5 key categories improving · possession of weapons up sharply · criminal damage rising

2,075
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Wolverhampton

No high or medium flood zones in the sample

9 sampled points outside Zones 2 and 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

None of the sample points sit in published Zone 2 or Zone 3.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Wolverhampton.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Last published allocation

None of the schools listed here has a published last-distance figure, so we cannot compare an address with last year's allocation. We do not draw catchment maps.

Apply for a primary place via Wolverhampton
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Admission appeals in Wolverhampton

Appeals lodged

663

Local authority × school phase. Not a figure for one school.

Primary
145 · 3.7% of admissions
Lodged
99 · 2.5% of admissions
Heard
6 · 6.1% of those heard
Successful

3,946 admissions

Infant
107 · 3.1% of admissions
Lodged
72 · 2.1% of admissions
Heard
2 · 2.8% of those heard
Successful

3,441 admissions

Secondary
518 · 12.3% of admissions
Lodged
428 · 10.2% of admissions
Heard
44 · 10.3% of those heard
Successful

4,214 admissions

EES admission appeals · Reporting year 2026 · as at 6 Aug 2026

Transport in Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton Station (West Midlands Metro) is about a minute’s walk from the centre

Tram · Underground · 53 m

  • Wolverhampton Station (West Midlands Metro)

    Tram · Underground

    53 m

  • Wolverhampton

    Rail

    55 m

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, tram, and ferry only

Amenities in Wolverhampton

GPs make up most of the mapped places

43 GPs · 11 Libraries · 6 Hospitals · 69 in all

  • GPs43
  • Libraries11
  • Hospitals6
  • Museums6
  • Universities3

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Wolverhampton

Median private rent

£832/month

VOA / ONS Price Index of Private Rents · as of 2026-05-31 — 2-bed median where published.

£666
1 bed
£832
2 bed
£997
3 bed
£1,427
4 bed

VOA private rental statistics · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

Overview of Wolverhampton

Coordinates52.5879, -2.1203
Postcodes
5,761
Population (Census)
263,744
Households (Census)
105,077
Recorded crime · Jun '26
2,075

Demographics in Wolverhampton

Ethnicity

Total residents: 263,678
White Brit.54.7%
Indian15.9%
Other White5.1%
African4.2%
Caribbean3.8%
+ 5 other groups · 16.2%

Religion

Total residents: 263,715
Christian43.9%
No religion27.8%
Sikh12.0%
Muslim5.5%
Not answered5.5%
+ 2 other religions · 5.3%

Age groups

Total residents: 263,744
35–4920.0%
50–6418.4%
25–3413.6%
65–748.6%
10–158.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.3%

Households

Total households: 105,077
Other18.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.7%
Any member 66+12.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.1%
+ 7 other households · 38.1%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Wolverhampton

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.45 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.45 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).