Fairview Crescent, Wolverhampton, WV11 1BU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around WV11 1BU is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	54.5%	51%	-3.5%	51.0%	0.0%
Male	45.5%	49%	3.5%	49.0%	0.0%

Partnership Status

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

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	29%	33.6%	4.6%	37.9%	-4.3%
Married: Opposite sex	58.3%	51%	-7.3%	44.2%	6.8%
Separated	0.8%	1.7%	0.9%	2.2%	-0.5%
Divorced	6.3%	7.5%	1.2%	9.1%	-1.6%
Widowed	5.6%	6.2%	0.6%	6.1%	0.1%

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 (86.2%) 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	41.6%	46.6%	5.0%	48.4%	-1.8%
Good health	38.4%	39.6%	1.2%	33.6%	6.0%
Fair health	14.8%	10.4%	-4.4%	12.7%	-2.3%
Bad health	2.9%	3.4%	0.5%	4.0%	-0.6%
Very bad health	2.3%	0%	-2.3%	1.2%	-1.2%

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	30.6%	20.7%	-9.9%	18.2%	2.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.9%	10%	-1.9%	9.6%	0.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.1%	13.3%	0.2%	13.4%	-0.1%
Apprenticeship	5.2%	5%	-0.2%	5.3%	-0.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.9%	20.7%	10.8%	16.9%	3.8%
Degree or Similar	23.8%	30.3%	6.5%	33.8%	-3.5%
Other	5.6%	0%	-5.6%	2.8%	-2.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 63% 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)
Chinese	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	16.5%	14.3%	-2.2%	3.1%	11.2%
Pakistani	0%	0.7%	0.7%	2.7%	-2.0%
Other Asian	0.6%	3.3%	2.7%	1.6%	1.7%
Black African	0%	1.7%	1.7%	2.5%	-0.8%
Black Caribbean	1.3%	4.3%	3.0%	1.0%	3.3%
Other Black	1%	1.3%	0.3%	0.5%	0.8%
Mixed White and Asian	1.6%	2.3%	0.7%	0.8%	1.5%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.5%	2.3%	-1.2%	0.9%	1.4%
Mixed Other	0.6%	1%	0.4%	0.8%	0.2%
White	72.9%	63%	-9.9%	81.4%	-18.4%
Arab	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	0.3%	5.3%	5.0%	1.6%	3.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 82.9% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	84.2%	82.9%	-1.3%	83.2%	-0.3%
European Union	4.8%	2.3%	-2.5%	6.1%	-3.8%
Rest of Europe	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.8%	0.5%
Africa	0.3%	3%	2.7%	2.7%	0.3%
Middle East and Asia	9%	8.4%	-0.6%	5.6%	2.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.6%	2%	0.4%	1.3%	0.7%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	83.5%	82.9%	-0.6%	83.2%	-0.3%
10+ Years	1%	11.4%	10.4%	9.8%	1.6%
5-10 Years	2.6%	2.3%	-0.3%	2.9%	-0.6%
2-5 Years	1%	2%	1.0%	2.2%	-0.2%
Less than 2 years	11.9%	1.3%	-10.6%	1.9%	-0.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	73.6%	76.7%	-3.1%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Italy	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Lithuania	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Romania	2%	0.9%	1.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Southern Asia	4%	1.2%	2.8%
South-East Asia	2%	0.2%	1.8%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	14.7%	13.5%	1.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	18.9%	37.2%	-18.3%
Christian	53.9%	46.2%	7.7%
Hindu	3%	1.7%	1.3%
Muslim	1.7%	6.5%	-4.8%
Sikh	14.1%	0.9%	13.2%
Not answered	8.4%	6.0%	2.4%

Safety

Is Fairview Crescent Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Fairview Crescent was 32.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 65.1% lower than the Fallings Park average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Fairview Crescent has the 14th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Fallings Park and the 151st lowest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 22.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 51.9%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 74% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£38,400

Income Rank
3/10

Household Income in WV11 1BU, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 4/10 (below average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 1/10 (very low )
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 - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 1/10 (very low )
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) - 5/10 (average )
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 Fairview Crescent are based on 41 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 Fairview Crescent, Wolverhampton, WV11 1BU

Estimated Average Property Prices for WV11 1BU

Average Price
£227,772

Semi-Detached
£232,019

Terraced
£222,544

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Fairview Crescent

Average Price
£228,916

Semi-Detached
£233,796

Terraced
£222,026

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Fairview CrescentStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
17 Fairview Crescent, Wolverhampton, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£247,500	2025-03-28	£247,736
36 Fairview Crescent, Wolverhampton, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£195,000	2024-12-18	£196,315
3 Fairview Crescent, Wolverhampton, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£219,000	2023-02-06	£230,862
27 Fairview Crescent, Wolverhampton, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£230,000	2022-09-09	£246,663
13 Fairview Crescent, Wolverhampton, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£205,000	2022-03-22	£236,504

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for WV11 1BU

Employment

WV11 1BU area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	98
Retired	56
Part-Time Employee	26
Self-Employed	15
Student (economically inactive)	15
Looking after home or family	11
Unemployed	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8
Other	4
Long-Term Sick or disabled	3

Employment Industry

Manufacturing	29
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Education	21
Human health and social work activities	20
Construction	15
Financial and insurance activities	6
Administrative and support service activities	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Accommodation and food service activities	4
Transport and storage	4
Other	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Information and communication	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Low Hill Nursery School Jenks Avenue , Low Hill WV10 9JN	4out of 4	1,489 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bushbury Nursery School Bushbury Lane , Bushbury WV10 8JP	3out of 4	2,025 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ashmore Park Nursery School Griffiths Drive , Ashmore Park Estate WV11 2LH	4out of 4	2,708 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eastfield Nursery School Griffin Street , Off Colliery Rd WV1 2HH	4out of 4	3,047 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lane Head Nursery School High Road , WV12 4JQ	4out of 4	4,414 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Deyncourt Primary School Mullett Road , Wednesfield WV11 1DD	3out of 4	105 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Wolverhampton Cannock Road , Fallings Park WV10 8PG	3out of 4	602 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wodensfield Primary School Woden Avenue , Wednesfield WV11 1PW	3out of 4	605 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Long Knowle Primary School Blackwood Avenue , Wednesfield WV11 1EB	3out of 4	719 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Fallings Park Primary School Old Fallings Lane , Low Hill WV10 8BN	3out of 4	793 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy Old Fallings Lane , WV10 8BL	3out of 4	1,020 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Heath Park Prestwood Road , WV11 1RD	4out of 4	1,124 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Moreton School Old Fallings Lane , Bushbury WV10 8BY	3out of 4	1,361 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Wednesfield High Academy Lichfield Road , Wednesfield WV11 3ES	2out of 4	1,812 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Telford University Technical College Springfield Campus , WV10 0JR	3out of 4	2,685 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
City of Wolverhampton College Paget Road , WV6 0DU	- not rated	5,081 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	5,391 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Jennie Lee Centre Litchfield Road , Wednesfield WV11 3HT	- not rated	1,522 yd	Miscellaneous	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Westcroft School Greenacres Avenue , Underhill WV10 8NZ	3out of 4	1,554 yd	Academy special converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Woodbury School Hellier Road , Wolverhampton WV10 8ED	- not rated	2,202 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
University of Wolverhampton Wulfruna Street , WV1 1LY	- not rated	3,410 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Broadmeadow Special School Lansdowne Road , Whitmore Reans WV1 4AL	4out of 4	3,671 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Munch Inn Cafe	The Munch Inn Cafe, 5 Long Knowle Lane	344 yd
Dilraj Balti Cuisine	Dilraj, 3A Long Knowle Lane	344 yd
McDonald's (Aberrant Group Ltd)	McDonalds Restaurant, 725 Cannock Road	686 yd
Subway	751 Cannock Road, Wednesfield	686 yd
Qmin Restaurant	Qmin, 82 Lower Prestwood Road	708 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Wolverhampton United F.C.	Sports Ground, Prestwood Road West	253 yd
Red Lion	The Red Lion Public House, Amos Lane	411 yd
Wednesfield & Wood End Royal British Legion Limited	Royal British Legion, Vicarage Road	499 yd
Wednesfield Football Club	Amos Lane, Wolverhampton	578 yd
Bird In Hand	Bird In Hand Public House, Thorneycroft Lane	864 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Wong's Chinese Takeaway	Wongs Chinese, 1 Long Knowle Lane	344 yd
Frangoz Wolv Ltd	7 Long Knowle Lane, Wolverhampton	349 yd
Snacks & Sweets	Snacks And Sweets, 312 Prestwood Road	610 yd
Island Desserts	130 Cannock Road, Wednesfield	685 yd
Pearl Of Bengal	741 Cannock Road, Wednesfield	686 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco	Tesco Express, Scotlands Service Station		686 yd
Lidl	Lidl Food Store, 27 Blackhalve Lane		813 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Wolverhampton United Fc Prestwood Road West	grass pitches	254 yd
Bellamy Lane Playing Fields BELLAMY LANE	grass pitches	695 yd
St Mary'S Catholic Primary Academy CANNOCK ROAD	grass pitches	705 yd
Cottage Ground Wednesfield Football Club Wednesfield Football Club Amos Lane	grass pitches	745 yd
King George V Playing Fields AMOS LANE	grass pitches	858 yd
Wood End Primary School WOOD END ROAD	grass pitches	868 yd
Heath Park School PRESTWOOD ROAD	artificial grass pitch	1,078 yd
Heath Park School (Closed) Prestwood Road	artificial grass pitch	1,087 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	100.0%

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	166.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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