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WV1

DISTRICT
Avg IMD
Among the most deprived
Population
21,445
Households
8,424
8,424
Households
White Brit. · 43%
Ethnicity
Christian · 43%
Religion
Among the most deprived
Avg IMD
£166,667
Median property price
677
Postcodes
8,424
Households
White Brit. · 43%
Ethnicity
Christian · 43%
Religion
Among the most deprived
Avg IMD
£166,667
Median property price
677
Postcodes

Sold prices in WV1

England & Wales
Property sales · WV1
HM Land Registry · WV1
Average price
£161,251
YoY: +0.7%
Median price: £163,071
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Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 2 sales · avg £252,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£253k£169k£86k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
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Overview of WV1

Coordinates52.5865, -2.1157
Postcodes
677
Population (Census)
21,445
Households (Census)
8,424

Demographics in WV1

Ethnicity

Total residents: 21,425
White Brit.42.8%
Indian12.2%
African9.9%
Other White8.8%
Caribbean5.4%
+ 5 other groups · 20.8%

Religion

Total residents: 21,423
Christian42.8%
No religion26.9%
Muslim11.2%
Sikh7.1%
Not answered7.1%
+ 2 other religions · 4.9%

Age groups

Total residents: 21,445
35–4919.9%
25–3416.4%
50–6415.4%
20–2411.7%
10–157.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.0%

Households

Total households: 8,424
Other29.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.4%
Any member 66+9.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children5.7%
+ 8 other households · 34.4%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for WV1

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the most deprived
Mean decile 1.69 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Among the most deprived on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 1.69 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).