Strode Road, Wolverhampton, WV2 3ES

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around WV2 3ES is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.8%	51.9%	0.1%	51.0%	0.9%
Male	48.2%	48.1%	-0.1%	49.0%	-0.9%

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	36.3%	39.8%	3.5%	37.9%	1.9%
Married: Opposite sex	43%	41%	-2.0%	44.2%	-3.2%
Married: Same sex	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Separated	2.3%	3%	0.7%	2.2%	0.8%
Divorced	8.7%	9.6%	0.9%	9.1%	0.5%
Widowed	9%	6.3%	-2.7%	6.1%	0.2%

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	40.6%	45.1%	4.5%	48.4%	-3.3%
Good health	37%	28.9%	-8.1%	33.6%	-4.7%
Fair health	14.4%	19.5%	5.1%	12.7%	6.8%
Bad health	6.4%	5.7%	-0.7%	4.0%	1.7%
Very bad health	1.6%	0.9%	-0.7%	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 3ES this area, 31.9% 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	37.5%	31.9%	-5.6%	18.2%	13.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.2%	9.3%	-2.9%	9.6%	-0.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.9%	12.3%	-4.6%	13.4%	-1.1%
Apprenticeship	0.3%	3.6%	3.3%	5.3%	-1.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	5.2%	10.8%	5.6%	16.9%	-6.1%
Degree or Similar	16.6%	23.5%	6.9%	33.8%	-10.3%
Other	11.3%	8.4%	-2.9%	2.8%	5.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 23.3% 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%	0.2%	0.2%	1.1%	-0.9%
Chinese	0.5%	0.2%	-0.3%	0.7%	-0.5%
Indian	39.5%	41.7%	2.2%	3.1%	38.6%
Pakistani	3.4%	4.3%	0.9%	2.7%	1.6%
Other Asian	8.4%	1.3%	-7.1%	1.6%	-0.3%
Black African	1.6%	5.2%	3.6%	2.5%	2.7%
Black Caribbean	8%	6.1%	-1.9%	1.0%	5.1%
Other Black	1.1%	5.7%	4.6%	0.5%	5.2%
Mixed White and Asian	2.3%	0.7%	-1.6%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	4.8%	3.3%	-1.5%	0.9%	2.4%
Mixed Other	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.1%
White	24.7%	23.3%	-1.4%	81.4%	-58.1%
Roma	0%	2.2%	2.2%	0.2%	2.0%
Arab	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Other	5%	5%	0.0%	1.6%	3.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 60.1% 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	63.2%	60.1%	-3.1%	83.2%	-23.1%
European Union	1.8%	9.3%	7.5%	6.1%	3.2%
Rest of Europe	0.5%	0.2%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.6%
Africa	1.4%	3.3%	1.9%	2.7%	0.6%
Middle East and Asia	28.3%	24.5%	-3.8%	5.6%	18.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.6%	2.6%	-2.0%	1.3%	1.3%
Oceania	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	62.8%	60.3%	-2.5%	83.2%	-22.9%
10+ Years	5.3%	21.1%	15.8%	9.8%	11.3%
5-10 Years	2.5%	8.9%	6.4%	2.9%	6.0%
2-5 Years	7.5%	4.1%	-3.4%	2.2%	1.9%
Less than 2 years	21.9%	5.4%	-16.5%	1.9%	3.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	53.7%	76.7%	-23.0%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
France	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Italy	6.1%	0.6%	5.5%
Portugal	2.4%	0.5%	1.9%
Poland	1.5%	1.3%	0.2%
Romania	2.8%	0.9%	1.9%
Other EU countries	2%	1.5%	0.5%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Middle East	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Southern Asia	10.2%	1.2%	9.0%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	18.9%	13.5%	5.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	18.3%	37.2%	-18.9%
Christian	27.9%	46.2%	-18.3%
Hindu	9.8%	1.7%	8.1%
Muslim	5.2%	6.5%	-1.3%
Sikh	28.5%	0.9%	27.6%
Other religion	4.6%	0.6%	4.0%
Not answered	5.7%	6.0%	-0.3%

Safety

Is Strode Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Strode Road was 88.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 22.0% lower than the Blakenhall average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Strode Road has the 23rd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blakenhall and the 287th highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 53.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -60.5%.

🔎 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 3ES, 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 - 9/10 (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 - 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 - 4/10 (below 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) - 8/10 (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 Strode Road are based on 24 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 Strode Road, Wolverhampton, WV2 3ES

Estimated Average Property Prices for WV2 3ES

Average Price
£106,981

Semi-Detached
£96,195

Terraced
£111,295

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Strode Road

Average Price
£132,965

Semi-Detached
£175,948

Terraced
£115,266

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Strode Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
25 Strode Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£101,000	2021-10-28	£126,630
24 Strode Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£90,000	2021-08-17	£113,233
24 Strode Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£85,000	2021-06-18	£108,327
25 Strode Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£101,000	2021-06-16	£128,718
19 Strode Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£64,000	2013-12-04	£119,806

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for WV2 3ES

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in WV2 3ES 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	92
Retired	44
Part-Time Employee	40
Looking after home or family	39
Student (economically inactive)	26
Long-Term Sick or disabled	24
Self-Employed	20
Other	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	16
Unemployed	14

Employment Industry

Manufacturing	30
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	25
Human health and social work activities	21
Education	15
Transport and storage	14
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Construction	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Financial and insurance activities	5
Information and communication	4
Other	3
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3
Real estate activities	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
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	391 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Windsor Nursery School Parkfield Road , Parkfield WV4 6EL	3out of 4	1,621 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eastfield Nursery School Griffin Street , WV1 2HH	4out of 4	2,382 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Edward's Nursery School Wolverhampton Street , WV14 0LT	- not rated	3,345 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School
Bilston Nursery School Wolverhampton Street , WV14 0LT	4out of 4	3,345 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	231 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Luke's Church of England Aided Junior School Goldthorn Road , WV2 4PJ	- not rated	618 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Goldthorn Park Primary School Ward Road , WV4 5ET	3out of 4	847 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Goldthorn Park Primary School Ward Road , WV4 5ET	- not rated	847 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Graiseley Primary School Pool Street , Graiseley Hill WV2 4NE	2out of 4	911 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Alder Coppice Middle School The Northway , Sedgley DY3 3PS	- not rated	2,951 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	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	1,087 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Parkfield High School Wolverhampton Road East , WV4 6AP	- not rated	1,132 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Colton Hills Community School Jeremy Road , Goldthorn Park WV4 5DG	3out of 4	1,192 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Thomas Telford University Technical College Springfield Campus , WV10 0JR	- not rated	2,776 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Wolverhampton Girls' High School Tettenhall Road , Tettenhall WV6 0BY	- not rated	3,320 yd	Foundation school	No	Girls	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	2,678 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City of Wolverhampton College Wellington Road , WV14 6BT	- not rated	2,693 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	808 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Royal Wolverhampton School Penn Road , WV3 0EG	- not rated	807 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Royal Wolverhampton Junior School Penn Road , WV3 0EF	- not rated	968 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Kairos Academy (KS4) Lawnswood Avenue , Parkfields WV4 6SR	1out of 4	1,180 yd	Academy alternative provision sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Orchard Centre (The Nightingale Home and Hospital Service) Lawnswood Campus , Lawnswood Avenue WV4 6SR	- not rated	1,180 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Midpoint Centre (Key Stage 4 PRU) Lawnswood Avenue , Parkfields WV4 6SR	- not rated	1,213 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
City Of Training LTD	The Money Exchange Shop, 69 Ranelagh Road	255 yd
Udays	The British Queen, 381 Dudley Road	256 yd
The Lakshmi Restaurant	Lakshmis Sweets And Restaurant, 200 Dudley Road	334 yd
Milijo's	392 Dudley Road, Wolverhampton	348 yd
The Toffee Nosed Cake Company Ltd	Unit 4, Park View Centre	351 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Goldthorn Pub	The Goldthorn Pub, Goldthorn Hill	247 yd
R.A.F.A. Club	Royal Air Force Association, 26 Goldthorn Road	759 yd
The Builders Arms	Builders Arms Public House, Derry Street	847 yd
The Crown	10 Cartwright Street, Wolverhampton	949 yd
Golden Silver Suite	Pountney Street, Wolverhampton	951 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Rattan Sweets	Ground Floor, 227 Dudley Road	282 yd
Uppals	33 Barcroft Road, Wolverhampton	322 yd
Piri-fino	Unit 7, Park View Centre	351 yd
Dosa Hut	314 Dudley Road, Wolverhampton	360 yd
Panjab Pizza	278 Dudley Road, Wolverhampton	413 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Aldi Stores Ltd	Aldi, Goldthorn Hill	407 yd
La Cakery	274 Dudley Road, Wolverhampton	445 yd
Tesco Superstore	Tesco, Marston Road	680 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Bob Jones Community Hub BROMLEY STREET	health and fitness suite	336 yd
Pure Gym (Wolverhampton South) BIRMINGHAM ROAD	health and fitness suite	606 yd
The Royal Wolverhampton School PENN ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, swimming pool	808 yd
Graiseley Community Healthy Living Centre (Closed) Pool Street	health and fitness suite	858 yd
Grove Primary School CALEDONIA ROAD		991 yd
Park Hall Health Club And Spa PARK DRIVE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,055 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	93.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	10.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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