Lever Street, Wolverhampton, WV2 1EZ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around WV2 1EZ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	42.1%	51.7%	9.6%	51.0%	0.7%
Male	57.9%	48.3%	-9.6%	49.0%	-0.7%

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	44.2%	40.4%	-3.8%	37.9%	2.5%
Married: Opposite sex	40.2%	49.2%	9.0%	44.2%	5.0%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Separated	2.9%	2%	-0.9%	2.2%	-0.2%
Divorced	8%	5.5%	-2.5%	9.1%	-3.6%
Widowed	4.7%	2.4%	-2.3%	6.1%	-3.7%

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 (87.5%) 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	39.3%	53.9%	14.6%	48.4%	5.5%
Good health	36.2%	33.6%	-2.6%	33.6%	0.0%
Fair health	17.6%	9.5%	-8.1%	12.7%	-3.2%
Bad health	5%	2.2%	-2.8%	4.0%	-1.8%
Very bad health	1.9%	0.8%	-1.1%	1.2%	-0.4%

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	27.9%	26.4%	-1.5%	18.2%	8.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.6%	11.9%	4.3%	9.6%	2.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.3%	12.3%	0.0%	13.4%	-1.1%
Apprenticeship	0.7%	4.6%	3.9%	5.3%	-0.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.6%	13.8%	6.2%	16.9%	-3.1%
Degree or Similar	24.6%	24.8%	0.2%	33.8%	-9.0%
Other	19.2%	6.2%	-13.0%	2.8%	3.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 22.9% 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	0.3%	0.2%	-0.1%	1.1%	-0.9%
Chinese	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	0.7%	0.1%
Indian	42.7%	40.6%	-2.1%	3.1%	37.5%
Pakistani	0.3%	1.3%	1.0%	2.7%	-1.4%
Other Asian	4%	6.2%	2.2%	1.6%	4.6%
Black African	0.9%	9.2%	8.3%	2.5%	6.7%
Black Caribbean	4%	2.8%	-1.2%	1.0%	1.8%
Other Black	1.5%	2.2%	0.7%	0.5%	1.7%
Mixed White and Asian	1.9%	0.5%	-1.4%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	3.4%	1.7%	-1.7%	0.9%	0.8%
Mixed Other	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	0.8%	-0.1%
White	35%	22.9%	-12.1%	81.4%	-58.5%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	1.9%	2%	0.1%	0.6%	1.4%
Other	2.2%	7.8%	5.6%	1.6%	6.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 38.5% 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	53.6%	38.5%	-15.1%	83.2%	-44.7%
European Union	9%	18%	9.0%	6.1%	11.9%
Africa	2.8%	6.8%	4.0%	2.7%	4.1%
Middle East and Asia	30.3%	35.7%	5.4%	5.6%	30.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.8%	1%	-1.8%	1.3%	-0.3%
Oceania	1.5%	0%	-1.5%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 38.5% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 19% 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	53.3%	38.5%	-14.8%	83.2%	-44.7%
10+ Years	9.9%	19%	9.1%	9.8%	9.2%
5-10 Years	6.2%	17.2%	11.0%	2.9%	14.3%
2-5 Years	7.1%	12.8%	5.7%	2.2%	10.6%
Less than 2 years	23.5%	12.5%	-11.0%	1.9%	10.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	38.8%	76.7%	-37.9%
Ireland	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
France	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Italy	7.8%	0.6%	7.2%
Portugal	6.2%	0.5%	5.7%
Spain	1.8%	0.4%	1.4%
Lithuania	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Poland	4%	1.3%	2.7%
Romania	5.7%	0.9%	4.8%
Other EU countries	2.8%	1.5%	1.3%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	2.2%	0.3%	1.9%
South and Eastern Africa	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	16.6%	1.2%	15.4%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	10%	13.5%	-3.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	12%	37.2%	-25.2%
Christian	28.1%	46.2%	-18.1%
Buddhist	1.5%	0.5%	1.0%
Hindu	10.1%	1.7%	8.4%
Muslim	4.5%	6.5%	-2.0%
Sikh	32.1%	0.9%	31.2%
Other religion	6.2%	0.6%	5.6%
Not answered	5.5%	6.0%	-0.5%

Safety

Is Lever Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Lever Street was 286.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 153.5% higher than the Blakenhall average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Lever Street has the 4th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blakenhall and the 44th highest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 131.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -7.8%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 71% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£39,300

Income Rank
3/10

Household Income in WV2 1EZ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 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) - 10/10 (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 Lever Street are based on 4 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 Lever Street, Wolverhampton, WV2 1EZ

Estimated Average Property Prices for WV2 1EZ

Average Price
£1,058,824

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£1,058,824

Estimated Average Property Prices for Lever Street

Average Price
£449,688

Semi-Detached
£233,526

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£259,220

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£1,072,479

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Lever Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
St. Georges House Lever Street, Wolverhampton, West Midlands Other, an established residential building	£750,000	2016-07-15	£1,072,479

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for WV2 1EZ

Employment

WV2 1EZ area has a high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 8% 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 WV2 1EZ 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	160
Part-Time Employee	53
Looking after home or family	46
Self-Employed	35
Unemployed	34
Student (economically inactive)	33
Other	32
Retired	28
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	19
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	33
Transport and storage	19
Manufacturing	17
Human health and social work activities	14
Other	14
Administrative and support service activities	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Financial and insurance activities	6
Education	6
Construction	5
Accommodation and food service activities	4
Information and communication	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Real estate activities	2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Phoenix Nursery School Phoenix Street , Blakenhall WV2 3JS	3out of 4	1,241 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eastfield Nursery School Griffin Street , Off Colliery Rd WV1 2HH	4out of 4	1,513 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Windsor Nursery School Parkfield Road , Parkfield WV4 6EL	3out of 4	2,192 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bilston Nursery School Wolverhampton Street , WV14 0LT	4out of 4	3,622 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hill Nursery School Jenks Avenue , Low Hill WV10 9JN	4out of 4	3,900 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
SS. Mary and John's Catholic Primary Academy Caledonia Road , WV2 1HZ	3out of 4	614 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Graiseley Primary School Pool Street , Graiseley Hill WV2 4NE	3out of 4	718 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grove Primary Academy Caledonia Road , WV2 1HZ	3out of 4	789 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton Great Brickkiln Street , WV3 0PR	2out of 4	1,038 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Luke's Church of England Aided Primary School Park Street South , Blakenhall WV2 3AE	3out of 4	1,101 yd	Voluntary aided school	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	3out of 4	1,479 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
The Khalsa Academy Wolverhampton Millfields Road , WV4 6AP	3out of 4	2,162 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Colton Hills Community School Jeremy Road , Goldthorn Park WV4 5DG	3out of 4	2,444 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Wolverhampton Girls' High School Tettenhall Road , Tettenhall WV6 0BY	4out of 4	2,602 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
St Matthias School Deans Road , WV1 2BH	3out of 4	2,879 yd	Community 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	5,228 yd	Community school	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	2,556 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	1,351 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Progress Schools - Wolverhampton The Way Youth Zone, School Street , WV3 0NR	- not rated	497 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
WV2 Education 434b Dudley Road , Blakenhall WV2 3AQ	- not rated	781 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
University of Wolverhampton Wulfruna Street , WV1 1LY	- not rated	1,006 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Broadmeadow Special School Lansdowne Road , Whitmore Reans WV1 4AL	4out of 4	1,452 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wolverhampton Grammar School Compton Road , WV3 9RB	- not rated	1,879 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
Costa Coffee Wolverhampton	Next, Unit B	208 yd
The Dartmouth Arms (FOOD)	Dartmouth Arms Public House, 47 Vicarage Road	217 yd
Fusion Food Also Trading As Burger Mania	Fusion Food, 28B Snow Hill	237 yd
Panini Supreme	Unit 1, 26A Snow Hill	294 yd
Jack's Cafe And Bar	Jacks Cafe, Frederick Street	302 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Dartmouth Arms (Wet Sales)	Dartmouth Arms Public House, 47 Vicarage Road	217 yd
The Crown	10 Cartwright Street, Wolverhampton	333 yd
Golden Silver Suite	Pountney Street, Wolverhampton	460 yd
The Builders Arms	Builders Arms Public House, Derry Street	505 yd
My Festival Events Ltd	The Hangar, Pearson Street	509 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
All Saints Chip Shop	All Saints Fish Bar, 55 Vicarage Road	217 yd
Pizza World	33 Snow Hill, Wolverhampton	270 yd
Falafel Hamoodi (Cabin A)	Unit A, Wolverhampton Retail Market	421 yd
Greggs Plc	Greggs, 38A Wulfrun Way	465 yd
The Cake Shop	Cake Shop, 461 Dudley Road	591 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland Foods Ltd	Iceland, Unit 3	71 yd
Aldi Stores Ltd	Aldi, Unit 1	71 yd
Iceland	22 - 23 Wulfrun Way, Wolverhampton	465 yd
Tesco Express	35 - 37 Dudley Street, City Centre	611 yd
Marks & Spencer	Marks And Spencer, 19 - 24 Dudley Street	659 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Trugym Wolverhampton (Closed) Birmingham Road	health and fitness suite	159 yd
Complexions Gym TEMPEST STREET	health and fitness suite	288 yd
L M'S Gym SIDNEY STREET	health and fitness suite	616 yd
The Way Youth Zone SITE OFFICE SITE OFFICE WORCESTER STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	638 yd
Southside Sports ALL SAINTS ROAD	artificial grass pitch	640 yd
Grove Primary School CALEDONIA ROAD		650 yd
Graiseley Community Healthy Living Centre (Closed) Pool Street	health and fitness suite	685 yd
Pure Gym (Wolverhampton South) BIRMINGHAM ROAD	health and fitness suite	730 yd
The Gym (Wolverhampton) THE GYM THE GYM ALEXANDRA STREET	health and fitness suite	868 yd
Bob Jones Community Hub BROMLEY STREET	health and fitness suite	957 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	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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%

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