Waterloo Road, Wolverhampton, WV1 4QU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding WV1 4QU is primarily male, with 57% of the population 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	44.7%	43%	-1.7%	51.0%	-8.0%
Male	55.3%	57%	1.7%	49.0%	8.0%

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 4QU, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 64.7% 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	65.7%	64.7%	-1.0%	37.9%	26.8%
Married: Opposite sex	20.2%	26.4%	6.2%	44.2%	-17.8%
Separated	3.6%	2.7%	-0.9%	2.2%	0.5%
Divorced	6.9%	4.6%	-2.3%	9.1%	-4.5%
Widowed	3.6%	1.6%	-2.0%	6.1%	-4.5%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	46.1%	42.1%	-4.0%	48.4%	-6.3%
Good health	32.6%	36.4%	3.8%	33.6%	2.8%
Fair health	15.7%	13.7%	-2.0%	12.7%	1.0%
Bad health	4.4%	6.9%	2.5%	4.0%	2.9%
Very bad health	1.2%	0.9%	-0.3%	1.2%	-0.3%

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.

This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 19.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	23.8%	27%	3.2%	18.2%	8.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.8%	18%	3.2%	9.6%	8.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13%	9.8%	-3.2%	13.4%	-3.6%
Apprenticeship	1%	8.2%	7.2%	5.3%	2.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.3%	10.4%	-1.9%	16.9%	-6.5%
Degree or Similar	22.3%	19.3%	-3.0%	33.8%	-14.5%
Other	12.8%	7.4%	-5.4%	2.8%	4.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 35.5% 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	0.5%	0.7%	0.2%	1.1%	-0.4%
Chinese	3.5%	0%	-3.5%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	18.1%	12.1%	-6.0%	3.1%	9.0%
Pakistani	7.2%	6.6%	-0.6%	2.7%	3.9%
Other Asian	8.1%	5%	-3.1%	1.6%	3.4%
Black African	4.9%	16.6%	11.7%	2.5%	14.1%
Black Caribbean	7.2%	8.1%	0.9%	1.0%	7.1%
Other Black	2.1%	0%	-2.1%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1.9%	0.5%	-1.4%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	4.2%	5%	0.8%	0.9%	4.1%
Mixed Other	0.2%	0.5%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.3%
White	37.5%	35.5%	-2.0%	81.4%	-45.9%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Arab	0.2%	1.9%	1.7%	0.6%	1.3%
Other	4.2%	6.6%	2.4%	1.6%	5.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 39.5% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	51.6%	39.5%	-12.1%	83.2%	-43.7%
European Union	12%	18.2%	6.2%	6.1%	12.1%
Rest of Europe	1.6%	5.7%	4.1%	0.8%	4.9%
Africa	5.6%	16.1%	10.5%	2.7%	13.4%
Middle East and Asia	27.5%	18.2%	-9.3%	5.6%	12.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.6%	2.4%	0.8%	1.3%	1.1%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 39.5% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 18.7% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	50.9%	39.5%	-11.4%	83.2%	-43.7%
10+ Years	19.2%	18.7%	-0.5%	9.8%	8.9%
5-10 Years	5.3%	13.9%	8.6%	2.9%	11.0%
2-5 Years	14.1%	12.5%	-1.6%	2.2%	10.3%
Less than 2 years	10.4%	15.4%	5.0%	1.9%	13.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	43.6%	76.7%	-33.1%
Ireland	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	2.6%	0.6%	2.0%
Portugal	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Lithuania	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Poland	3.1%	1.3%	1.8%
Romania	10.7%	0.9%	9.8%
Other EU countries	5.2%	1.5%	3.7%
Other Europe	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
North Africa	1.4%	0.1%	1.3%
Central and Western Africa	4%	0.3%	3.7%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Southern Asia	6.2%	1.2%	5.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
No passport held	17.9%	13.5%	4.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	17%	37.2%	-20.2%
Christian	42.1%	46.2%	-4.1%
Hindu	6.6%	1.7%	4.9%
Muslim	22.5%	6.5%	16.0%
Sikh	5.2%	0.9%	4.3%
Other religion	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Not answered	5.4%	6.0%	-0.6%

Safety

Is Waterloo Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Waterloo Road was 112.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 4.9% higher than the Park average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Waterloo Road has the 21st lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Park and the 201st highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 64.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -66.2%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 96% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£30,800

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in WV1 4QU, 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 - 10/10 (very 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 - 8/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 8/10 (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) - 10/10 (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 Waterloo Road are based on 106 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 Waterloo Road, Wolverhampton, WV1 4QU

Estimated Average Property Prices for WV1 4QU

Average Price
£298,422

Semi-Detached
£143,920

Terraced
£223,997

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£681,849

Estimated Average Property Prices for Waterloo Road

Average Price
£334,414

Semi-Detached
£300,431

Terraced
£364,558

Detached
£328,307

Flats/Maisonettes
£77,758

Other
£1,023,523

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Waterloo Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
65 Waterloo Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands Other, an established residential building	£600,000	2021-07-30	£683,202
101 Waterloo Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£130,000	2015-08-14	£233,267
99 Waterloo Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£50,000	1999-11-19	£231,197
89 Waterloo Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£12,000	1996-08-16	£67,979

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for WV1 4QU

Employment

WV1 4QU area has a very high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 17% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

The percentage of student residents living in WV1 4QU 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	84
Unemployed	64
Other	37
Part-Time Employee	29
Long-Term Sick or disabled	29
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	27
Looking after home or family	27
Self-Employed	25
Student (economically inactive)	25
Retired	19

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	31
Human health and social work activities	28
Manufacturing	23
Accommodation and food service activities	16
Administrative and support service activities	15
Transport and storage	13
Education	10
Construction	6
Other	5
Information and communication	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Financial and insurance activities	2
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Real estate activities	2

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	1,324 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Eastfield Nursery School Griffin Street , WV1 2HH	4out of 4	2,121 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Phoenix Nursery School Phoenix Street , Blakenhall WV2 3JS	3out of 4	2,657 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hill Nursery School Jenks Avenue , Low Hill WV10 9JN	4out of 4	2,781 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Windsor Nursery School Parkfield Road , Parkfield WV4 6EL	3out of 4	3,568 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 Infants' School Lansdowne Road , WV1 4AL	- not rated	315 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
West Park Primary School Devon Road , Whitmore Reans WV1 4BE	3out of 4	375 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
West Park Junior School Devon Road , WV1 4BE	- not rated	441 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Christ Church Church of England Infant School Leicester Street Leicester Street , Whitmore Reans WV6 0PS	- not rated	501 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dunstall Hill Primary School Dunstall Avenue , WV6 0NH	3out of 4	649 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	878 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Wolverhampton Girls' High School Tettenhall Road , Tettenhall WV6 0BY	- not rated	1,770 yd	Foundation school	No	Girls	More About School
Wolverhampton Girls' High School Tettenhall Road , Tettenhall WV6 0BY	4out of 4	1,770 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Valley Park School Cromer Gardens , WV6 0UA	- not rated	1,933 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	2,231 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	4,379 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	3,617 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City of Wolverhampton College Wellington Road , WV14 6BT	- not rated	3,729 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	2,368 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	294 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Broadmeadow Special School Lansdowne Road , Whitmore Reans WV1 4AL	3out of 4	294 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Park Lodge School Park Lodge, 26 Park Avenue , WV1 4AH	- not rated	448 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
University of Wolverhampton Wulfruna Street , WV1 1LY	- not rated	456 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Islamic Preparatory School Wolverhampton 197 Waterloo Road , Dunstall Hill WV1 4RA	- not rated	579 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
Good Shepherd Services	65 Waterloo Road, Wolverhampton	82 yd
No 5 Events	Newhampton Arts Centre, Dunkley Street	93 yd
Levy UK (Molineux Stadium)	Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club, Molineux Stadium	136 yd
Asda Supermarket	Asda Stores Limited, Jack Hayward Way	295 yd
Staveley Shawrma	240 Staveley Road, Wolverhampton	322 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Leaping Wolf	107 Waterloo Road, Wolverhampton	249 yd
Leaping Wolf Food	The Leaping Wolf, 107 Waterloo Road	252 yd
The Stile (Polish Restaurant)	The Stile, 3 Harrow Street	398 yd
The Stile Public House	The Stile, 3 Harrow Street	398 yd
Hatherton Arms	North Road, Wolverhampton	430 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Molineux Kiosks	Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club, Molineux Stadium	136 yd
Bubble CiTea	Sherwood Street	160 yd
Q Inn Chippy	328 Newhampton Road East, Wolverhampton	182 yd
BurgerBae & Shakes Ltd	33 North Road, Wolverhampton	430 yd
Staveley Chippy	210 - 211 Staveley Road, Wolverhampton	459 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Asda	Asda Stores Limited, Jack Hayward Way	295 yd
Iceland Foods Limited	Unit 2, Peel Retail Park	581 yd
Marks & Spencer	Marks And Spencer, 19 - 24 Dudley Street	855 yd
Tesco Express	35 - 37 Dudley Street, City Centre	896 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsburys Supermarkets Ltd, 7 Victoria Square	937 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Wolverhampton Wanderers Fc (Molineux Stadium) MOLINEUX STADIUM MOLINEUX STADIUM WATERLOO ROAD	grass pitches	159 yd
West Park Primary School DEVON ROAD	grass pitches	375 yd
West Park PARK ROAD EAST	tennis courts	464 yd
Wv Active Central BATH AVENUE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	480 yd
University Of Wolverhampton Sport Centre (City Site) WULFRUNA STREET	health and fitness suite, squash courts	538 yd
Wolverhampton Electricity Sport & Social Club ST. MARKS ROAD		991 yd
Xercise4Less (Wolverhampton) EXERCISE FOR LESS EXERCISE FOR LESS CRADDOCK STREET	health and fitness suite	1,045 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	93.3%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	93.3%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	91.1%

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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	121.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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