Dudley Road, Wolverhampton, WV2 3DR

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding WV2 3DR has a slightly higher male population, with 50.1% 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	49.1%	49.9%	0.8%	51.0%	-1.1%
Male	50.9%	50.1%	-0.8%	49.0%	1.1%

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	40.7%	34.4%	-6.3%	37.9%	-3.5%
Married: Opposite sex	41.8%	48.8%	7.0%	44.2%	4.6%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Separated	2.6%	4.8%	2.2%	2.2%	2.6%
Divorced	9.3%	6.4%	-2.9%	9.1%	-2.7%
Widowed	5.7%	4.8%	-0.9%	6.1%	-1.3%

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	36.2%	46.3%	10.1%	48.4%	-2.1%
Good health	35.3%	33.1%	-2.2%	33.6%	-0.5%
Fair health	18.5%	14.9%	-3.6%	12.7%	2.2%
Bad health	9.1%	4.8%	-4.3%	4.0%	0.8%
Very bad health	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%	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.

In the area around WV2 3DR this area, 33.1% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	33%	33.1%	0.1%	18.2%	14.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.5%	7.3%	-8.2%	9.6%	-2.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.8%	12.1%	1.3%	13.4%	-1.3%
Apprenticeship	0%	2.4%	2.4%	5.3%	-2.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.2%	11.3%	3.1%	16.9%	-5.6%
Degree or Similar	17.5%	29.4%	11.9%	33.8%	-4.4%
Other	14.9%	4.4%	-10.5%	2.8%	1.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 18.1% 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	1.7%	0.3%	-1.4%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	37.5%	44.2%	6.7%	3.1%	41.1%
Pakistani	2.6%	4.2%	1.6%	2.7%	1.5%
Other Asian	10.8%	8.3%	-2.5%	1.6%	6.7%
Black African	2.6%	2.4%	-0.2%	2.5%	-0.1%
Black Caribbean	4.7%	4.2%	-0.5%	1.0%	3.2%
Other Black	1.3%	2.4%	1.1%	0.5%	1.9%
Mixed White and Asian	2.2%	1.8%	-0.4%	0.8%	1.0%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.3%	3.6%	2.3%	0.9%	2.7%
Mixed Other	3.4%	3.6%	0.2%	0.8%	2.8%
White	23.3%	18.1%	-5.2%	81.4%	-63.3%
Roma	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Arab	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	7.3%	5.3%	-2.0%	1.6%	3.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 48.8% 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	54.7%	48.8%	-5.9%	83.2%	-34.4%
European Union	4.3%	12.3%	8.0%	6.1%	6.2%
Rest of Europe	0%	1.8%	1.8%	0.8%	1.0%
Africa	3%	3%	0.0%	2.7%	0.3%
Middle East and Asia	34.9%	29.8%	-5.1%	5.6%	24.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3%	3.3%	0.3%	1.3%	2.0%
Oceania	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
British Overseas	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	0.6%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 48.8% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 29.3% 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	54.7%	48.5%	-6.2%	83.2%	-34.7%
10+ Years	7.8%	29.3%	21.5%	9.8%	19.5%
5-10 Years	8.2%	7.2%	-1.0%	2.9%	4.3%
2-5 Years	8.2%	11.4%	3.2%	2.2%	9.2%
Less than 2 years	21.1%	3.6%	-17.5%	1.9%	1.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	55.5%	76.7%	-21.2%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Germany	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Italy	11.3%	0.6%	10.7%
Portugal	1.5%	0.5%	1.0%
Spain	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Lithuania	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Poland	2.1%	1.3%	0.8%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	2.7%	1.5%	1.2%
Other Europe	2.4%	0.2%	2.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Middle East	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Southern Asia	11%	1.2%	9.8%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	9.5%	13.5%	-4.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	11.9%	37.2%	-25.3%
Christian	24.8%	46.2%	-21.4%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	8.7%	1.7%	7.0%
Muslim	8.1%	6.5%	1.6%
Sikh	38.2%	0.9%	37.3%
Other religion	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
Not answered	6%	6.0%	0.0%

Safety

Is Dudley Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Dudley Road was 193.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 71.3% higher than the Blakenhall average. The most reported crime type was Other theft.

Dudley Road has the 6th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blakenhall and the 81st highest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 74.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -30.0%.

🔎 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. 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 3DR, 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 - 9/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 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 - 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) - 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 Dudley Road are based on 187 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 Dudley Road, Wolverhampton, WV2 3DR

Estimated Average Property Prices for WV2 3DR

Average Price
£274,616

Semi-Detached
£225,812

Terraced
£162,681

Detached
£708,028

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Dudley Road

Average Price
£208,375

Semi-Detached
£239,887

Terraced
£155,083

Detached
£439,351

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£479,000

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Dudley Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
172 Dudley Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£250,000	2025-03-11	£248,810
172 Dudley Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£52,800	2019-09-13	£73,275
173 Dudley Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£85,000	2014-09-05	£147,795
171 Dudley Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands Detached, an established residential building	£450,000	2007-10-15	£705,963
176 Dudley Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£23,000	2001-05-25	£94,255

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for WV2 3DR

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	79
Part-Time Employee	33
Retired	25
Other	23
Looking after home or family	18
Unemployed	17
Self-Employed	15
Long-Term Sick or disabled	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	14
Student (economically inactive)	9

Employment Industry

Manufacturing	21
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	16
Human health and social work activities	10
Education	10
Administrative and support service activities	8
Construction	6
Other	5
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Transport and storage	5
Financial and insurance activities	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Information and communication	2
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	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	311 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Windsor Nursery School Parkfield Road , Parkfield WV4 6EL	3out of 4	1,574 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eastfield Nursery School Griffin Street , Off Colliery Rd WV1 2HH	4out of 4	2,095 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bilston Nursery School Wolverhampton Street , WV14 0LT	4out of 4	3,259 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hill Nursery School Jenks Avenue , Low Hill WV10 9JN	4out of 4	4,919 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Luke's Church of England Aided Primary School Park Street South , Blakenhall WV2 3AE	3out of 4	220 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
SS. Mary and John's Catholic Primary Academy Caledonia Road , WV2 1HZ	3out of 4	723 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grove Primary Academy Caledonia Road , WV2 1HZ	3out of 4	734 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Graiseley Primary School Pool Street , Graiseley Hill WV2 4NE	3out of 4	769 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Goldthorn Park Primary School Ward Road , WV4 5ET	2out of 4	1,062 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Khalsa Academy Wolverhampton Millfields Road , WV4 6AP	3out of 4	1,215 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Colton Hills Community School Jeremy Road , Goldthorn Park WV4 5DG	3out of 4	1,490 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Telford University Technical College Springfield Campus , WV10 0JR	3out of 4	2,492 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Wolverhampton Girls' High School Tettenhall Road , Tettenhall WV6 0BY	4out of 4	3,217 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
St Matthias School Deans Road , WV1 2BH	3out of 4	3,306 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	3,108 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	891 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
WV2 Education 434b Dudley Road , Blakenhall WV2 3AQ	- not rated	255 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Progress Schools - Wolverhampton The Way Youth Zone, School Street , WV3 0NR	- not rated	1,277 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Braybrook Centre (Key Stage 3 PRU) Lawnswood Avenue , Parkfields WV4 6SR	3out of 4	1,345 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Orchard Centre (Home and Hospital PRU) Lawnswood Campus , Lawnswood Avenue WV4 6SR	3out of 4	1,854 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Midpoint Centre (Key Stage 4 PRU) Lawnswood Avenue , Parkfields WV4 6SR	3out of 4	1,872 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Lakshmi Restaurant	Lakshmis Sweets And Restaurant, 200 Dudley Road	2 yd
Leah's Place	2P Byrne Road, Wolverhampton	62 yd
City Of Training LTD	The Money Exchange Shop, 69 Ranelagh Road	80 yd
Milijo's	392 Dudley Road, Wolverhampton	91 yd
Udays	The British Queen, 381 Dudley Road	92 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Goldthorn Pub	The Goldthorn Pub, Goldthorn Hill	523 yd
The Builders Arms	Builders Arms Public House, Derry Street	552 yd
The Crown	10 Cartwright Street, Wolverhampton	707 yd
Golden Silver Suite	Pountney Street, Wolverhampton	793 yd
My Festival Events Ltd	The Hangar, Pearson Street	838 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Rattan Sweets	Ground Floor, 227 Dudley Road	179 yd
Uppals	33 Barcroft Road, Wolverhampton	193 yd
Sagar Sweets & Restaurant	423 Dudley Road, Wolverhampton	256 yd
Amritsar Sweets & Catering	434A Dudley Road, Wolverhampton	325 yd
Piri-fino	Unit 7, Park View Centre	334 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
La Cakery	274 Dudley Road, Wolverhampton	481 yd
Aldi Stores Ltd	Aldi, Goldthorn Hill	545 yd
Tesco Superstore	Tesco, Marston Road	708 yd
Iceland Foods Ltd	Iceland, Unit 3	960 yd
Aldi Stores Ltd	Aldi, Unit 1	960 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Bob Jones Community Hub BROMLEY STREET	health and fitness suite	276 yd
Pure Gym (Wolverhampton South) BIRMINGHAM ROAD	health and fitness suite	307 yd
Grove Primary School CALEDONIA ROAD		662 yd
Graiseley Community Healthy Living Centre (Closed) Pool Street	health and fitness suite	781 yd
Trugym Wolverhampton (Closed) Birmingham Road	health and fitness suite	871 yd
Dixon Street Playing Field DIXON STREET	grass pitches	926 yd
The Royal Wolverhampton School PENN ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, swimming pool	999 yd
L M'S Gym SIDNEY STREET	health and fitness suite	1,020 yd
Southside Sports ALL SAINTS ROAD	artificial grass pitch	1,046 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	88.2%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	76.5%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	70.6%

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	73.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	62.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	79.57 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	79.57 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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