Devon Road, Wolverhampton, WV1 4BE

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding WV1 4BE has a slightly higher male population, with 52.8% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	43.5%	47.2%	3.7%	51.0%	-3.8%
Male	56.5%	52.8%	-3.7%	49.0%	3.8%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around WV1 4BE, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 42.2% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	44.4%	42.2%	-2.2%	37.9%	4.3%
Married: Opposite sex	45.2%	41.4%	-3.8%	44.2%	-2.8%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Separated	2.4%	4.3%	1.9%	2.2%	2.1%
Divorced	4.8%	8.1%	3.3%	9.1%	-1.0%
Widowed	3.2%	3.5%	0.3%	6.1%	-2.6%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (85.1%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	44.2%	47.3%	3.1%	48.4%	-1.1%
Good health	33.9%	37.8%	3.9%	33.6%	4.2%
Fair health	14%	11%	-3.0%	12.7%	-1.7%
Bad health	7%	3.2%	-3.8%	4.0%	-0.8%
Very bad health	0.9%	0.7%	-0.2%	1.2%	-0.5%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	18.3%	20.3%	2.0%	18.2%	2.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.2%	12.2%	0.0%	9.6%	2.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9%	11.4%	2.4%	13.4%	-2.0%
Apprenticeship	1.9%	5.7%	3.8%	5.3%	0.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.4%	11.6%	0.2%	16.9%	-5.3%
Degree or Similar	39.2%	32.2%	-7.0%	33.8%	-1.6%
Other	8.2%	6.8%	-1.4%	2.8%	4.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 42.5% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	2.8%	0%	-2.8%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	28%	17%	-11.0%	3.1%	13.9%
Pakistani	12.5%	12.7%	0.2%	2.7%	10.0%
Other Asian	6.1%	3.8%	-2.3%	1.6%	2.2%
Black African	3.5%	3.6%	0.1%	2.5%	1.1%
Black Caribbean	2.6%	3.6%	1.0%	1.0%	2.6%
Other Black	1.3%	2%	0.7%	0.5%	1.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1.5%	0%	-1.5%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.3%	1.1%	-0.2%	0.9%	0.2%
Mixed Other	0.2%	0.5%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.3%
White	38.3%	42.5%	4.2%	81.4%	-38.9%
Roma	0%	2.5%	2.5%	0.2%	2.3%
Arab	0.2%	3.6%	3.4%	0.6%	3.0%
Other	0.4%	6.3%	5.9%	1.6%	4.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 51.3% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	60%	51.3%	-8.7%	83.2%	-31.9%
European Union	7.9%	17.9%	10.0%	6.1%	11.8%
Rest of Europe	0.2%	1.1%	0.9%	0.8%	0.3%
Africa	6.1%	5.8%	-0.3%	2.7%	3.1%
Middle East and Asia	23.2%	20.9%	-2.3%	5.6%	15.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.6%	2.5%	-0.1%	1.3%	1.2%
British Overseas	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	59.1%	51.5%	-7.6%	83.2%	-31.7%
10+ Years	10.1%	23.4%	13.3%	9.8%	13.6%
5-10 Years	3.5%	7.2%	3.7%	2.9%	4.3%
2-5 Years	4.8%	12.1%	7.3%	2.2%	9.9%
Less than 2 years	22.5%	5.8%	-16.7%	1.9%	3.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	60.7%	76.7%	-16.0%
Italy	2%	0.6%	1.4%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Spain	2%	0.4%	1.6%
Lithuania	2.2%	0.3%	1.9%
Poland	1.6%	1.3%	0.3%
Romania	8.5%	0.9%	7.6%
Other EU countries	3.4%	1.5%	1.9%
Other Europe	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Central and Western Africa	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Middle East	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Southern Asia	5.6%	1.2%	4.4%
No passport held	11.5%	13.5%	-2.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	20.7%	37.2%	-16.5%
Christian	37.3%	46.2%	-8.9%
Hindu	4.9%	1.7%	3.2%
Muslim	22.9%	6.5%	16.4%
Sikh	6.7%	0.9%	5.8%
Other religion	2%	0.6%	1.4%
Not answered	5.4%	6.0%	-0.6%

Safety

Is Devon Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Devon Road was 182.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 70.3% higher than the Park average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Devon Road has the 8th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Park and the 85th highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 123.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -64.9%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly lower level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 69% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£39,700

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in WV1 4BE, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Devon Road are based on 34 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Wolverhampton.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Devon Road, Wolverhampton, WV1 4BE

Estimated Average Property Prices for WV1 4BE

Average Price
£261,132

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£319,939

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£177,122

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Devon Road

Average Price
£274,494

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£349,912

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£189,648

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Devon Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
9 Devon Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£177,000	2025-11-14	£178,318
17 Devon Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£130,000	2025-06-06	£135,781
6 Devon Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£150,000	2023-06-13	£158,805
5 Devon Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£112,000	2018-07-19	£146,909
16 Devon Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£105,000	2018-04-10	£140,464

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for WV1 4BE

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in WV1 4BE area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	145
Part-Time Employee	46
Student (economically inactive)	32
Retired	30
Self-Employed	29
Unemployed	27
Looking after home or family	24
Other	15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	30
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	30
Education	28
Manufacturing	19
Financial and insurance activities	13
Administrative and support service activities	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	12
Transport and storage	11
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Other	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	9
Information and communication	9
Construction	5
Real estate activities	3

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Gibbs Street Nursery School Gibbs Street , Whitmore Reans WV6 0RE	- not rated	919 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Eastfield Nursery School Griffin Street , WV1 2HH	4out of 4	2,547 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Phoenix Nursery School Phoenix Street , Blakenhall WV2 3JS	3out of 4	2,849 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hill Nursery School Jenks Avenue , Low Hill WV10 9JN	4out of 4	2,968 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Windsor Nursery School Parkfield Road , Parkfield WV4 6EL	3out of 4	3,858 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
West Park Junior School Devon Road , WV1 4BE	- not rated	4 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
West Park Primary School Devon Road , Whitmore Reans WV1 4BE	3out of 4	71 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
West Park Infants' School Lansdowne Road , WV1 4AL	- not rated	278 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Christ Church Church of England Infant School Leicester Street Leicester Street , Whitmore Reans WV6 0PS	- not rated	393 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dunstall Hill Primary School Dunstall Avenue , WV6 0NH	3out of 4	657 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Thomas Telford University Technical College Springfield Campus , WV10 0JR	- not rated	1,317 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Wolverhampton Girls' High School Tettenhall Road , Tettenhall WV6 0BY	- not rated	1,330 yd	Foundation school	No	Girls	More About School
Wolverhampton Girls' High School Tettenhall Road , Tettenhall WV6 0BY	4out of 4	1,330 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Valley Park School Cromer Gardens , WV6 0UA	- not rated	1,567 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Edmunds Catholic School, A Specialist Mathematics & Computing College Compton Park , Compton Road West WV3 9DU	- not rated	1,793 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Perton Middle School Gainsborough Drive , Perton WV6 7NR	3out of 4	3,935 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bilston Community College Westfield Road , WV14 6ER	- not rated	4,010 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City of Wolverhampton College Wellington Road , WV14 6BT	- not rated	4,117 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Royal School, Wolverhampton Penn Road , WV3 0EG	3out of 4	2,374 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Broadmeadow Special School Lansdowne Road , WV1 4AL	- not rated	227 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Broadmeadow Special School Lansdowne Road , Whitmore Reans WV1 4AL	3out of 4	227 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Park Lodge School Park Lodge, 26 Park Avenue , WV1 4AH	- not rated	414 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Parkdale School 1 Parkdale West , Tettenhall Road WV1 4TE	- not rated	675 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Islamic Preparatory School Wolverhampton 197 Waterloo Road , Dunstall Hill WV1 4RA	- not rated	779 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mammees	184 Newhampton Road East, Wolverhampton	275 yd
Daffodil's	Daffodils, Great Hampton Street	338 yd
No 5 Events	Newhampton Arts Centre, Dunkley Street	362 yd
Good Shepherd Services	65 Waterloo Road, Wolverhampton	448 yd
Zam Zam Shawarma	206A Staveley Road, Wolverhampton	452 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Stile (Polish Restaurant)	The Stile, 3 Harrow Street	238 yd
The Stile Public House	The Stile, 3 Harrow Street	238 yd
Whitmore Reans W.M. Club	Whitmore Reans Working Mens Club, Bitterne Drive	493 yd
The Leaping Wolf	107 Waterloo Road, Wolverhampton	537 yd
Leaping Wolf Food	The Leaping Wolf, 107 Waterloo Road	539 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Shere Punjab Ltd	Shere Punjab Sweet Centre, 190 Newhampton Road East	136 yd
Rayin Fast Food	188 Newhampton Road East, Wolverhampton	136 yd
Rafa's Sweets	152 Leicester Street, Wolverhampton	312 yd
Q Inn Chippy	328 Newhampton Road East, Wolverhampton	348 yd
Bubble CiTea	Sherwood Street	373 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Asda	Asda Stores Limited, Jack Hayward Way	692 yd
Iceland Foods Limited	Unit 2, Peel Retail Park	966 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsburys Local, 51 Compton Road	1,020 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
West Park Primary School DEVON ROAD	grass pitches	71 yd
West Park PARK ROAD EAST	tennis courts	262 yd
Wv Active Central BATH AVENUE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	530 yd
Wolverhampton Wanderers Fc (Molineux Stadium) MOLINEUX STADIUM MOLINEUX STADIUM WATERLOO ROAD	grass pitches	578 yd
Xercise4Less (Wolverhampton) EXERCISE FOR LESS EXERCISE FOR LESS CRADDOCK STREET	health and fitness suite	731 yd
University Of Wolverhampton Sport Centre (City Site) WULFRUNA STREET	health and fitness suite, squash courts	889 yd
Wolverhampton Electricity Sport & Social Club ST. MARKS ROAD		928 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	78.9%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	202.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	22.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of WV1 4BE