Wolverhampton

5°CMist

• Today: 11° / 5° · 18% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:06Sunset 16:37

9h 30m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

20US 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

681 reported · August 2026▲ 3% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences265
• Shoplifting79
• Public order60
• Criminal damage & arson50

Neighbourhood team: Wolverhampton City Centre · West Midlands

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

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

• 398 rated 4–5 ★ (321 top)
• 33 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

• Nearest station: Wolverhampton (0.3 km)
• 128 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 (8.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 142.8p · AppleGreen (8.9 km)

25 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

64 charging locations within ~8 km

• 34 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 360 kW
• Nearest: Hotel Novotel Wolverhampton (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres2
• Gyms5
• Sports pitches42
• Playgrounds19

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Children's Library to close temporarily for refurbishment· 29 Oct 2026
• Central Library hosts Armistice Day remembrance exhibition· 29 Oct 2026
• Changes coming to birth and death registration services· 29 Oct 2026
• More road resurfacing to improve journeys across Wolverhampton· 28 Oct 2026
• City to unite in honour of the fallen on Remembrance Sunday· 28 Oct 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
• 180 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

Warinder Juss

Labour

Wolverhampton West

Source: UK Parliament

Labour majority

• Lab 35
• Con 9
• Ref 13
• Oth 3

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

• Schools16
• GPs & clinics8
• Pharmacies4
• Supermarkets9
• Parks & greens101
• Restaurants & cafés125

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

9,735 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

1,701 jobs advertised · £40,981 avg

e.g. Roadside Technician - West Midlands, Delivery Driver - Dordon, Roadside Vehicle Technician

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

62% low-carbon electricity

Gas 32% · Wind 29% · Nuclear 28% · Imports 6%

131 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

3 GP surgeries · 7 pharmacies in WV1

• Thornley Street Surgery
• Mayfield Medical Practice
• East Park Medical Practice

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Wolverhampton West:

• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND131 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Raise Human Rights Issues in Azad Kashmir with the Government of Pakistan 110 local signatures · 20,508 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases106 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Introduce a national strategy to tackle the cat overpopulation and rescue crisis106 local signatures · 18,774 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills103 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide

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

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  City of Wolverhampton College · 0.2 km

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Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)