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Wolverhampton 028B

Neighbourhood

South west Wolverhampton. 2,092 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.3 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Wolverhampton 028B is in decile 1.

Deprivation score
49.3
Joint 2,469th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
1,916
Joint 6,871st most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
13.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Wolverhampton 028B compares

Each dot is a neighbourhood. The black line marks the middle one.

Wolverhampton 028BMiddle
Deprivation scoreEngland only161 neighbourhoods, Wolverhampton · 2025
Deprivation score: every neighbourhood in Wolverhampton161 areas from 3.9 to 71.9. The middle area is 33.0. Wolverhampton 028B is 49.3.
49.324th most deprived
Population161 neighbourhoods, Wolverhampton · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Wolverhampton161 areas from 1,042 to 2,676. The middle area is 1,589. Wolverhampton 028B is 1,916.
1,91616th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage161 neighbourhoods, Wolverhampton · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Wolverhampton161 areas from 72.4% to 100.0%. The middle area is 99.7%. Wolverhampton 028B is 99.1%.
99.1%joint 47th lowest
Claimant rate161 neighbourhoods, Wolverhampton · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in Wolverhampton161 areas from 1.3% to 15.0%. The middle area is 6.5%. Wolverhampton 028B is 13.4%.
13.4%5th highest

Is Wolverhampton 028B safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wolverhampton 028B at a rate of 97.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 62.6 per 1,000 people across Merryhill South.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 27 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Wolverhampton 028B.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (119), other crime (33) and criminal damage and arson (22).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Wolverhampton

These figures are published for the whole of Wolverhampton, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Wolverhampton and not Wolverhampton 028B alone. See Wolverhampton

Average house price
£215,801
Up 2.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,858
89th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.0×
Joint 93rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
281,434
Up 0.3% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Wolverhampton 028B in brief

Wolverhampton 028B has a deprivation score of 49.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Wolverhampton 028B had 1,916 usual residents at the census.

In Wolverhampton 028B, 99.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Wolverhampton 028B, 13.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.