Wolverhampton

7°CPartly Cloudy

• Today: 10° / 5° · 19% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 5° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:12Sunset 16:31

9h 19m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

19US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Birmingham Ladywood, United Kingdom

• 7.4 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.5% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

377 reported road collisions (2025)

75 killed or seriously injured · 468 casualties · 14.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 406 rated 4–5 ★ (327 top)
• 34 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

• Nearest station: Wolverhampton (0.4 km)
• 94 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£215,801 average▲ 2.7% YoY

Across Wolverhampton · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£945 average monthly rent▲ 11.1% YoY

• 1 bed £674
• 2 bed £842
• 3 bed £1,011

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

6.2× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 6.2 times median annual pay (6.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

2,152 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 135.8p · AppleGreen (8.7 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (8.7 km)

26 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

66 charging locations within ~8 km

• 36 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 360 kW
• Nearest: Aldi Stores LTD (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres2
• Gyms3
• Swimming pools2
• Sports pitches42
• Playgrounds19

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Help people live independently as a Personal Assistant· 4 Nov 2026
• Free Level 2 qualifications with Adult Education Wolverhampton· 4 Nov 2026
• Council to recruit enforcement officers as part of £1.2m investment· 4 Nov 2026
• Ofsted praises school's nurturing culture and support for pupils· 4 Nov 2026
• Plans submitted to replace outdated Bilston properties with better homes for local residents· 4 Nov 2026

Source: Wolverhampton Council

263,726 residents in Wolverhampton · 3,798/km²

• Under 16: 21%
• 16–64: 63%
• 65+: 16%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK13,464
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK17,194
• Net moves−3,730

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 24 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

22% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,539 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (50% of 114,190)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

127 schools · 52,834 pupils

72 primary · 20 secondary · 35 other

Ofsted: 37 of 41 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (90%)

112 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Wolverhampton

310 CQC-registered services

• Care homes74
• GP practices37
• Dentists46
• Homecare agencies136
• Hospitals & hospices8

CQC ratings: 84% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 5 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Wolverhampton

• Not in the Green Belt
• 147 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

179 applications decided

93.3% granted · 167 granted, 12 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Sureena Brackenridge

Labour

Wolverhampton North East

Source: UK Parliament

Labour majority

• Lab 35
• Con 9
• Ref 13
• Oth 3

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools12
• GPs & clinics6
• Pharmacies5
• Supermarkets8
• Parks & greens87
• Restaurants & cafés105

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

9,735 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

1,729 jobs advertised · £40,911 avg

e.g. Roadside Technician, Sign Up as A Delivery Person - Earn With Uber Eats, Market Research Field Interviewer Car Required Part-time

Source: Adzuna

£711 median full-time weekly pay

6.7% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£18,493 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

40% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 118,439 certificates

18.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

54% low-carbon electricity

Gas 42% · Wind 31% · Nuclear 22% · Imports 4%

165 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for West Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 81.4 yrs women · 77.2 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 58.6 women · 59.2 men

65% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.3
• Feeling worthwhile7.6
• Happiness yesterday7.5
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.1

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

0 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in WV9

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Wolverhampton North East:

• Fund routine screening for bacterial vaginosis (BV) during pregnancy.190 local signatures · 5,484 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND138 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth135 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Introduce a national strategy to tackle the cat overpopulation and rescue crisis106 local signatures · 18,774 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK97 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05